HR 108 · 112th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-01-05· Sponsored by Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .(2011-02-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2011 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to: (1) use of a national federal write-in absentee ballot; (2) verified ballots; (3) preservation of voting records; (4) requirements for counting provisional ballots; (5) minimum required voting systems and poll workers in polling places; (6) standards for establishing the minimum required voting systems and poll workers; (7) election day registration; (8) removal from voter registration list; (9) early voting; (10) voting systems and voter registration; (11) Internet registration; (12) voter identification; (13) election administration requirements; (14) required use of publicly available open source software in voting machines; (15) standards for conducting recounts; and (16) standards for prohibiting conflicts of interest of entities involved in manufacture, distribution, or other activities relating to voting machines. Amends the Revised Statutes to prohibit false statements, including those about public endorsements, intended to mislead voters in federal elections. Creates a private right of action for preventive relief against such false statements. Autho…

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