3.0.0 2313 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z Senate S S 2004-04-08 108 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-04-08T20:13:18Z 2004-04-08 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2004-04-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4051-4052) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000352 Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] DANIEL GRAHAM D FL ROBERT N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2004-04-08 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2004-04-08 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2004-04-08 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2004-04-08 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-04-08 True H000725 Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] ERNEST HOLLINGS D SC FREDERICK 2004-04-08 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2004-04-08 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2004-04-29 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2004-05-18 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2004-07-09 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2004-09-07 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2004-09-13 False Government Operations and Politics Advertising Ballots Blind Business records Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Competitive bidding Computer security measures Computer software Computers Congress Congressional elections Congressional reporting requirements Consultants Data banks Directories Disabled Economics and Public Finance Election administration Federal-state relations Freedom of information Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Illiteracy Internet Law Licenses Manufacturing industries Presidential elections Printing Public records Science, Technology, Communications Standards Voting Voting machines Voting of the disabled Voting rights Wireless communication Government Operations and Politics 00 2004-04-08 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-21T21:32:13Z Restore Elector Confidence in Our Representative Democracy Act of 2004 or the RECORD Act of 2004 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each voting system used in an election for Federal office to: (1) produce an individual voter-verifiable paper record of the vote that shall be made available for inspection and verification by the voter at the time the vote is cast; and (2) provide the voter with an opportunity to correct any error made by the system in the voter-verifiable paper record before the permanent voter-verified paper record is preserved.

Requires the permanent voter verified paper record to be preserved within the polling place for later use in any manual audit. Makes such paper record the official record used for any recount.

Requires the voting system accessible for individuals with disabilities, including nonvisual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, to meet the requirements of this Act by using a mechanism that separates the function of vote generation from the function of vote casting without requiring the voter to view or handle paper.

Requires each State to ensure that election officials are instructed on the right of any individual who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, other disability, or inability to read or write to be given assistance by a person chosen by that individual under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Prohibits any voting system from: (1) containing or using any software that does not disclose any source code, object code, and executable representation; or (2) using any wireless communication device.

Requires any electronic voting system to: (1) use only software and hardware certified by laboratories accredited by the Election Assistance Commission (EAC); and (2) meet specified security standards.

Requires each State and jurisdiction to: (1) meet the requirements of this Act in time for the November 2004 Federal general election; or (2) use a paper ballot voting system in such election.

Directs the EAC, beginning with the November 2004 Federal general election, and immediately following the election, to conduct random unannounced manual mandatory recounts of the voter-verified records in two percent of the jurisdictions in each State and with respect to two percent of the ballots cast by uniformed and overseas voters.

Directs the EAC to study, test, and develop best practices to enhance accessibility and voter-verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities.

Requires the EAC to make certain payments to assist States in paying for implementation of the voter-verification and audit capacity requirements of this Act.

Requires the EAC to report to Congress on: (1) a proposed security review and certification process for all voting systems used in Federal elections; and (2) operational and management systems applicable to such elections.

Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide security consultation services to States and local jurisdictions on the administration of Federal elections.

]]> Restore Elector Confidence in Our Representative Democracy Act of 2004 Display Title Restore Elector Confidence in Our Representative Democracy Act of 2004 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 Restore Elector Confidence in Our Representative Democracy Act of 2004 Short Titles as Introduced RECORD Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-08T04:00:00Z 2004-04-08 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.