EQUAL PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Amendments
Enact (S. 565), S713, S714, S726, S727, S747, S786, S787, S788, S789, S790 [13FE], S798, S809, S813, S821, S823, S827, S832, S834, S835, S836, S837, S838, S865, S866, S867, S868, S869, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874, S875, S876 [14FE], S881, S909, S975 [15FE], S988, S989, S993, S994, S1005, S1006 [25FE], S1142, S1143, S1147, S1148, S1166, S1167, S1169, S1170, S1172, S1188, S1193, S1194, S1217, S1218, S1220 [26FE], S1229, S1258, S1259 [27FE], S1370, S1371, S1372, S1373, S1374, S1375 [28FE], S1397 [1MR], S1425, S1426, S1427 [4MR], S2466, S2467, S2468, S2469, S2471, S2475, S2476, S2499, S2500, S2501, S2502, S2503 [10AP], S2516, S2598 [11AP]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 3295, provisions, S3789 [1MY], H2599 [16MY]
Articles and editorials
Cleaning Up Elections, S10513 [16OC]
Decision 2000/America Waits—A Modern Democracy That Can't Count Votes, S1183-S1185 [26FE]
Double Take in Ballot Probe—Voters With Same Name and Birthday Expose N.Y. System, S1384 [1MR]
Electoral Repair Work, S990 [25FE]
Enact Balloting Reforms, but Only if Money's Attached, S10513 [16OC]
Federal Election Reform, Finally—Florida's Problems Helped Congress Resolve Differences, S10514 [16OC]
Felons and Voting Rights, S802 [14FE]
Fixing Democracy's Machinery, S10513 [16OC]
Fixing the Vote, S1381, S1383 [1MR]
Getting Over It, S10514 [16OC]
Nearly Two Years Later, Voting System Is Reformed, S10514 [16OC]
Score One for Sen. Dodd, S10512 [16OC]
Senate Democrats Aim for Compromises To Save Bill Overhauling Voting System, S1380 [1MR]
Should Dogs Vote?, S1384 [1MR]
Spaniel Makes Senate Appearance in Support of Bond's Reform Efforts, S1385 [1MR]
Upgrading the Way We Vote, S10513 [16OC]
Vote for Fairness—Disenfranchising Ex-Felons Was Unnecessary, S801 [14FE]
Vote for Voting Reforms, S1384 [1MR]
Voter Fraud Wanders Off the Reservation, S10494 [16OC]
Voting for Progress—Congressional Negotiators Agree on Election Reform, S10514 [16OC]
Voting Rights Too Long Denied, S801 [14FE]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (H.R. 3295): resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives (see H. Con. Res. 508), H7894 [10OC]
Cloture motions
Enact (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Conference reports
Provisions (H.R. 3295), H7247-H7268 [8OC]
Excerpts
``Oh Waiter! One Order of Crow!'': Jeff Greenfield, S1191 [26FE]
Letters
Federal voting rights for certain qualified persons who have served their criminal sentences: Melvin D. Miner, Jr., S800 [14FE]
Help America Vote Act: Dorothy I. Height and Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S10503 [16OC]
———Laura W. Murphy and LaShawn Y. Warren, ACLU, S10502 [16OC]
———Ralph G. Neas and Stephenie Foster, People for the American Way (organization), S10503 [16OC]
———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S10501 [16OC]
Permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail: Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, S1180 [26FE]
———Elaine F. Marshall, S1173 [26FE]
———Fran Ulmer, S1172 [26FE]
———John Y. Brown III, S1173 [26FE]
Provide sufficient State funding to meet certain election technology and administration requirements: Olene S. Walker, S1167 [26FE]
———Ron Thornburgh, Larry Naake, and William Pound, S1167 [26FE]
Provisions: Alan Reuther, UAW, H7840 [10OC]
———Andrew J. Imparato, American Association of People With Disabilities, S722 [13FE]
———Angela Z. Monson and Martin R. Stephens, National Conference of State Legislatures, S10417 [15OC], H7838 [10OC]
———Bernadette Franks-Ongoy, National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems, S10416 [15OC], H7841 [10OC]
———Brook Thompson, National Association of State Election Directors, S10417 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]
———Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, League of Women Voters, S724 [13FE]
———Cathy Cox, Georgia Sec. of State, S724 [13FE]
———Christopher Hansen, AARP, S10416 [15OC]
———Dan Gwadosky, National Association of Secretaries of State, S10417 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]
———Dean Heller, Nevada Sec. of State, S724 [13FE]
———Douglas K. Vollmer, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S10415 [15OC]
