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- H.R.5816
H.R.5816: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2011
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
- Introduced May 17, 2012
- Latest Major Action June 18, 2012
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
101 (100 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Summary
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to revise requirements for the audit capacity of voting systems, particularly those for a permanent paper record. Requires the voting system to require the use of an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot of the voter's vote that shall be marked and made available for inspection by the voter before the voter's vote is cast...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House House Administration
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Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
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| May 17, 2012 |
Introduced in the House by Rush Holt (D-N.J.) |