Election Reform Legislation: Comparison of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3295

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Election Reform Legislation: Comparison of
House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3295
May 15, 2002
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Election Reform Legislation: Comparison of House and
Senate Versions of H.R. 3295
Summary
In the wake of the November 2000 presidential election, Congress, the states,
and various commissions have examined election procedures, the reliability and costs
of different voting technologies, whether national standards are necessary, and the
federal role in the election process. More than 80 bills addressing various aspects of
federal election reform have been introduced in the 107th Congress. One bill, H.R.
3295, has passed the House and Senate in different forms and is awaiting conference.
The Help America Vote Act (Ney-Hoyer), passed the House on December 12, 2001.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002 (Dodd-
McConnell), passed the Senate on April 11, 2002.
Both bills establish a new federal commission to replace the Office of Election
Administration (OEA) of the Federal Election Commission and also to perform new
functions as described in the bills. The House version also establishes two boards,
with broad-based membership, under the new commission to address aspects of
voting system standards. The Senate version establishes a temporary committee to
study Internet voting and related topics.
Both bills provide grants to state and local governments for replacing and
improving registration and voting systems and for improvements in election
administration. Ney-Hoyer provides $2.25 billion total through FY2004 in formula
matching grants to replace or improve punchcard voting systems and for state
election funds for general voting improvements. Dodd-McConnell provides $3.5
billion total through FY2006 in categorical grants to help states and localities meet
the requirements described in the bill, to improve election systems, and to make
polling places accessible, with the last two programs requiring matching funds.
Both bills establish federal standards or requirements, but differ in what those
standards address and how they are applied. They both require that provisional
ballots be made available and that states using voter registration have statewide
systems that are accurately maintained. Dodd-McConnell includes requirements for
voter identification. With respect to voting systems and technology, both address
error correction by voters, accessibility for disabled persons, and auditability. Dodd-
McConnell also addresses machine error rate and alternative languages. Ney-Hoyer
provides a statutory basis for the voluntary federal voting system standards and for
certification of voting systems. It addresses performance benchmarks for state voting
systems. It also requires states to develop standards for what constitutes a vote and
to implement safeguards for voting by uniformed and overseas voters. Dodd-
McConnell requires the federal government to promulgate implementation guidelines
for its registration, provisional ballot, and voting system requirements Ney-Hoyer
leaves the specific methods of implementing its standards to the discretion of the
states. Both bills would create programs to recruit students to work at the polls on
election day and would make several changes in current law relating to military and
overseas voters.

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Contents
Major Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
New Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Grant Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Standards/Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Military and Overseas Voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Poll Worker Recruitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Comparison of House and Senate Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
List of Tables
Table 1. Side-by-Side Comparison of House-Passed and
Senate-Passed Versions of H.R. 3295 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 2. Bill Sections by CRS Topic/Subtopic, H.R. 3295 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Table 3. CRS Topics/Subtopics by Section, House Version of H.R. 3295 . . . . 180
Table 4. CRS Topics/Subtopics by Section, Senate Version of H.R. 3295 . . . . 182

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Election Reform Legislation: Comparison of
House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3295
The November 2000 election may be remembered as a turning point with
respect to the nation’s election systems. Historically, elections in the United States
are administered at the state and local level, and the federal government does not set
mandatory standards for voting systems, nor does it provide funding for the
administration of elections. However, in the wake of the 2000 election, Congress, the
states, and various commissions have examined election procedures, the reliability
and costs of different voting technologies, whether national standards are necessary,
and the federal role in the election process. Although individual states may adopt
reforms as the result of the 2000 election, as some already have, the central question
concerns the role of the federal government in reforming the voting process.
More than 80 bills addressing various aspects of federal election reform have
been introduced in the 107th Congress. Some would make far-reaching changes to
the electoral system, while others would enact more limited changes to specific
aspects of the process, such as establishing an election day holiday, modifying the
existing law for voting by military personnel and overseas citizens, or changing the
National Voter Registration Act.
One bill, H.R. 3295, has passed the House and Senate in different forms and is
awaiting conference:
! The Help America Vote Act (Ney-Hoyer), passed the House of
Representatives on December 12, 2001, on a vote of 362–63. It had been
reported by the House Administration Committee on December 10 (H.Rept.
107-329).
! The Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002
(Dodd-McConnell), passed the Senate on April 11, 2002, on a vote of 99–1.
The Senate Rules and Administration Committee had reported S. 565, the
Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act, on November 28, 2001. Floor debate
on a bipartisan substitute (S.Amdt. 2688) began on February 13, 2002. Forty-
one amendments were approved before the bill was passed. The Senate then
substituted the text of S. 565 as passed into H.R. 3295, vitiated passage of S.
565, and insisted on a conference.
This report provides a brief description of major provisions in the two bills, followed
by a detailed side-by-side comparison of the provisions, using the text as it appears
in the bills.