———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S721 [13FE], S10415 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]
———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, S722 [13FE], S10415 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]
———Joan Claybrook and Frank Clemente, Public Citizen (organization), S723 [13FE]
———Kirsten A. Nyrop, United Cerebal Palsy Association, S722 [13FE]
———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S10417 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]
———League of Women Voters, S1381 [1MR]
———National Commission on Federal Election Reform, S723 [13FE]
———National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), S1381 [1MR]
———Patricia Sandusky, United Cerebral Palsy Association, S10416 [15OC], H7841 [10OC]
———Paul W. Schroeder, American Foundation for the Blind, S10416 [15OC], H7841 [10OC]
———R. Doug Lewis, Election Center (organization), H7839 [10OC]
———Ralph G. Neas and Stephanie Foster, People for the American Way (organization), S722 [13FE]
———Rebekah Harriman, Common Cause in Connecticut (organization), S723 [13FE]
———Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut Sec. of State, S724 [13FE]
———William D. Novelli, AARP, S1380 [1MR]
———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S721 [13FE], S10415 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]
Lists
Amendments to S. 565, provisions, S839 [14FE]
Organizations supporting H.R. 3295, provisions, S10494, S10512 [16OC]
Memorandums
Prohibit Broadcast of False Information Relative to Location or Closing Time of Polling Places and Certain Early Results of Federal Elections: Henry Cohen, Congressional Research Service, S1192 [26FE]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 3295), H2596 [16MY], H3633 [18JN], H3677 [19JN], H4022 [26JN], H4337 [8JY], H4388 [9JY], H6286 [17SE], H6342 [18SE], H6532 [24SE], H6682 [25SE], H6948 [2OC]
Press releases
Circuit Attorney Announces Charges Against Vote Fraud Offenders: Jennifer M. Joyce, Office of the St. Louis, MO, Circuit Attorney, S2473 [10AP]
Election Reform Legislation in U.S. Congress—League Cautions—Legislation Is a Gamble, Implementation Key: League of Women Voters, S10501 [16OC]
Former Presidents Ford and Carter Welcome the Agreement Reached by Congress on Election Reform Legislation: National Commission on Federal Election Reform, S10415 [15OC], H7838 [10OC]
Sec. of State Requests Patience in Predicting Winners of Races: Katherine Harris, S1190 [26FE]
Regulations
Voting System Accuracy Requirements: FEC, H7841 [10OC]
Remarks in House
Disabled: ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to vote, H4388-H4392 [9JY], E1635 [23SE]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect, E525 [15AP]
Enact (H.R. 3295), H6885 [1OC]
———conference report, H7836-H7854 [10OC], E1861, E1862 [11OC]
———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, H7377 [9OC]
———motion to instruct conferees, H2596-H2599 [16MY], H3633 [18JN], H3677-H3681 [19JN], H4022 [26JN], H4337 [8JY], H4388-H4392 [9JY], H6342-H6348 [18SE], H6682-H6685 [25SE], H6948-H6951 [2OC], E1635 [23SE]
———resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 508), H7854 [10OC]
States: compliance deadlines, H3677-H3681 [19JN]
Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns, H7842, H7849 [10OC], E1862 [11OC]
———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H2596-H2599 [16MY]
Remarks in Senate
Advisory Committee on Electronic Voting and the Electoral Process: establish, S1168, S1169 [26FE], S2468 [10AP]
Dept. of Justice: study the adequacy of existing electoral fraud statutes and penalties, S2468 [10AP]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect, S822 [14FE]
Elections: permit use of Social Security numbers for voter registration and election administration, S809-S811, S829, S830 [14FE]
Enact (H.R. 3295), S8441 [10SE], S9951-S9955 [4OC]
———conference report, S10412-S10424 [15OC], S10488-S10516 [16OC], S10606 [17OC]
———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S10232 [9OC], S10398 [10OC], S10472 [15OC]
———insert S. 565 language in lieu, S2543 [11AP]
Enact (S. 565), S709-S729 [13FE], S797-S830, S832-S840 [14FE], S879-S881, S975 [15FE], S987-S991, S993, S994 [25FE], S1142, S1166-S1196 [26FE], S1223-S1232, S1233, S1236, S1241, S1249 [27FE], S1328-S1332, S1341, S1343 [28FE], S1379-S1387, S1390, S1402-S1405 [1MR], S1412, S1414-S1417 [4MR], S2465-S2477 [10AP], S2516-S2556 [11AP], S9684 [1OC]
