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S.450

Count Every Vote Act of 2005 (Introduced in Senate)

Beginning
February 17, 2005
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 104. Voter verification and audit capacity funding.
TITLE I--VOTER VERIFICATION AND AUDITING
    SEC. 101. PROMOTING ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, AND SECURITY THROUGH PRESERVATION OF A VOTER-VERIFIED PAPER RECORD OR HARD COPY.
    SEC. 102. REQUIREMENT FOR MANDATORY RECOUNTS.
    SEC. 103. SPECIFIC, DELINEATED REQUIREMENT OF STUDY, TESTING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES.
    SEC. 104. VOTER-VERIFICATION AND AUDIT CAPACITY FUNDING.
`PART 7--VOTER-VERIFICATION AND AUDIT CAPACITY FUNDING
    `SEC. 297. VOTER-VERIFICATION AND AUDIT CAPACITY FUNDING.
    `SEC. 298. APPROPRIATION.
    SEC. 105. REPORTS AND PROVISION OF SECURITY CONSULTATION SERVICES.
    `SEC. 248. REPORTS AND PROVISION OF SECURITY CONSULTATION SERVICES.
    SEC. 106. IMPROVEMENTS TO VOTING SYSTEMS.
TITLE II--PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
    SEC. 201. REQUIREMENTS FOR CASTING AND COUNTING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
TITLE III--ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002
Subtitle A--Shortening Voter Wait Times
    SEC. 301. MINIMUM REQUIRED VOTING SYSTEMS, POLL WORKERS, AND ELECTION RESOURCES.
`Subtitle C--Additional Requirements
    `SEC. 321. MINIMUM REQUIRED VOTING SYSTEMS AND POLL WORKERS.
`Subtitle E--Guidance and Standards
    `SEC. 299. STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING THE MINIMUM REQUIRED VOTING SYSTEMS AND POLL WORKERS.
    SEC. 302. REQUIREMENTS FOR JURISDICTIONS WITH SUBSTANTIAL VOTER WAIT TIMES.
`TITLE X--REMEDIAL PLANS FOR STATES WITH EXCESSIVE VOTER WAIT TIMES
    `SEC. 1001. REMEDIAL PLANS FOR STATES WITH EXCESSIVE VOTER WAIT TIMES.
Subtitle B--No-Excuse Absentee Voting
    SEC. 311. NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING.
    `SEC. 322. NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING.
Subtitle C--Collection and Dissemination of Election Data
    SEC. 321. DATA COLLECTION.
    `SEC. 323. PUBLIC REPORTS ON FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
Subtitle D--Ensuring Well Run Elections
    SEC. 331. TRAINING OF ELECTION OFFICIALS.
    `SEC. 324. TRAINING OF ELECTION OFFICIALS.
    SEC. 332. IMPARTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS.
    `SEC. 325. ELECTION ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
Subtitle E--Standards for Purging Voters
    SEC. 341. STANDARDS FOR PURGING VOTERS.
    `SEC. 326. REMOVAL FROM VOTER REGISTRATION LIST.
Subtitle F--Election Day Registration and Early Voting
    SEC. 351. ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.
    `SEC. 327. ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.
    `SEC. 299A. ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION FORM.
    SEC. 352. EARLY VOTING.
    `SEC. 328. EARLY VOTING.
    `SEC. 299B. STANDARDS FOR EARLY VOTING.
TITLE IV--VOTER REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION
    SEC. 401. VOTER REGISTRATION.
    `SEC. 329. PROCESSING OF REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS.
    `SEC. 299C. STANDARDS FOR MATERIAL OMISSION FROM REGISTRATION FORMS.
    `SEC. 249. STUDY ON INTERNET REGISTRATION AND OTHER USES OF THE INTERNET IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
    SEC. 402. ESTABLISHING VOTER IDENTIFICATION.
    `SEC. 299D. VOTER IDENTIFICATION.
`PART 8--PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
    `SEC. 298A. PAYMENTS FOR FREE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.
    `SEC. 298B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    SEC. 403. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL CERTIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL SECURITY OF VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS.
TITLE V--PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES
    SEC. 501. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES.
`CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES BY ELECTION OFFICIALS AND VOTING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS
TITLE VI--ENDING DECEPTIVE PRACTICES
    SEC. 601. ENDING DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.
TITLE VII--CIVIC PARTICIPATION BY EX-OFFENDERS
    SEC. 701. VOTING RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
    `SEC. 330. NOTIFICATION OF RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS.
TITLE VIII--FEDERAL ELECTION DAY ACT
    SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
    SEC. 802. FEDERAL ELECTION DAY AS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
    SEC. 803. STUDY ON ENCOURAGING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO SERVE AS POLL WORKERS.
    `SEC. 250. STUDY ON ENCOURAGING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO SERVE AS POLL WORKERS.
TITLE IX--TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFICATE OF ASCERTAINMENT OF ELECTORS
    SEC. 901. TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFICATE OF ASCERTAINMENT OF ELECTORS.
TITLE X--STRENGTHENING THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
    SEC. 1001. STRENGTHENING THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.
    `SEC. 209. SUBMISSION OF BUDGET REQUESTS.
    `SEC. 299E. TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
    SEC. 1002. REPEAL OF EXEMPTION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION FROM CERTAIN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.
    SEC. 1003. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.


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