A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require paper ballots and risk-limiting audits in all Federal elections, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3049| Senate
| Updated: 6/12/2018
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (14)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Rules and Administration Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018 This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect for errors before the vote is cast. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, (3) revises accessibility requirements related to the bill's paper ballot requirements, and (4) directs the National Science Foundation to make grants to eligible entities to study and develop mechanisms to address various voting issues.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Government Operations and Politics
Disability and paralysisElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsTechnology assessment
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require paper ballots and risk-limiting audits in all Federal elections, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3049| Senate
| Updated: 6/12/2018
Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018 This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect for errors before the vote is cast. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, (3) revises accessibility requirements related to the bill's paper ballot requirements, and (4) directs the National Science Foundation to make grants to eligible entities to study and develop mechanisms to address various voting issues.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (14)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Rules and Administration Committee
Government Operations and Politics
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- HR 115-6093: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require paper ballots and risk-limiting audits in all Federal elections, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-12: To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disability and paralysisElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsTechnology assessment