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
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Oct 25, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 25, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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