VOTING
Amendments
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (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]
Courts: protect voting rights (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]
States: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), S2598 [11AP]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 3295, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act, S3789 [1MY]
———H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, 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]
Not the People's Choice, S3425-S3427 [25AP]
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]
Vote? Who, Me?, E1492 [4SE]
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
American Samoa: allow members of the Armed Forces to fully participate in Federal elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of Delegate shall be elected by a plurality (see H.R. 4838), H3036 [23MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 5679), H8022 [16OC]
Civil rights: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 4861), H3160 [4JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 4072), H1089 [20MR]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 3054), S9901 [3OC]
Elections: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see S. 2104), S2577 [11AP]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 2226), S3165 [23AP]
———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Immigration: secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H3927 [25JN]
National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see S. Con. Res. 146), S9116 [24SE]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 497), H6983 [2OC]
States: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives (see H. Con. Res. 508), H7894 [10OC]
Cloture motions
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Courts: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Conference reports
Help America Vote Act (H.R. 3295), H7247-H7268 [8OC]
Excerpts
``Oh Waiter! One Order of Crow!'': Jeff Greenfield, S1191 [26FE]
Letters
District of Columbia voting representation in Congress: James N. Rimensnyder, E1777 [8OC]
Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: Andrew J. Imparato, American Association of People With Disabilities, S722 [13FE]
———Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, League of Women Voters, S724 [13FE]
———Cathy Cox, Georgia Sec. of State, S724 [13FE]
———Dean Heller, Nevada Sec. of State, S724 [13FE]
———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S721 [13FE]
———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, S722 [13FE]
———Joan Claybrook and Frank Clemente, Public Citizen (organization), S723 [13FE]
———Kirsten A. Nyrop, United Cerebal Palsy Association, S722 [13FE]
———League of Women Voters, S1381 [1MR]
———National Commission on Federal Election Reform, S723 [13FE]
———National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), S1381 [1MR]
———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]
Federal voting rights for certain qualified persons who have served their criminal sentences: Melvin D. Miner, Jr., S800 [14FE]
Help America Vote Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, H7840 [10OC]
———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]
———Christopher Hansen, AARP, S10416 [15OC]
———Dan Gwadosky, National Association of Secretaries of State, S10417 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]
———Dorothy I. Height and Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S10503 [16OC]
———Douglas K. Vollmer, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S10415 [15OC]
———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S10415 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]
———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, S10415 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]
———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S10417 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]
———Laura W. Murphy and LaShawn Y. Warren, ACLU, S10502 [16OC]
———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 Stephenie Foster, People for the American Way (organization), S10503 [16OC]
———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S10501 [16OC]
———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S10415 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]
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]
Lists
Amendments to S. 565, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act, S839 [14FE]
Congressional staff involved in H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, S9952 [4OC]
Organizations supporting H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, 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
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1228 [27FE]
Courts: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1228 [27FE]
States: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (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
American Samoa: allow members of the Armed Forces to fully participate in Federal elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of Delegate shall be elected by a plurality (H.R. 4838), E921 [24MY]
Cause-Vision 21 (organization): tribute, E674 [2MY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (H.R. 4072), E407 [21MR]
Disabled: ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to vote, H4388-H4392 [9JY], E1635 [23SE]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress, E1777 [8OC]
———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect, E525 [15AP]
Elections: 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]
———encourage voter participation, H3137 [4JN]
———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H2596-H2599 [16MY]
Help America Vote Act: compliance deadlines, H3677-H3681 [19JN]
League of Women Voters of East San Gabriel Valley: tribute, E1137 [24JN]
Radio: tribute to ``Tom Joyner Morning Show'' (radio program) for efforts on African American issues, E500 [11AP]
