3.0.0 3094 2023-01-13T04:47:51Z 2023-01-13T04:47:51Z House H HR 2005-06-28 109 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2005-06-28T12:58:52Z 2005-06-28 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2005-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000874 Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] STENY HOYER D MD H. 5 N Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Ballots Business records Citizenship Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Computer software Conflict of interests Congress Congressional elections Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Data banks Department of Commerce Directories Driver licenses Economics and Public Finance Election Assistance Commission Election administration Election fraud Electronic government information Ex-offenders Federal budgets Freedom of information Government publicity Identification devices Immigration Independent regulatory commissions Internet Labor and Employment Law Personnel records Presidential elections Public records Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Social security numbers Soldier voting Standards State laws Transportation and Public Works Voter registration Voting Voting machines Wireless communication Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-06-28 Introduced in House 2005-07-28T20:58:47Z Secure America's Vote Act of 2005 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to revise the mail voter registration form to emphasize more prominently the requirement that an individual be a U.S. citizen to register to vote in federal elections.

Prohibits a state from: (1) rejecting an application for voter registration for federal office soley for the individual's failure to provide required information or error in providing such information, if with reasonable effort the state would be able to correct it; or (2) removing an individual from the official list of eligible voters for federal elections by reason of felony status or death unless the applicable database meets accuracy standards established by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Requires a state to notify the public, within 45 days before any federal election, by posting on the chief state election official's public website, and through other appropriate methods, of: (1) all names removed from the computerized list since the later of the most recent election for federal office held in the state or the day of the most recent previous public notice; (2) the criteria, processes, and procedures used to determine which names were removed; and (3) information on the steps an individual may take to appeal such removal and reinstate himself or herself before the election.

Establishes a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at an incorrect polling place.

Provides for additional security requirements for voting systems used in federal elections.

Requires states to make election laws available to the public.

Establishes criminal penalties for voter suppression.

Directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish best practice guidelines for the treatment of absentee ballots of uniformed services voters and overseas voters to ensure their timely delivery and return.

]]> Secure America's Vote Act of 2005 Display Title Secure America's Vote Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the fairness and accuracy of voter registration in elections for Federal office, establish a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at an incorrect polling place, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Secure America's Vote Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3094ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3094ih.xml 2005-06-28 Referred to the House Committee on House 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.