3.0.0 4033 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z House H HR 2009-11-05 111 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2009-11-05T15:00:49Z 2009-11-05 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2009-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 N Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-11-05 Introduced in House 2009-11-24T22:21:27Z American Democracy Index Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to: (1) develop an American Democracy Index (ADI) to evaluate elections for federal office; (2) establish and operate a system to collect and measure election data for use in preparing the ADI; and (3) make the ADI with respect to each federal election available to the public, including through the Internet.

Describes the ADI as an index designed to assist states in the administration of federal elections by presenting collected information on a state-by-state basis in a manner designed to demonstrate administration practices that: (1) ensure the right of individuals to vote; (2) improve the quality of voter access to polls and the quality of voter services; and (3) secure the accuracy and integrity of elections.

Establishes an independent Board of Advisors the EAC shall consult in developing and refining the ADI and the data to be collected.

Directs the EAC to: (1) conduct a pilot program for the 2010 federal elections under which it shall make one or more grants for election data collection in up to five states; and (2) based on such pilot program make one or more grants to collect 2012 federal election data in all states and prepare and publish the first ADI.

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