HR 5803 · 110th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2008-04-15· Sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 170 (Roll no. 493).(2008-07-15)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 2008-07-15
Roll #493
Yea 248Nay 170
Democrats
228 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
20 Yea·170 Nay
PassedHouse · 2008-07-15
Roll #493
Yea 248Nay 170
Democrats
228 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
20 Yea·170 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a grant to each participating state and unit of local government for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment or some other emergency situation in the administration of the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2008.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5803, A bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants...administer the regularly scheduled general election...in November 2008...to make backup paper ballots available in...a failure of a voting syst

May 13, 2008

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on May 7, 2008</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 5803, A bill to direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants...administer the regularly scheduled general election...in November 2008...to make backup paper ballots available in...a failure of a voting syst

May 13, 2008

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on May 7, 2008

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office