———unanimous-consent agreement, S1402 [1MR], S2318 [22MR], S2503 [10AP]
———vitiation of action, S2599 [11AP]
Maine: same day voter registration, S2519 [11AP]
News media: prohibit broadcast of false information relative to location or closing time of polling places and certain early results of Federal elections, S1188-S1193 [26FE]
North Dakota: voting procedures, S840 [14FE]
Vermont: provisional and affidavit voting system, S2518, S2519 [11AP]
Voting: application of existing criminal statutes to voting rights cases, S990 [25FE]
———authorize administrative leave for Federal employees to perform poll worker service during Federal elections, S824-S826, S833 [14FE]
———clarify ability of election officials to remove registrants from official list of voters due to change of residence, S826, S833, S834 [14FE]
———eliminate mail notification requirements for provisional ballots and replace with a free access system, S2468, S2469, S2472 [10AP], S2542 [11AP]
———eliminate special treatment of punch card voting systems under voting system standards, S813-S820 [14FE]
———ensure regular collection and uniform treatment of absentee ballots from Armed Forces members, S1194 [26FE]
———ensure security and confidentiality of information on the free access system relative to determining final disposition of votes, S1147 [26FE]
———establish a residual ballot performance benchmark, S1170 [26FE], S2470, S2472, S2473 [10AP], S2543 [11AP]
———establish toll-free telephone hotlines for reporting voter fraud and voting rights abuses, S728 [13FE]
———guarantee States a portion of grant program funds allocated for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration, S988, S989 [25FE]
———implementation of new election technologies and electronic voting systems, S2476, S2477 [10AP]
———permit States to coordinate computerized statewide voter registration list with Federal records relative to death and identity, S2475, S2476 [10AP]
———permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail, S1172-S1188 [26FE], S1224-S1232, S1236, S1241 [27FE], S1328-S1332, S1343 [28FE], S1380-S1387 [1MR], S1412, S1415, S1416 [4MR]
———permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail in States with federally-certified low levels of voter fraud, S1229-S1232 [27FE], S1329 [28FE]
———permit voter information contained in a written affirmation to be used to verify eligibility of voter under a provisional voting system, S2471 [10AP]
———protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces, S715-S718 [13FE], S805 [14FE]
———provide construction grants to ensure access for disabled individuals, S2521 [11AP]
———provide funding for protection and advocacy agencies to focus on voting access for persons with disabilities, S1143-S1149 [26FE], S1390 [1MR]
———provide sufficient funding to States to meet certain election technology and administration requirements, S1166, S1167 [26FE]
———require States and localities to mail voter registration form to individuals who cast provisional ballots that were not counted, S728 [13FE]
———require that States and local election officials maintain adequate security measures to protect computerized statewide voter registration lists, S2471 [10AP]
———secure Federal voting rights for certain qualified persons who have served their criminal sentences, S799-S809 [14FE]
———specify how lever voting systems may meet the multilingual materials requirement, S728 [13FE]
———statewide interactive voter registration lists, S2520, S2521 [11AP]
———study elimination of postage on absentee ballots, S1148 [26FE]
———study feasibility of holding elections on Veterans Day, S812 [14FE]
———study viability of establishing election day as a legal public holiday, S1194-S1196 [26FE]
———treatment of absentee and mail-in ballots, S726 [13FE], S2521, S2522 [11AP]
———voter fraud, S2472 [10AP]
Voting Rights Act: make permanent certain provisions on non-English election materials, S1169 [26FE]
Reports filed
Help America Vote Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3295) (H. Rept. 107-730), H7302 [8OC]
Statements
Provisions: Scott Harshbarger, Common Cause (organization), S10416 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 508, resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives on H.R. 3295, provisions, H7854 [10OC]