3.0.0 4989 2023-01-13T04:48:56Z 2023-01-13T04:48:56Z House H HR 2006-03-16 109 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2006-03-16T15:01:35Z 2006-03-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2006-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 N Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Authorization Ballots Congress Congressional elections Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Department of Justice Directories Economics and Public Finance Election Assistance Commission Election administration Employee training Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Identification devices Labor and Employment Law Presidential elections Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications State employees State laws Voter registration Voting Voting machines Government Operations and Politics 00 2006-03-16 Introduced in House 2006-04-05T19:52:13Z Electoral Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to revise requirements for: (1) treatment of provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places; (2) minimum contents of provisional ballots; (3) treatment of voters who vote after closing of polling places; and (4) treatment of ballots after casting.

Sets forth requirements for ensuring adequate staff and equipment at polling places.

Applies certain election administration requirements to early voting sites.

Provides for: (1) the availability of additional funds to enable states to meet requirements with respect to adequate staff and equipment at polling places; and (2) the issuance of durable voter registration cards.

Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prescribe notice and review requirements for removal of individuals from the official list of eligible voters by reason other than change of residence.

Revises requirements for the contents and treatment of voter registration forms.

Requires state or local election officials to ensure the availability of updated information for registered voters.

]]> Electoral Fairness Act of 2006 Display Title Electoral Fairness Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to clarify the treatment of provisional ballots cast in elections for Federal office, to ensure that polling places are adequately staffed and have sufficient equipment, to direct States to issue durable voter registration cards to each individual who registers to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Electoral Fairness Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-03-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4989ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4989ih.xml 2006-03-16 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.