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Major Provisions
New Agency. Both bills establish a new federal commission to replace the
Office of Election Administration (OEA) of the Federal Election Commission and
also to perform new functions as described in the bills. Ney-Hoyer also establishes
two boards, with broad-based membership, under this commission to address aspects
of voting system standards. Dodd-McConnell establishes a temporary committee to
study Internet voting and related topics.
Grant Programs. Both bills provide grants to state and local governments for
replacing and improving registration and voting systems and for improvements in
election administration. Ney-Hoyer provides $2.25 billion total through FY2004 in
formula matching grants to replace or improve punchcard voting systems (requiring
application) and for state election funds for general voting improvements (requiring
certification by states that certain conditions have been met). It also provides
competitive grants for research and pilot projects. Dodd-McConnell provides $3.5
billion total through FY2006 in categorical grants (requiring application and
approval) to help states and localities meet the requirements described in the bill, to
improve election systems, and to make polling places accessible, with the last two
programs requiring matching funds.
Standards/Requirements. Both bills establish federal standards or
requirements, but differ in what those standards address and how they are applied.
! The requirements in Dodd-McConnell apply specifically to federal elections,
while the minimum standards described in Ney-Hoyer apply to state election
systems generally.
! Both bills require that provisional ballots be made available, but Dodd-
McConnell has more specific provisions.
! Both require that states using voter registration have statewide systems that are
accurately maintained, but provisions in Dodd-McConnell are more detailed
and include requirements for identification for first-time voters who register
by mail.
! With respect to voting systems and technology, both address error correction
by voters and accessibility for disabled persons, but provisions in Ney-Hoyer
apply only to new voting systems (however, states accepting election fund
payments must provide accessibility with current systems). Dodd-McConnell
also mandates standards for auditability (a condition for receipt of election
fund payments in Ney-Hoyer), machine error rates, and alternative languages.
The House bill, in contrast, provides an explicit statutory basis for the current
system of voluntary federal standards and for the certification of voting
systems. It also requires, as a condition for election fund payments, the
establishment of performance benchmarks for state voting systems.
! Ney-Hoyer requires states to develop standards for what constitutes a vote for
a given system and to implement safeguards for voting by uniformed and
overseas voters. As a condition for election fund payments, it also requires
states to provide for voter education and poll worker training.
! Dodd-McConnell requires the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to
promulgate implementation guidelines for its registration and provisional

