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Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2005

Introduced: January 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 6, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2005 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to revise voting system standards to require the voting system used in an election for Federal office to provide the voter with an auditable paper record showing how the vote will be recorded by the system after the voter enters it. Requires the voter to use such record to verify that the vote shown is the vote the voter intends to cast.

Requires the system, if the voter does not verify his or her vote, to provide the voter with: (1) the opportunity to change the ballot and correct any error, and (2) a new auditable paper record that reflects the change or correction made by the voter.

Makes a vote final once a voter verifies that the vote shown on a paper record is the vote the voter intends to cast. Makes the paper record serve as a permanent paper record of the vote. Prohibits the removal of such record from the polling place except for purposes related to a recount. Requires voluntary voting system guidelines to include guidelines to ensure security of electronic data.

What's happening now January 6, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 278: Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-278/
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"H.R. 278: Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-278/.
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