ELECTIONS related term(s) Fundraising; Political Campaigns

Articles and editorials

Computer Voting Isn't Fool-Proof, H9713 [20OC]

Cuban Dissidents Get Prison Terms as Long as 27 Years, H2893 [8AP]

Daschle's Election Lesson, S250 [14JA]

Diebold Dilemma, H7920 [4SE]

Lawsuit Reveals 312 New Bush ``Pioneer'' Fundraisers, H3878 [9MY]

No Interest Like Self-Interest, E10 [8JA]

``Pioneers'' Paved Bush's Way With Big Dollars, H3878 [9MY]

Replacement Near, Old Vote Machines Are New York Issue, H9713-H9715 [20OC]

Taking Sides at Diebold, H7920 [4SE]

Touch-Screen Voting Ready, Officials Say, H10120 [29OC]

Voting Machine Controversy, H7919 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (see H.R. 2010), H3761 [7MY]

Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (see S. 700), S4375 [25MR] (see H.R. 854), H704 [13FE]

Congress: authorize States to implement mechanisms to ensure continuity in the event that one-fourth of the members of either the House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated (see S. 1820), S14031 [5NO]

Constitutional amendments: regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 5), S1479 [23JA] (see H.J. Res. 21), H322 [5FE]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (see H. Res. 179), H2864 [7AP]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 617), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1285), H1901 [13MR]

Federal Election Administration: establish (see S. 1388), S9244 [10JY] (see H.R. 2709, 2709), H6603 [10JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 1980), S16119 [9DE] (see H.R. 2239), H4735 [22MY]

———require voter verification and improved security for voting systems (see S. 1986), S16119 [9DE]

House of Representatives: dismiss contest of Hawaii's Second Congressional District election (see H. Res. 317), H6869 [15JY]

———dismiss contest of Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District election (see H. Res. 318), H6869 [15JY]

———establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House and the method by which Representatives are elected (see H.R. 415), H218 [28JA]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 21 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (see H.R. 2844), H7615 [24JY]

Israel: commend for conducting free and fair elections and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 61), H391 [11FE]

Kenya: elections (see S. Res. 231), S11832 [23SE] (see H. Res. 16), H60 [7JA] (see H. Res. 166), H2472 [27MR] (see H. Res. 177), H2822 [3AP]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H1462 [27FE]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H9614 [16OC]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 2139), H4204 [15MY]

Northern Ireland: urge that elections, pursuant to the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, be held and reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 367), H8222 [15SE]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 5), H60 [7JA]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3525), H11650 [19NO]

———limit contributions from out-of-State residents to congressional candidates and increase certain disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2529), H5661 [19JN]

———prohibit an authorized committee of a winning candidate from repaying any personal loans from the candidate after the candidate begins serving (see H.R. 681), H390 [11FE]

———prohibit use of contributions or donations made to candidates or office holders for the payment of their salary or for payment to any member of their immediate family (see H.R. 797), H701 [13FE]

———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 1497), S10265 [30JY]

———public financing of congressional elections (see H.R. 3172), H8905 [24SE]

———public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1878), H3569 [30AP]

———reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H12309 [21NO]

———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see S. 1913), S15406 [21NO] (see H.R. 3617), H12308 [21NO]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H57 [7JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 2667), H6347 [8JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for thrity-five years eligible for the Office of President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 59), H5266 [11JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see S.J. Res. 15), S9244 [10JY] (see H.J. Res. 67), H7838 [3SE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1874), S14965 [17NO]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 346), H12920 [8DE]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (see H.R. 1941), H3636 [1MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to congressional candidates (see S. 804), S4897 [7AP]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (see H.R. 2368), H5044 [5JN]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H134 [8JA]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 344), H169 [27JA]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 157), H57 [7JA]

———treatment of political organizations (see S. 1059), S6255 [14MY]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H2514 [31MR]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H1515 [4MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see S. 726), S4512 [27MR] (see H.R. 1508), H2514 [31MR]

———provide fairness in voter participation (see H.R. 2935), H7783 [25JY]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3153), H8490 [23SE]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1433), H2311 [25MR]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]

Brochures

Birch Bayh for President Campaign (1976), H4808 [3JN]

Letters

Help America Vote Act funding: several State and local government and civil rights organizations, S12675 [16OC], S13108 [23OC]

Lists

``Pioneer'' fundraisers from President Bush's 1999 primary campaign: Texans for Public Justice (organization), H3867-H3877 [9MY]

Political prisioners in Cuba, H2888 [8AP]

Petitions

District of Columbia voting representation in Congress: several District of Columbia residents, E1825-E1827 [17SE]

Press releases

Azerbaijan—Government Launches Crackdown After Election, Hundreds of Opposition Members Arrested: Human Rights Watch (organization), S13046 [22OC]

Remarks in House

Armenia: elections, E2427 [23NO]

Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence, H6732 [15JY]

———promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (H.R. 854), E241 [13FE], E920 [9MY], E1338 [24JN]

California: circuit court decision to delay gubernatorial recall election relative to disenfranchisement of certain voters, H8266 [16SE]

Cambodia: elections, E1381 [27JN], E1795 [16SE]

Chechnya: constitutional referendum, E611 [27MR]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to African American women elected to the municipal court, H10462 [6NO]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (H. Res. 179), H2887-H2895 [8AP]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress, E1825 [17SE]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (H.R. 1285), H1879 [13MR], E466 [13MR]