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ballot requirements, and for the OEA director to develop the standards for
voting systems, with the new agency assuming those responsibilities once it
is established. Ney-Hoyer leaves the specific methods of implementing its
standards to the discretion of the states.
! Both bills provide for enforcement of requirements through civil action by
DOJ.
Military and Overseas Voters. Both bills would make several changes in
current law relating to military and overseas voters, mostly aimed at providing
safeguards or enhancements for participation by such voters in elections.
Poll Worker Recruitment. Both bills would create programs to recruit
college students to serve as nonpartisan poll workers and assistants. Ney-Hoyer
would also establish a federally chartered nonprofit corporation to help recruit
secondary school students for similar activities.
Comparison of House and Senate Versions
Table 1 below provides a comparison of the two bills using actual bill text; for
a comparison using summaries of provisions, see the CRS Electronic Briefing Book
on Election Reform. Tables 2–4 provide crosswalks to Table 1 by topic and section.
Table 1 is organized by topic and subtopic as identified by CRS, based on
a comparative analysis of the bills. Provisions that appear to be comparable or nearly
so are juxtaposed to the extent possible, and where a bill has no comparable
provision, that is noted. Some readers of this report will be interested in a complete
description of all the provisions in each bill that are relevant to a particular topic or
subtopic. Therefore, where a provision is relevant to more than one topic or
subtopic, it is listed under each. Those repetitions are indicated in the table by square
brackets (see below).
Formatting in Table 1 is as follows: Bill text appears in plain roman type.
Topics and subtopics identified by CRS are indicated by headings as follows: Top-
level headings are in BOLD CAPS, second-level in Bold, third-level in Bold Italics,
and fourth-level in Italics. CRS comments and annotations are also in italics. Bill
text that is repeated is placed in square brackets. That occurs in two situations:
! If subsections of a section are divided between topics or subtopics, the section
number is bracketed wherever it appears — e.g., [Sec. 203. (a)]. Additional
descriptive text may also be repeated for clarity — e.g., [Sec. 306.
Commission personnel matters.].
! If a provision appears under more than one topic in the table, it is bracketed
and the other topic where it occurs is indicated in a comment — e.g.,
[Sec. 221 (c) CONSULTATION WITH STANDARDS BOARD AND BOARD OF
ADVISORS- The Commission shall carry out its duties under this subtitle in
consultation with the Standards Board and the Board of Advisors.] Sec. 221 (c) also
appears below under VOLUNTARY STANDARDS AND VOTING SYSTEM
CERTIFICATION, Voluntary Standards, p. 83.

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Contents of Table 1, Side-by-Side Comparison of House-Passed
and Senate-Passed Versions of H.R. 3295
TITLE OF ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ELECTION COMMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Membership and Appointment of Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Composition and Method of Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Outside Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Date of Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Term of Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Vacancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chair and Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clearinghouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Help America Vote College Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
National Voter Registration Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Review of Election Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Commission Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Administrative Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rulemaking Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Meetings of the Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Staff/Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Appointment and Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Temporary and Intermittent Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Board of Advisors and Standards Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Authorization of Appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Standards Board and Board of Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Standards Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Board of Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Standards and Advisory Boards’ Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Claims Against Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
State and Local Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Advisory Committee on Electronic Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Transition Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interim Functions of the Federal Election Commission . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interim Functions of the Attorney General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Interim Functions of the Access Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Federal Election Campaign Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
National Voter Registration Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Property, Records, Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Applicability of Civil Service Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
MANDATORY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Voting Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Voter Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audit Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Accessibility for Disabled and Blind Voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Multilingual Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Machine Error Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Other Voting System Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Provisional Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Voting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Voter Registration Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Establishment of Statewide Voter Registration System/List . . . . . . . . 70
List Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Identification Requirements for Voters Who Register by Mail . . . . . . 73
What Constitutes a Vote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Military/Overseas Voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Standards Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Safe Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Effective Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
VOLUNTARY STANDARDS AND VOTING SYSTEM CERTIFICATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Voluntary Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Technical Standards Development Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Process for Adoption of Voluntary Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Voting System Testing and Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Information on Voluntary Standards and Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
GRANT PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Election Assistance/Requirements Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Use of Funds/Authorized Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Payments/Allocation of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Application Process/Conditions for Receipt of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Authorization of Appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Availability of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Incentive Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Authorized Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Punch Card Voting Machine Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Replacement of Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Enhancing Performance of Existing Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Accessibility Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Research and Pilot Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Research Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pilot Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Role of National Institute of Standards and Technology . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Audits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
National Student/Parent Mock Election Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Voting Assistance Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Mail Delivery Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Designation of Single State Office to Administer Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Standard for Invalidation of Absentee Military Ballots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Voters Recently Separated From Military Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
States Prohibited From Refusing Registration or Absentee Ballot Applications
Due to Early Submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Distribution of Federal Military Voting Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Simplification of Absentee Application Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Registration Rejection Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Use of Standard Oath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Use of Military Installations as Polling Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Report on Absentee Ballots Sent and Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Study on Permanent Registration of Overseas Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Study on Prohibiting Notarization Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Guarantee of Voting Rights in State and Local Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safeguards for Military and Overseas Voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Effective Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
POLL WORKER RECRUITING PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Help America Vote College Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Help America Vote Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
EFFECT ON EXISTING VOTING LAWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
CRIMINAL PENALTIES/PROHIBITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fraud Relating to Internet Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Providing False Information in Registering or Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Coercing Voters to Cast Votes for Every Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
State Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Use of Social Security Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Curbside Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Impacts on States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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B
Sec. 211. Establishment.
There are hereby
Commission Sta
as t
Commission B
to as the ‘B
Sec. 212. Duties.
The Standards B
accordance with the procedures described in section 223,
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of the voluntary
described in section 221(a)(6)
standards) which are reco
subtitle
Sec. 213. Membership of Standards B
(a) COMP
(1) I
F
Standards B
follows:
(A) 55 shal
S
(B) 55 shal
with parag
(2) L
local election officials shall se
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el
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Am
procedure for sel
official for purposes of such
a procedure the individual selected
sa
(3) REQUI
REPRESENTED- The 2 members of the Standards B
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serve on the Standards B
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the State selected under subsec
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under parag
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(3) EFFECT OF FAI
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in such parag
participate in the selecti
subsection (c).
(4) ROL
members of the Election Assistance Commission, the Election
Assistance Commission shall carry
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on
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tandards
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be certified
and
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ed under this
y
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House Version of
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(1) I
which the appointment of any
under subsection (b), the Standard
m
B
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(B
(C) not more
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th
term of 2 y
te
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(A) 3 shall serve for one term;
(B) 3 shall serve for 2 consecutive terms; and
(C
as de
appointed.
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No provision, but see Sec. 506 below under
Input
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National Association of State
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ministrators, and Clerks.
ard of Advisors.
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ard of Advisors shall be composed
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the National Governors
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the National Association of
the
the National Association of
the National Association of
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1973 (29 U.S.C. 792).
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title
such duties of the Standards B
de
Sec. 214. Membership of B
(a) I
of 25 members appointed as follows:
(1) 2 members appointed by
Civil Rig
(2) 2 members appointed by
Transportation B
the Rehabilitation Act of
(3) 2 members appointed by
Association.
(4) 2 members appointed by
L
(5) 2 members appointed by
S
(6) 2 members appointed by
El
(7) 2 members appointed by
Counties.
(8) 2 members appointed by
County

