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        <fullName>Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Make Provisional Ballots Count Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) permit same-day voter re-registration at polling places on the date of election for individuals permitted to cast provisional ballots; and (2) require counting of provisional ballots cast by individuals determined to be registered to vote in the state or the congressional district, as appropriate.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Make Provisional Ballots Count Act 2008</title>
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        <title>To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to give individuals who are permitted to cast a provisional ballot in elections for Federal office the option to re-register to vote in such elections at the polling place, to establish a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places, and for other purposes.</title>
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