3.0.0 1980 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z Senate S S 2003-12-09 108 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-12-09T15:38:20Z Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 108 2239 HR 2004-04-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2253-2256, H2258, H2261) Identical bill CRS 2003-12-09 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2003-12-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16122) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000352 Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] DANIEL GRAHAM D FL ROBERT N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2004-02-23 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2004-02-23 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-03-25 False H000725 Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] ERNEST HOLLINGS D SC FREDERICK 2004-04-01 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2004-05-18 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2004-09-07 False Government Operations and Politics Auditing Authorization Computer security measures Computer software Crime and Law Enforcement Directories Disabled Economics and Public Finance Election fraud Equipment and supplies Federal Election Commission Federal advisory bodies Federal aid programs Fraud Government contractors Government paperwork Independent regulatory commissions Law Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Standards Voter registration Voting Voting machines Government Operations and Politics 00 2003-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2003-12-23T16:09:57Z Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for an extension of time for States to request payments for activities to improve administration of elections and for replacement of punch card or lever voting machines.

Repeals the exemption of the Election Assistance Commission from certain Government contracting requirements (thus requiring the Commission to advertise for proposals for purchases and contracts for supplies or services).

Revises audit capacity requirements to require the voting system to produce a voter-verified paper record suitable for a manual audit equivalent or superior to that of a paper ballot box system.

Requires the voting system to provide a mechanism for voter-verification of results with respect to individuals with disabilities which separates the function of vote generation from the function of vote casting, but does not require the use of paper. Requires instruction of election officials in the rights of the disabled to vote with the assistance of an aide of their selection under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Requires the Commission to study and develop best practices to enhance accessibility and voter-verification mechanisms for disabled voters.

Accelerates the deadline for compliance with voting systems standards from January 1, 2006, to the regularly scheduled November 2004 general Federal election.

Requires each State and jurisdiction unable to meet such deadline to receive a paper voting system at Commission expense that shall be deemed compliant with such standards for use in the November 2004 general election.

Requires Federal certification of technological security of voter registration lists.

Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct manual mandatory surprise recounts of the voter-verified records of each election for Federal office (and, at State or local option, of elections for State and local office) in .5 percent of the jurisdictions in each State and .5 percent of the overseas jurisdictions in which voter-verified records are preserved in accordance with this Act immediately following each general election for Federal office; and (2) promptly publish the results of those recounts.

]]> Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 Display Title Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-12-09T05:00:00Z 2003-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.