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in
the
n
s the
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rtisa
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r from
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bipa
ions of the
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ternational Association of
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sa
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of the Senate (or, if the
e United States Conference of
ofessionals in the field of
under subsection (a) in a manner
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th
TMENTS- Appointments shall be
the orig
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Officials, and Treasurers.
pr
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by
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leader of the Senate).
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ture
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(9) 2 members appointed by
May
(10) 2 members appointed
(11) 2 members appointed by
County
(12) 2 members representing
science and technolog
Speaker of the House of Re
appointed by
ma
Speaker, by
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of Advisors shall serve for a
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filled in the manner in which
made.
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1
4
s
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than
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h the
carry
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out this
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not issue subpoenas
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stimony
no compensation for service.
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tent that funds are made available
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partment or ag
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s it c
l de
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than once every
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ra
ard considers necessary
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evidence.
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Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.).
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informa
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under this subtitle, does not demonstrate that it meets each
requirement described
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demonstration that the proposed us
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section 101, 102, or 103.
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contained in the applicati
including
certification describe
Sec. 213. Approval of applications.
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request for certification submitte
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a detailed and specific demonstr
received under this section to
subparag
(ii) the proposed use of g
meets the requirements of section 212(c)(2),
the
the State or locality
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nts
is
or
General
General
Attorne
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me
ality
s
raph (3); or
General
an application
quire
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for voting
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ality
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port identify
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H.R. 3295
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subtitle
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(4) TRANS
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parag
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Sec. 215. Pay
(a) P
(1) I
General shall pay
approved under section 213 the F
activitie
(2) I
shall pay
212 an amount equal to 0.5 percen
under section 218 for the fiscal y
is submitte
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F
audit or ex
inning
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ra
ons of States and localities.
l be a percent
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rant under this subtitle and shall,
ne
an
NATI
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ts to Sta
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ra
ons 101, 102, and 103 that were
s shal
does not
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aminati
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at
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H.R. 3295
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pa
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the period beg
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recipient of a g
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on the date on which su
share of t
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GENERAL
to
ality
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ra
amine any
ke
costs for election technolog
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ne
rant under this subtitle shall keep such records as the Attorney
Senate Version of
authoriz
(3) RETROACTI
ma
application approved
any
the requirements of secti
incurred during
ending
under such section.
(b) FEDERAL
(1) I
Federal
th
(2) EXCEPTI
Federal
or loc
percentag
or loc
Sec. 216. Audits and ex
(a) RECORDKEEP
g
Ge
shal
(b) AUDI
and the
of the
or ex
for the purpose of conducting
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rney
a
to
to
ation
l
e At
raph (1)
ra
ible
onsulta
has
h
ram
ne
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t for the
ear.
General for
lig
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c
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t
a
g
ra
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a
31, 2003, and each
rant under this subtitle
ne
h
ll submit to the
rant prog
ality
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pi
t.
h
Ge
t
activities funded by
e or locality
y
e with the
l sha
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at
anuary
in order to meet a certification
h
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la
and the Attorney
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submitted under parag
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port on the g
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ection 212(c)(1)(A) (as permitted
t Attorne
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section 212(c)(1)(A); and
re
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ra
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d a
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such an audit.
ne
la
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ving
H.R. 3295
re
TS
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Attorne
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any
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TO CONGRES
record of a recipient of a g
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rmine
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resi
rant awarded under this subtitle.
Senate Version of
access to any
tha
de
(c) OTHER AUDI
Civil Rig
receive a g
requirement described in s
under section 214(5)) and such Stat
suc
with the
(1) audi
ach
requirements described in
(2) have access t
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purpose of conducting
Sec. 217. Reports to Cong
(a) REP
(1) I
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established under this subtitle for the preceding
(2) CONTENTS- Each report
sha
(A) A description and analy
g
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n
s the
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s a
of
tive
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to
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l a
le
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rant under
ra
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ppropria
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informa
out the provisions of
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or a
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sical access for
ed to be
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ents received under this
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nonvisual access for
tive
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g
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each recipient of a g
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thoriz
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blish the
ra
shall remain available without
lications under section 213(a) in
improve the accessibility
pe
sta
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rant pay
providing
ne
onta
amounts appropriated pursuant to
x
ear 2002 to carry
ll e
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later than October 1, 2002.
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ports to the
providing
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tion for le
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on of appropriations.
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l sha
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H.R. 3295
ra
nda
onsiders appropriate.
ati
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may
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Senate Version of
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action tha
(b) REPORTS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Attorney
this subtitle
time
Attorne
Sec. 218. Authoriz
(a) I
$400,000,000 for fiscal y
this subtitle
(b) AVAI
the authority
fisc
Sec. 219. Effective date.
The
criteria for the approval of app
a ma
approve applications not
Ac
Sec. 214. Authorized activities.
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subtitle
(1) t
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polling
individuals with disabilities,
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H.R. 3295
P
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provide funds for replacement or improvement of
