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115th Congress
Senate
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Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jun 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018
This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect for errors before the vote is cast. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, (3) revises accessibility requirements related to the bill's paper ballot requirements, and (4) directs the National Science Foundation to make grants to eligible entities to study and develop mechanisms to address various voting issues.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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