HCONRES 159
107th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Ballots
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Election administration
Government publicity
Identification devices
Voter registration
Voting
Voting machines
Voting rights
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to rights each registered voter in the United States should have.
Introduced: June 13, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 13, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 13, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that each registered voter in the United States should have the right: (1) to vote and have his or her vote accurately counted; (2) to cast a vote if he or she is in line when the polls are closing; (3) to ask for and receive assistance in voting; (4) if he or she has voted in error, to at least 3 successive opportunities to correct that error through replacement ballots; (5) to an explanation if his or her registration is in question; (6) if his or her registration is in question, to cast a provisional ballot; (7) to prove his or her identity by signing an affidavit if election officials doubt that identity; (8) to written instructions to use when voting, and, upon request, oral instructions in voting from elections officers; (9) to vote free from coercion or intimidation by elections officers or any other person; and (10) to vote on a voting machine that is in working condition and that will allow votes to be accurately cast.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
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