| Bill No. | Short Title | Sponsors | Date Introduced | Related Bills | Description |
| S. 559 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Voting Integrity and Verification Act of 2007 | Nelson | February 13, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
H.R. 811 | In addition to other things, this bill would amend HAVA to for the purpose of increasing voting system security. It would mandate voter-verifiable paper ballots and disability accessible alternatives to paper ballots that could be preserved for manual audits and recounts. It would establish federal enforcement mechanisms for violations. Generally, the paper ballots would be considered the official vote record, except where the paper ballots could be shown to be compromised “by clear and convincing evidence.” This bill would also establish minimum security requirements for voting systems and minimum procedural requirements for the administration of elections relating to voting technology including detailed guidelines for conducting audits. |
| S. 730 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Act of 2007 | Dodd [VIEW ALL] |
March 1, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
Among other things, this omnibus election reform bill would mandate voter-verifiable records on all voting systems including means of verification for people with disabilities. | |
| S. 804 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Count Every Vote Act of 2007 | Clinton [VIEW ALL] |
March 7, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
H.R. 1381 | Among other things, this omnibus election reform bill would require the creation or use of durable voter-verifiable paper ballots, including disability and language minority accessible options, on all voting machines preserved for the purpose of manual audits. These ballots would be the “true and correct” vote in the event of inconsistencies between the electronic tally and the hand tally, unless it can be demonstrated that the paper ballots have been compromised by “clear and convincing” evidence. It would also require random, unannounced, manual, mandatory recounts of the voter-verified paper ballots. Each state would have a designated “chief auditor” to administrate the audits. This bill would also mandate other procedures and standards to ensure the security and reliability of voting systems. In the event of voting equipment failure or other circumstances that cause unreasonable delays at the poll site, this bill would provide for emergency paper ballots. |
| S. 1487 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Ballot Integrity Act of 2007 | Feinstein [VIEW ALL] |
May 24, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
Among other things, this omnibus election reform bill would amend HAVA to require voter-verified paper records on all voting systems. It would put a moratorium on the purchase of voting systems by states and jurisdictions that do not produce a voter-verified paper record and provide federal funding to states to meet these requirements. This bill would also mandate other procedures and standards to ensure the security and reliability of voting systems. It would require random, transparent manual audits of 2 percent of precincts in each state and publicly report on audit results. Where electronic voting machines are used, the audit would consist of manual counts of voter-verified paper records compared to electronic tallies of voting machines. | |
| S. 1869 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Voting Integrity and Verification Act of 2007 | Ensign | July 25, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
This bill would amend HAVA to require voting machines purchased after 2012 to produce voter-verifiable paper records. It would also require manual audits of the voter-verified paper records. If there are inconsistencies between the electronic vote tallies and the voter-verified paper records, the paper records are the true record of votes cast. This bill would also establish a program to award cash prizes to individuals who improve the accessibility of voting machines for people with disabilities. | |
| S. 2295 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 | Nelson [VIEW ALL] |
November 1, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
H.R. 811 | This bill would require voting systems to produce a voter-verifiable paper records and mandatory manual audits of such records. It also requires the study of accessible ballot verification mechanisms and certain security policies with respect to voting system technologies and conflicts of interest. This bill would require election officials to offer pre-printed blank paper ballots in polling places. This bill would prohibit the use of paperless DRE voting machines in federal elections in 2012 and subsequent years. |
| H.R. 811 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 | Holt [VIEW ALL] |
February 6, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
S. 559, S. 2295 | This bill would amend HAVA to for the purpose of increasing voting system security. It would mandate voter-verifiable paper ballots and disability accessible alternatives to paper ballots that could be preserved for manual audits and recounts. It would establish federal enforcement mechanisms for violations. Generally, the paper ballots would be considered the official vote record, except where the paper ballots could be shown to be compromised. This bill would also establish minimum security requirements for voting systems and minimum procedural requirements for the administration of elections relating to voting technology including detailed guidelines for conducting audits. |
| H.R. 879 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow’s Elections Act of 2007 | Feeney | February 7, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
Among other things, this bill would mandate regular testing of vote tabulation equipment. It would also require criminal background checks of any individual involved in the tabulation of votes or the certification of the vote tabulation. This bill would also mandate auditable paper records on all voting systems. | |
| H.R. 1381 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Count Every Vote Act of 2007 | Tubbs Jones [VIEW ALL] |
March 7, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
S. 804 | Among other things, this omnibus election reform bill would require the creation or use of durable voter-verifiable paper ballots, including disability and language minority accessible options, on all voting machines preserved for the purpose of manual audits. These ballots would be the “true and correct” vote in the event of inconsistencies between the electronic tally and the hand tally, unless it can be demonstrated that the paper ballots have been compromised by “clear and convincing” evidence. This bill would require random, unannounced, manual, mandatory recounts of the voter-verified paper ballots. Each state would have a designated “chief auditor” to administrate the audits. This bill would also mandate other procedures and standards to ensure the security and reliability of voting systems. It would provide for emergency ballots in the event of voting equipment failure or other circumstances that cause unreasonable |
| H.R. 3500 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2007 | King | September 7, 2007 [VIEW STATUS] |
This bill would require voting machines to produce auditable voter-verifiable paper records. The paper records would serve as the permanent record of the vote. | |
| H.R. 5036 [VIEW BILL TEXT] |
Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 | Holt [VIEW ALL] |
January 17, 2008 [VIEW STATUS] |
This bill would establish funds to reimburse to certain jurisdictions for the costs of implementing paper voting systems for the November 2008 elections. It would also establish funds to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs of conducting post-election audits as described in the bill. |
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