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HR 4141 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Administrative procedure Ballots Congress Congressional elections Election Assistance Commission Election administration Election candidates Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Political parties Presidential elections Science, Technology, Communications Standards Voting

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit individuals to use a national write-in absentee ballot to cast votes in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Help AmericaVote Act of 2002 to permit any person otherwise qualified to vote in a federal election to use a national federal write-in absentee ballott to cast votes in such elections.

Directs the Election Assistance Commission to: (1) establish a national federal write-in absentee ballot for use in federal elections; and (2) prescribe standards for distributing, processing, and submitting such ballots.

What's happening now October 25, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 2 Democratic 2
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 14, 2006
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 1, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4141: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit individuals to use a national write-in absentee ballot to cast votes in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4141/
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"H.R. 4141: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit individuals to use a national write-in absentee ballot to cast votes in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4141/.
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H.R. 4141, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4141/.
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[H.R. 4141: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit individuals to use a national write-in absentee ballot to cast votes in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4141/)
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