ent shall use the pay
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individuals with visual impairm
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increase voter participation and
such as ‘sam
(3) to educate voters concerning
rig
workers, and election volunteers;
(4) to imple
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prog
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(5) to meet the requirements of
accordance with the demonstration submitted under section
212(c)(1)(B
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ctivitie
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Req
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H.R. 3295
s:
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equipment and methods for casting
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votes.
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which used a punch card voting
reg
November 2000.
(b) US
use the funds provided under a pay
(either directly
enhancements to the performance of its punch card voting
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a reference to ‘November 2004'
(B
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subtitle
(b) REPAYMENT FOR FAI
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subtitle
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funds provided under the g
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of the Director’s sug
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(2) CONF
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recommended in section 104'
section 102(4)’.
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‘152605. Powers.
‘152606. Principal office.
‘152607. Service of process.
‘152608. Annual audit.
‘152609. Civil action by
‘152610. I
‘152611. Authoriz
‘152612. Annual report.
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students
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s and
ternal
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students
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endent
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schools, and other
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on and is not an ag
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with State and local election
es, superi
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students (including
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chartered corporation.
‘(b) NATURE OF FOUNDATI
charitable and nonprofit corporati
establishment of the United States Government.
‘(c) PERPETUAL
provided, the foundation ha
‘Sec. 152602. Purposes
‘(a) I
‘(1) mobilize secondary
educ
election process in a nonpartis
assistants;
‘(2) place secondary
educated in the home) as nonpartisan poll workers or assistants
to local election officials in
Uni
‘(3) establish cooperative efforts
offi
principals of public and privat
appropriate nonprofit ch
ex
Revenue Code of 1986 as an org
501(c)(3) of such Code to further the purposes of the
foundation.
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162
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body
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tat
any
l ensure
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ted S
er as
leader of the
leader of the
ON
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the minority
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purposes without partisan bias or without promoting
particular point of view reg
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‘(a) GENERAL
of the foundation.
‘(b) MEMBERS
consists of 12 directors, who sh
60 day
follows:
‘(A) 4 directors (of whom not mo
the same political party
‘(B
of R
‘(C) 2 directors shall be appointed
House of Representatives.
‘(D) 2 directors shall be appointed
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(or the
member
e on House
te
a quorum
ce or a
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and appointment to the board
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as a
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property
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purchase or
ederal
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;
by
the power–
in trust, of property
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ees of the foundation who travel
to c
be judicially
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her arrang
zations and persons and to make
icit, hol
Columbia, including
eithe
her interest in property
;
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‘Sec. 152605. Powers
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‘(2) adopt a seal which shall
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foundation has the usual powers of
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devise, or bequest
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for the benefit of the foundation.
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Columbia unless the board of di
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debts,
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service on the foundation.
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‘The foundation shall enter into
auditor to conduct an annua
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re
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appropriate equitable
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policy
of this title
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defaults, acts, or omissions of
credit of the Government does
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istration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.
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foundation shall submit a report to the Commission, the
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(42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.).
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account number
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the Commissioner of Social Security
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(a) I
(42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amende
following
‘(I
political subdivision thereof) may
voter reg
account numbers issued by
Security
individuals affected by
individual who is, or appears to
such State (or political subdi
thereof having
involved, the social security
such individual has more than one such number) issued to such
individual by
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requires that all polling
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null, void, and of no effect.’.
had one or more potential
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places as the g
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for the
place in the same manner as
Office in 2001 issued a report
priv
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random survey
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places
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of J
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appl
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forth in clause (i), such provisi
the enactment of such Act, be
(b) CONSTRUCTI
construed to supersede any
or S
number.
Sec. 510. Voters with disabilities.
(a) F
(1) The Americans with Disa
12101 et seq.) requires that peopl
same kind of access to public
(2) The
Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.)
for Federal
handicapped.
(3) The General Accounting
based on their election day
during
percent of those polling
impe
especi
privately
every
(4) The Depart
to allow curbside voting
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t
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g
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in
citizens
vot
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be an
access t
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h
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as a last resort
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that should be afforded to all e
with disabilities, and that cu
al
all e
Sec. 514. Sense of the Senate
el
It is the sense of the Senate that–
(1) the provisions of this Act shall not prohibit States to use
curbside voting
requirements under section 101(a)(3);
(2) the
(A) to use F
(B
purchasi
accessibility
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(4) nothing
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requi
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Table 2. Bill Sections by CRS Topic/Subtopic, H.R. 3295
Sections in H.R. 3295
CRS TOPIC/Subtopic
House
Senate
Version
Version
TITLE OF ACT
SHORT TITLE OF ACT
ELECTION COMMISSION
Sec. 201
Sec. 301
Membership and Appointment of
Sec. 203
Sec. 302
Commissioners
Sec. 306
Duties
Sec. 202
Sec. 303
Sec. 221
Sec. 262
Sec. 406
Sec. 409–410
Sec. 507
Sec. 511
Sec. 513
Powers
Sec. 205
Sec. 305
Sec. 223–224
Sec. 206
Meetings of the Commission
Sec. 304
Staff/Personnel
Sec. 204
Sec. 306
Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 207
Sec. 307
Standards Board and Board of Advisors
Sec. 211–216
State and Local Input
Sec. 506
Advisory Committee on Electronic Voting
Sec. 321–326
Transition Provisions
Sec. 311
Sec. 316
Sec. 701
Sec. 312
Sec. 702
Sec. 313
Sec. 703
Sec. 314
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CRS TOPIC/Subtopic
House
Senate
Version
Version
Sec. 704
Sec. 316
MANDATORY STANDARDS AND
Sec. 501
Sec. 105
REQUIREMENTS
Voting Systems
Sec. 502
Sec. 101
Provisional Voting
Sec. 502
Sec. 102
Voting Information
Sec. 102
Voter Registration Systems
Sec. 502
Sec. 103
Sec. 802
What Constitutes a Vote
Sec. 502
Military/Overseas Voters
Sec. 502
Standards Enforcement
Sec. 503
Sec. 104
Effective Dates
Sec. 504
Sec. 101–103
VOLUNTARY STANDARDS AND VOTING
Sec. 221–225
SYSTEM CERTIFICATION
GRANT PROGRAMS
Election Assistance/Requirements Programs
Sec. 231
Sec. 201
Sec. 205
Sec. 232
Sec. 206
Sec. 233
Sec. 202
Sec. 203–204
Sec. 232
Sec. 209
Sec. 234
Sec. 235
Sec. 208
Sec. 263
Sec. 207
Sec. 231
Sec. 210
Sec. 512
Incentive Program
Sec. 211–219

