VOTING

Addresses

Ain't I a Woman: Sojourner Truth, S7515 [25JN]

Anniversary of Murder of Civil Rights Organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS: Dick Molpus, E1271 [25JN]

Articles and editorials

Anatomy of Myth—How Did One Exit Poll Answer Become the Story of How Bush Won? Good Question, E2161 [6DE]

Election Day Anti-Terrorism Plans Draw Criticism, H8336 [6OC]

Election Fix Stymied by Delays, Computer Doubts, Confidence Gap, H1349 [23MR]

Election Troubles Already Descending on Florida, H5864 [15JY]

Electoral-College Reform Requires Change of Timing, E1766 [1OC]

Ensuring That Voting's Sanctity Wins Out, H8332 [6OC]

Fighting for a Right To Vote Constitutional Amendment, H7224-H7226 [15SE]

Florida as the Next Florida, H2259 [21AP], E403 [18MR]

Indian Health Agency Barred New-Voter Drive, H8336 [6OC]

Judge Smudges Duval Voting, H2260 [21AP]

Judge Stays Own Order on Voting Machines, H2259 [21AP]

Poll Position, H8333-H8336 [6OC]

Poll Watchers To Ensure Every Vote Counts, H8332 [6OC]

Teen Makes Sure Building Doesn't Become History, S11425 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2483 [28AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see S. 2600), S7435 [24JN]

Children and youth: permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms (see H.R. 4972), H6703 [22JY]

Civic awareness: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness (see S. Res. 434), S9611 [23SE]

———recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (see H. Res. 796), H7574 [23SE]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see S. Res. 386), S7104 [21JN] (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

Democracy: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H8856 [7OC]

———condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4640), H4765 [22JN]

———restore Federal electoral rights of residents (see H.R. 3709), H35 [20JA]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

———deny power to any Federal agency to postpone Federal elections (see H. Con. Res. 474), H5908 [15JY]

———extend date for meeting of electors of President and Vice President, and for joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes, in case of a controversy or contest relative to counting of votes in any State (see H.R. 5191), H7944 [30SE]

———recognize importance of implementing any and all measures necessary to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the 2004 Presidential election (see H. Res. 797), H7575 [23SE]

———require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4174), H2198 [20AP] (see H.R. 4530), H3872 [9JN]

———require States to conduct general elections for Federal office using an instant runoff voting system and direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to help defray costs (see H.R. 5293), H9047 [8OC]

Help America Vote Act: apply same requirements to voters who register by mail, to other voters who do not register in person, and increase penalties for repeated fraudulent registration violations (see S. 2818), S9441 [21SE]

———apply same requirements to voters who register by mail to certain other voters who do not register in person and increase penalties for repeated fraudulent registration violations (see H.R. 5171), H7863 [29SE]

———prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (see H.R. 4479), H3719 [2JN]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 2045), S370 [2FE] (see S. 2313), S4024 [8AP] (see S. 2437), S5607 [18MY]

———require software used in electronic voting machines to meet certain requirements before using such machines in Federal elections (see H.R. 4966), H6703 [22JY]

———require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 4187), H2265 [21AP]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 103), H7137 [14SE] (see H.J. Res. 109), H9050 [8OC] (see H.J. Res. 112), H9999 [18NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment on the process used by the House of Representatives to choose the President in the event no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes (see H.J. Res. 113), H9999 [18NO]

States: postpone deadline for a State to meet election administration requirements until the State is appropriated funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 4068), H1739 [30MR]

———prohibit States from removing individuals from list of eligible voters by reason of criminal conviction unless removal is carried out in accordance with standards providing notice and opportunity for appeal (see H.R. 4758), H5195 [6JY]

———require notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H2488 [29AP]

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 101), H6705 [22JY]

Excerpts

Help America Vote Act, H1350 [23MR]

Letters

Anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS: Phillip Martin, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, E1181 [18JN]

Permit voter registration at Indian Health Service facilities in New Mexico: Senator Bingaman, S10632 [7OC]

Lists

Correspondence by Delegate Faleomavaega relative to protecting the voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate from American Samoa, H3883 [14JN]

Poems

``Angels Cried,'' Representative Owens, E1242 [25JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Kurt Angle and John Bradshaw: Representative Ney, E170 [12FE]

Questions and answers

Restore Federal electoral rights of District of Columbia residents, H6 [20JA]

Remarks in House

Alameda, CA: anniversary of League of Women Voters, E633 [22AP]

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (H.R. 2010), H3881-H3884 [14JN]

Anti-Flag (musical group): tribute, H8863 [8OC]

Armed Forces: rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (H. Res. 608), H2743-H2746 [11MY]

Children and youth: permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms (H.R. 4972), E1501 [22JY]

Civic awareness: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (H. Res. 796), H8331-H8337 [6OC], E1907 [11OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, E1180 [18JN]

———anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (H. Con. Res. 450), H4604-H4606 [21JN], E1241, E1271 [25JN]

Colleges and universities: State regulations governing students' ability to register to vote, H3767, H3768 [3JN], H4746 [22JN], H6118-H6121 [20JY]

Constitutional amendments: right to vote (H.J. Res. 28), H7224-H7232 [15SE]

Crangle, Joseph F.: appointment to Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors, E254 [26FE]

Democracy: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (H.R. 5246), E1859 [10OC]

———condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (H. Res. 793), H7824 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense: Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment project funding, H9006 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inquiry regarding authority to postpone the Presidential election, H5617, H5618, H5640, H5641, H5643 [13JY]

District of Columbia: restore Federal electoral rights of residents (H.R. 3709), H6 [20JA], H225 [28JA]

Election Assistance Commission: funding, H7209 [15SE], H7290 [21SE], H7345 [22SE], E1627 [15SE]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (H. Res. 728), H6085-H6089 [20JY]

———condemn efforts to suppress or intimidate individuals from voting and encourage States to replace error-prone voting equipment, H7319-H7323 [21SE]

———extend date for meeting of electors of President and Vice President, and for joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes, in case of a controversy or contest relative to counting of votes in any State (H.R. 5191), E1766 [1OC]

———impact of moral values on outcome of Presidential election, E2161 [6DE]

———investigation of voting irregularities, E2156 [6DE]

———secure Federal voting rights for certain qualified persons who have served their criminal sentences, H2260 [21AP]

———tribute to organizations supplying information to voters, H7563 [23SE]

———U.N. monitoring of U.S. election, H5171 [6JY], H5202 [7JY]

FEC: funding, E1627 [15SE]

Florida: disputed results in 2000 Presidential election, H5171 [6JY]

———eliminate directives that void voter registration forms that have certain inadvertent omissions, H8174 [6OC]

Help America Vote Act: funding, H6733 [7SE], H7130, H7131 [14SE], E404 [18MR]

———implementation, H1349 [23MR], H7319-H7323 [21SE]

———prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (H.R. 4479), H3724 [3JN]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy, H6733 [7SE]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), H2254-H2261 [21AP], E698 [28AP]

———require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (H.R. 4187), E581 [21AP]

House of Representatives: ensure prompt transmission of absentee ballots for a special election to uniformed services or overseas voters and allow sufficient time for their return, H2328-H2330 [22AP]

———require certain special elections to abide by U.S. civil and voting rights laws, H2334 [22AP]

———30-Something Caucus efforts to involve young adults in government, H4746, H4752 [22JN], H5186, H5187 [6JY], H5899-H5901 [15JY], H6118-H6124 [20JY]

Importance, H7563-H7567 [23SE]

NIST: electronic voting systems standards, testing, and certification process funding, H5263, H5264 [7JY]

OAS: Commission on Human Rights findings relative to District of Columbia denial of voting representation in Congress, H484 [11FE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (H.J. Res. 103), E1613 [14SE]

Shelton, Hilary O.: appointment to Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors, E254 [26FE]

U.N.: prohibit funding for observation of U.S. elections, H5862-H5866 [15JY]

Remarks in Senate

American Samoa: protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate (H.R. 2010), S11180 [10OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (S. 2600), S7478 [24JN], S7514 [25JN]

Civic awareness: recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (S. Res. 434), S9652 [23SE]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (S. Res. 386), S7113 [21JN]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences, S6826 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: evaluate effectiveness of Military Postal Service Agency and Voting Assistance Program, S7388 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inquiry regarding authority to postpone the Presidential election, S7955 [13JY]

Florida: eliminate directives that void voter registration forms that have certain inadvertent omissions, S10397 [5OC]

Help America Vote Act: apply same requirements to voters who register by mail, to other voters who do not register in person, and increase penalties for repeated fraudulent registration violations (S. 2818), S9443 [21SE]

———funding, S2694 [11MR]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (S. 2045), S374 [2FE]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (S. 2313), S4051, S4052 [8AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (S. 2437), S5611 [18MY], S10429 [5OC]

Nevada: voter registration laws, S9419 [21SE]

New Mexico: permit voter registration at Indian Health Service facilities, S10631 [7OC]

States: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration, S12042 [8DE]

Voting Rights Act: make certain language on minority and preclearance provisions permanent, S1649-S1655 [26FE]

Reports filed

Protect Voting Rights of American Samoan Members of the Armed Forces in the Election of House of Representatives Delegate: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2010) (H. Rept. 108-515), H3604 [1JN]

Protect Voting Rights of Armed Forces Members in the Election of the Delegate From American Samoa in the House of Representatives: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2010) (S. Rept. 108-377), S9812 [28SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS: Community Development Partnership (organization), E1180 [18JN]

———Neshoba County, MS, Board of Supervisors, E1180 [18JN]

———Philadelphia Coalition, E1180 [18JN]

———Philadelphia, MS, City Council, E1180 [18JN]

Statements

Protecting the Integrity and Accessibility of Voting in 2004 and Beyond: People for the American Way (organization), H7323 [21SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 450, anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, H4604 [21JN]

H. Res. 608, rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections, H2743 [11MY]

H. Res. 728, assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election, H6085 [20JY]

H. Res. 796, recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process, H8331 [6OC]

H.R. 2010, protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate for American Samoa, S11180 [10OC]

H.R. 2010, protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces in the election of House of Representatives Delegate from American Samoa, H3881 [14JN]

S. 2600, revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth, S7479 [24JN], S7515 [25JN]

S. 2818, apply same requirements to voters who register by mail, to other voters who do not register in person, and increase penalties for repeated fraudulent registration violations, S9444 [21SE]

S. Res. 386, anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, S7111, S7114 [21JN]

S. Res. 434, recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process, S9644, S9652 [23SE]