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HR 6187 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Ballots Economics and Public Finance Election Assistance Commission Election administration Grants-in-aid Voting machines

Confidence in Voting Act of 2006

Introduced: September 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 26, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Confidence in Voting Act of 2006 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to pay to each jurisdiction that conducts a general election on November 7, 2006, and uses a voting system other than an optical scan or other paper ballot voting system, an amount equal to the documented costs it pays or incurs for the preparation, production, and use of contingency paper ballots for such election.

Sets a maximum payment of 75 cents for each contingency paper ballot printed.

Sets forth conditions for payment.

What's happening now September 26, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 13, 2006
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 29, 2006
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 29, 2006
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 29, 2006
BOUCHER, RICK
· Sep 28, 2006
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Sep 28, 2006
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 28, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6187: Confidence in Voting Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6187/
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"H.R. 6187: Confidence in Voting Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6187/.
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