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CRS-178
Sections in H.R. 3295
CRS TOPIC/Subtopic
House
Senate
Version
Version
Punch Card Voting Machine Programs
Sec. 101–105
Sec. 111–114
Sec. 121–122
Accessibility Program
Sec. 221–229
Research and Pilot Programs
Sec. 241–243
Sec. 251–253
Sec. 261–263
National Student/Parent Mock Election
Sec. 231–232
Program
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Voting Assistance Programs
Sec. 601
Mail Delivery Procedures
Sec. 601
Sec. 504
Sec. 221
Designation of Single State Office to
Sec. 602
Sec. 406
Administer Law
Standard for Invalidation of Absentee
Sec. 401
Military Ballots
Voters Recently Separated From Military
Sec. 402
Service
States Prohibited From Refusing Registration
Sec. 403
or Absentee Ballot Applications Due to Early
Submission
Distribution of Federal Military Voting Laws
Sec. 404
Simplification of Absentee Application
Sec. 604
Procedures
Registration Rejection Notice
Sec. 408
Use of Standard Oath
Sec. 605
Sec. 409
Use of Military Installations as Polling
Sec. 606
Places
Report on Absentee Ballots Sent and
Sec. 603
Sec. 407
Received

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CRS-179
Sections in H.R. 3295
CRS TOPIC/Subtopic
House
Senate
Version
Version
Study on Permanent Registration of Overseas
Sec. 406
Citizens
Study on Prohibiting Notarization
Sec. 410
Requirements
Guarantee of Voting Rights in State and
Sec. 505
Local Elections
Safeguards for Military and Overseas Voters
Sec. 502
Sec. 221
Effective Dates
Sec. 405
POLL WORKER RECRUITING PROGRAMS
Help America Vote College Program
Sec. 301–303
Sec. 508
Help America Vote Foundation
Sec. 401
EFFECT ON EXISTING VOTING LAWS
Sec. 803
Sec. 509
CRIMINAL PENALTIES/PROHIBITIONS
Fraud Relating to Internet Voting
Sec. 501
Providing False Information in Registering
Sec. 502
or Voting
Coercing Voters to Cast Votes for Every
Sec. 802
Office
MISCELLANEOUS
State Defined
Sec. 801
Use of Social Security Numbers
Sec. 503
Curbside Voting
Sec. 510
Impacts on States
Sec. 514