States: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H6885 [1OC]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7836-H7854 [10OC], E1861, E1862 [11OC]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H7377 [9OC]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), 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]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 508), H7854 [10OC]
Sweet Honey in the Rock (musical group): tribute to efforts to promote full voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia, E1959 [24OC]
Remarks in Senate
Advisory Committee on Electronic Voting and the Electoral Process: establish, S1168, S1169 [26FE], S2468 [10AP]
Armed Forces: ensure regular collection and uniform treatment of absentee ballots, S1194 [26FE]
———protect voting rights of members, S715-S718 [13FE], S805 [14FE]
Ballots: treatment of absentee and mail-in ballots, S726 [13FE], S2521, S2522 [11AP]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (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]
———establish (S. 565), unanimous-consent agreement, S1402 [1MR], S2318 [22MR], S2503 [10AP]
———establish (S. 565), vitiation of action, S2599 [11AP]
Computers: require that States and local election officials maintain adequate security measures to protect computerized statewide voter registration lists, S2471 [10AP]
Courts: protect voting rights (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]
———protect voting rights (S. 565), unanimous-consent agreement, S1402 [1MR], S2318 [22MR], S2503 [10AP]
———protect voting rights (S. 565), vitiation of action, S2599 [11AP]
Crime: application of existing criminal statutes to voting rights cases, S990 [25FE]
Dept. of Justice: investigation of voting rights violations in the 2000 elections, S827-S829 [14FE]
———study the adequacy of existing electoral fraud statutes and penalties, S2468 [10AP]
Disabled: ensure voting rights for individuals, S713 [13FE]
———provide funding for protection and advocacy agencies to focus on voting access for persons with disabilities, S1143-S1149 [26FE], S1390 [1MR]
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]
———provide full voting representation in Congress (S. 3054), S9910 [3OC]
Elections: 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 security and confidentiality of information on the free access system relative to determining final disposition of votes, S1147 [26FE]
———establish a pilot program for postage-free absentee ballots, S836, S837 [14FE]
———establish a residual ballot performance benchmark, S834 [14FE], S1170 [26FE], S2470, S2472, S2473 [10AP], S2543 [11AP]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday, S1194-S1196 [26FE]
———hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, S10420 [15OC]
———implement significant election administration reforms, S8, S10 [23JA]
———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 use of Social Security numbers for voter registration and election administration, S809-S811, S829, S830 [14FE]
———permit voter information contained in a written affirmation to be used to verify eligibility of voter under a provisional voting system, S2471 [10AP]
———provide construction grants to ensure access for disabled individuals, S2521 [11AP]
———require States and localities to mail voter registration form to individuals who cast provisional ballots that were not counted, S728 [13FE]
———secure Federal voting rights for certain qualified persons who have served their criminal sentences, S799-S809 [14FE]
———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]
———tribute to election judges, S10039 [7OC]
———voter fraud, S2472 [10AP]
Federal employees: authorize administrative leave for Federal employees to perform poll worker service during Federal elections, S824-S826, S833 [14FE]
Florida: failure of Legislature to continue support for election reform, S1337 [28FE]
———voting equipment problems in primary election, S8441 [10SE]
Languages: specify how lever voting systems may meet the multilingual materials requirement, S728 [13FE]
Maine: same day voter registration, S2519 [11AP]
National Kids Voting Week: observance, S8558 [12SE]
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]
St. Louis, MO: voting irregularities, S718-S721 [13FE]
States: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), S8441 [10SE], S9951-S9955 [4OC]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, S10412-S10424 [15OC], S10488-S10516 [16OC], S10606 [17OC]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10232 [9OC], S10398 [10OC], S10472 [15OC]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), insert S. 565 language in lieu, S2543 [11AP]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), unanimous-consent agreement, S2543 [11AP]
———guarantee a portion of grant program funds allocated for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration, S988, S989 [25FE]
———permit to coordinate computerized statewide voter registration list with Federal records relative to death and identity, S2475, S2476 [10AP]
———provide sufficient funding to States to meet certain election technology and administration requirements, S1166, S1167 [26FE]
Technology: implementation of new election technologies and electronic voting systems, S2476, S2477 [10AP]
Telephones: establish toll-free telephone hotlines for reporting voter fraud and voting rights abuses, S728 [13FE]
Vermont: provisional and affidavit voting system, S2518, S2519 [11AP]
Voting: eliminate mail notification requirements for provisional ballots and replace with a free access system, S2468, S2469, 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]
No Taxation Without Representation Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3054), S10359 [10OC]
———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3054) (S. Rept. 107-343), S11214 [15NO]
Statements
Help America Vote Act: Representative Conyers, S9953 [4OC]
———Representative Corrine Brown, S9953 [4OC]
———Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, S9952 [4OC]
———Scott Harshbarger, Common Cause (organization), S10416 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]
Texts of
H.R. 3295, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act, S2544-S2556 [11AP]
S. 3054, No Taxation Without Representation Act, S9910 [3OC]
S. Con. Res. 146, support National Take Your Kids To Vote Day, S9136 [24SE]