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American Elections Act of 2008

Introduced: June 4, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jun 3, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 6, 2008
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 6, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Elections Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require, except as provided for under this Act, that all ballots and balloting material used in federal elections be only in the English language.

Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English. Restricts such requirement to certain political subdivisions with populations of American Indians or Alaska Natives.

What's happening now June 3, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 10
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 23, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 8, 2008
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 29, 2008
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jun 20, 2008
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jun 20, 2008
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 10, 2008
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 9, 2008
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jun 9, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Jun 4, 2008
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 13, 2008
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 8, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5971: American Elections Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5971/
MLA
"H.R. 5971: American Elections Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5971/.
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H.R. 5971, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5971/.
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[H.R. 5971: American Elections Act of 2008](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5971/)
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