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CRS-180
Table 3. CRS Topics/Subtopics by Section, House Version of H.R.
3295
Section
CRS Topic
Sec. 101–105
GRANT PROGRAMS
Sec. 111–114
Punch Card Voting Machine Programs
Sec. 121–122
Sec. 201
ELECTION COMMISSION
Sec. 202
Duties
Sec. 203
Membership and Appointment of Commissioners
Sec. 204
Staff/Personnel
Sec. 205–206
Powers
Sec. 207
Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 211–216
Standards Board and Board of Advisors
Sec. 221
Duties
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Mail Delivery Procedures
Safeguards for Military and Overseas Voters
VOLUNTARY STANDARDS AND VOTING SYSTEM
CERTIFICATION
Sec. 222–225
VOLUNTARY STANDARDS AND VOTING SYSTEM
CERTIFICATION
Sec. 223–224
ELECTION COMMISSION
Powers
Sec. 231–235
GRANT PROGRAMS
Election Assistance/Requirements Programs
Sec. 241–243
GRANT PROGRAMS
Sec. 251–253
Research and Pilot Programs
Sec. 261
Sec. 262
ELECTION COMMISSION
Duties
GRANT PROGRAMS
Research and Pilot Programs
Sec. 263
Election Assistance/Requirements Programs
Research and Pilot Programs