Georgia, Republic of: elections, E2427 [23NO]

Guatemala: human rights violations, E1929 [30SE]

Help America Vote Act: allow State waiver from compliance until mandate is fully funded at the federally authorized level, H7860 [4SE]

———funding, H7882, H7883, H7919 [4SE], H11853-H11856 [20NO], H12832 [8DE], E1754 [10SE], E2168 [30OC]

———implementation, H9713-H9716 [20OC]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), H9357 [8OC], H10118-H10122 [29OC], E1081 [23MY], E2487 [8DE]

House of Representatives: dismiss contest of Hawaii's Second Congressional District election (H. Res. 317), H6710 [15JY]

———dismiss contest of Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District election (H. Res. 318), H6711 [15JY]

———establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House and the method by which Representatives are elected (H.R. 415), E80 [28JA]

———proposal to allow appointment of Members by Governors in certain emergency situatuons, E1137 [5JN]

Israel: commend for conducting free and fair elections and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (H. Res. 61), H343-H345 [11FE], E221, E226, E260 [13FE]

Kenya: elections (H. Res. 16), E11 [8JA]

———elections (H. Res. 177), H5669-H5671 [23JN]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (H.R. 156), E15 [8JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (H.R. 2667), E1410 [8JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (H.J. Res. 67), E1692 [4SE]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (H.R. 1941), E848 [1MY]

Taxation: apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (H.R. 2368), E1153 [5JN]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (H.R. 157), E9 [8JA]

Venezuela: condemn political unrest and political leadership and call for new elections (H. Res. 40), E77 [28JA]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (H.R. 1510), E621 [31MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (H.R. 1508), E619 [31MR]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 259), E40 [8JA]

Remarks in Senate

Azerbaijan: elections, S12887 [20OC], S13046 [22OC]

Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (S. 700), S4378 [25MR], S5332 [11AP]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: district court decision on constitutionality of certain provisions, S5738-S5740 [5MY]

Cambodia: elections, S1662 [28JA], S1808 [30JA], S9897 [24JY]

———human rights violations, S1662 [28JA], S1808 [30JA], S13372 [28OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S15922-S15926 [25NO]

———authorize States to implement mechanisms to ensure continuity in the event that one-fourth of the members of either the House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated (S. 1820), S14032 [5NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S90 [9JA]

Dept. of Education: establish Freedom's Answer Project to engage students in election process, S12185 [30SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (S. 617), S3734 [13MR]

Federal Election Administration: establish (S. 1388), S9246-S9248 [10JY]

Foreign policy: conflict resolution, rule of law, and democracy activities funding, S12794 [17OC]

Guatemala: elections, S15279 [20NO]

Help America Vote Act: funding, S12673-S12675 [16OC], S13106-S13112 [23OC], S15949 [25NO]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), S15917 [25NO]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (S. 1980), S16122 [9DE]

———require voter verification and improved security for voting systems (S. 1986), S16122 [9DE]

Kenya: elections (S. Res. 231), S12475 [3OC]

Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 1497), S10272-S10275 [30JY], S10898 [1AU]

———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (S. 1913), S15411-S15413 [21NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (S.J. Res. 15), S9251 [10JY]

Rushmore Policy Council: condemn actions relative to Senator Daschle's reelection campaign, S5828 [7MY]

Russia: political reform, S13373 [28OC], S13866 [4NO]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 1874), S14966, S14967 [17NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to congressional candidates (S. 804), S4902 [7AP]

———treatment of political organizations (S. 1059), S6260 [14MY]

Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process, S11634 [17SE]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (S. 726), S4518 [27MR]

Reports filed

Continuity in Representation Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 2844) (H. Rept. 108-404), H12928 [15DE]

Hawaii's Second Congressional District Election Contest Dismissal: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. Rept. 108-207), H6867 [15JY]

Kenyan Elections: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 231), S12375 [2OC]

Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District Election Contest Dismissal: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 108-208), H6867 [15JY]

Statements

Continuing Appropriations: Senator McCain, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2418-S2420 [13FE]

Efrain Rios Montt's Eligibility To Run in Guatemalan Elections: Jessica Leight and Molly Maas, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1929 [30SE]

Summaries

District Court Decision on Constitutionality of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Provisions, S5740 [5MY]

Tables

Help America Vote Act timeline, H10120 [29OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 61, commend Israel for conducting free and fair elections and reaffirm friendship with the U.S., H343 [11FE]

H. Res. 177, Kenyan elections, H5669 [23JN]

H. Res. 179, condemn human rights violations in Cuba, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections, H2887 [8AP]

H. Res. 317, dismiss contest of Hawaii's Second Congressional District election, H6710 [15JY]

H. Res. 318, dismiss contest of Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District election, H6711 [15JY]

S. 700, Belarus Democracy Act, S4379 [25MR]

S. 726, Democracy Day Act, S4518 [27MR]

S. 804, allow a tax credit for contributions to congressional candidates, S4902 [7AP]

S. 1059, tax treatment of political organizations, S6261 [14MY]

S. 1497, Our Democracy, Our Airwaves Act, S10272-S10275 [30JY]

S. 1874, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S14967 [17NO]

S. 1986, Protecting American Democracy Act, S16123 [9DE]

S. Res. 231, Kenyan elections, S11860 [23SE], S12476 [3OC]