HR 311
107th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Absentee voting
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Ballots
Computers in politics
Congress
Congressional elections
Congressional reporting requirements
Election fraud
Electronic data interchange
Evidence (Law)
Law
Presidential elections
Science, Technology, Communications
Soldier voting
Voting machines
Armed Services Absentee Ballot Act of 2001
Introduced: January 30, 2001
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 30, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Armed Services Absentee Ballot Act of 2001 - Prohibits a State from refusing to count a ballot submitted in an election for Federal office by an absent uniformed services voter on the grounds that the ballot was improperly or fraudulently cast, unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud in the preparation or casting of the ballot by the voter.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to prepare and submit to Congress a plan for establishing a uniform electronic voting system for the use of absent uniformed services voters in elections for Federal office.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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