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CRS-181
Section
CRS Topic
Sec. 301–303
POLL WORKER RECRUITING PROGRAMS
Help America Vote College Program
Sec. 401
Help America Vote Foundation
Sec. 501
MANDATORY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 502
Military/Overseas Voters
Provisional Voting
Voter Registration Systems
Voting Systems
What Constitutes a Vote
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Safeguards for Military and Overseas Voters
Sec. 503
MANDATORY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
Standards Enforcement
Sec. 504
Effective Dates
Sec. 601
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Mail Delivery Procedures
Voting Assistance Programs
Sec. 602
Designation of Single State Office to Administer Law
Sec. 603
Report on Absentee Ballots Sent and Received
Sec. 604
Simplification of Absentee Application Procedures
Sec. 605
Use of Standard Oath
Sec. 606
Use of Military Installations as Polling Places
Sec. 701–704
ELECTION COMMISSION
Sec. 711–712
Transition Provisions
Sec. 801
MISCELLANEOUS
State Defined
Sec. 802
CRIMINAL PENALTIES/PROHIBITIONS
Coercing Voters to Cast Votes for Every Office
MANDATORY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
Voter Registration Systems
Sec. 803
EFFECT ON EXISTING VOTING LAWS

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CRS-182
Table 4. CRS Topics/Subtopics by Section, Senate Version of H.R.
3295
Section
CRS Topic
Sec. 101
MANDATORY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
Voting Systems
Effective Dates
Sec. 102
Provisional Voting
Voting Information
Effective Dates
Sec. 103
Voter Registration Systems
Effective Dates
Sec. 104
Standards Enforcement
Sec. 105
MANDATORY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 201–210
GRANT PROGRAMS
Election Assistance/Requirements Programs
Sec. 211–219
Incentive Program
Sec. 221–229
Accessibility Program
Sec. 231–232
National Student/Parent Mock Election Program
Sec. 301
ELECTION COMMISSION
Sec. 302
Membership and Appointment of Commissioners
Sec. 303
Duties
Sec. 304
Meetings of the Commission
Sec. 305
Powers
Sec. 306
Membership and Appointment of Commissioners
Staff/Personnel
Sec. 307
Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 311–316
Transition Provisions
Sec. 321–326
Advisory Committee on Electronic Voting
Sec. 401
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Standard for Invalidation of Absentee Military Ballots
Sec. 402
Voters Recently Separated From Military Service

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CRS-183
Section
CRS Topic
Sec. 403
States Prohibited From Refusing Registration or
Absentee Ballot Applications Due to Early
Submission
Sec. 404
Distribution of Federal Military Voting Laws
Sec. 405
Effective Dates
Sec. 406
ELECTION COMMISSION
Duties
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Designation of Single State Office to Administer Law
Study on Permanent Registration of Overseas Citizens
Sec. 407
Report on Absentee Ballots Sent and Received
Sec. 408
Registration Rejection Notice
Sec. 409
ELECTION COMMISSION
Duties
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Use of Standard Oath
Sec. 410
ELECTION COMMISSION
Duties
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Study on Prohibiting Notarization Requirements
Sec. 501
CRIMINAL PENALTIES/PROHIBITIONS
Fraud Relating to Internet Voting
Sec. 502
Providing False Information in Registering or Voting
Sec. 503
MISCELLANEOUS
Use of Social Security Numbers
Sec. 504
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING
Mail Delivery Procedures
Sec. 505
Guarantee of Voting Rights in State and Local
Elections
Sec. 506
ELECTION COMMISSION
State and Local Input
Sec. 507
Duties
Sec. 508
POLL WORKER RECRUITING PROGRAMS
Help America Vote College Program

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CRS-184
Section
CRS Topic
Sec. 509
EFFECT ON EXISTING VOTING LAWS
Sec. 510
MISCELLANEOUS
Curbside Voting
Sec. 511
ELECTION COMMISSION
Duties
Sec. 512
GRANT PROGRAMS
Election Assistance/Requirements Programs
Sec. 513
ELECTION COMMISSION
Duties
Sec. 514
MISCELLANEOUS
Impacts on States

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