2005 Federal Election Reform Legislation (Updated)

[Wilms]

Updated to include H. J. Res. 28: Jesse Jackson (D-IL).

Each of the pending bills are listed, with a link to a http://www.govtrack.us page.

There you can click TEXT or pdf versions of each of the bills. Next to “Cosponsors” click on ‘show’ to see the list.

There are other functions on the page, such as “Bill Tracking”.

2005 Election Reform Legislation

HAVA Amendments (10)

Reference:
FEC HAVA 2002 Page:
http://www.fec.gov/hava/hava.htm


S. 330: John Ensign (R-NV) A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-330
Companion Bill: H.R. 704: James Gibbons (R-NV)


H.R. 704: James Gibbons (R-NV) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-704
Companion Bill: S. 330: John Ensign (R-NV)


S. 17: Christopher Dodd (D-CT) A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to protect voting rights and to improve the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-17
Companion Bill: H.R. 533: John Conyers (D-MI)


H.R. 533: John Conyers (D-MI) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to protect voting rights and to improve the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-533
Companion Bill: S. 17: Christopher Dodd (D-CT)


S. 450: Hillary Clinton (D-NY) A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified paper record, to improve provisional balloting, to impose additional requirements under such Act, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-450
Companion Bill: H.R. 939: Stephanie Jones (D-OH)


H.R. 939: Stephanie Jones (D-OH) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified paper record, to improve provisional balloting, to impose additional requirements under such Act, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-939
Companion Bill: S. 450: Hillary Clinton (D-NY)


S. 414: Mitch McConnell (R-KY) A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to protect the right of Americans to vote through the prevention of voter fraud, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-414


H.R. 550: Rush Holt (D-NJ) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper record or hard copy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-550

H.R. 470: John Larson (D-CT) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the software used in the operation of an electronic voting machine to meet certain requirements as a condition of the use of the machine in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-470


H.R. 278: Steve King (R-IA) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems to produce a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and to ensure the security of electronic data, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-278



No Harris Blackwell (2)

S. 391: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-391


H.R. 834: Ted Strickland (D-OH) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-834



Voter Enfranchisement (colonies, ex-offenders, and registration) (7)

S. 195: Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) A bill to provide for full voting representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-195
Companion Bill: H.R. 398: Eleanor Norton (D-DC)


H.R. 398: Eleanor Norton (D-DC) To provide for full voting representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-398
Companion Bill: S. 195: Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)


H.R. 190: Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) To restore the Federal electoral rights of the residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-190


H. J. Res. 28: Jesse Jackson (D-IL) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-28


H.J. Res. 1: Donna Christensen (D-VI) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-1


H.R. 663: Charles Rangel (D-NY) To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-663

H.R. 496: Martin Sabo (D-MN) To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-496


H.C. Res. 73: James McCrery (R-LA) Supporting the goals and ideals of National High School Seniors Voter Registration Day.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc109-73



Election Day/Weekend (2)

S. 144: Herbert Kohl (D-WI) A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-144


H.R. 63: John Conyers (D-MI) To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the same manner as any legal public holiday for purposes of Federal employment, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-63



Quit Electoral College (2)

H.J. Res. 8: Raymond Green (D-TX) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-8


H.J. RES.17: Eliot Engel (D-NY) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of the citizens of the United States.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-17



Candidate Enfranchisement/Special Elections (4)

H.J. Res. 2: John Conyers (D-MI) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-2


H.J. Res. 9: Jose Serrano (D-NY) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-9


H.J. Res. 15: Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-15


H.R. 841: James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) Special Elections/Appointments Provisions bill. To require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-841

2005 Campaign/Finance Reform Legislation (17)

Reference:
Federal Campaign Finance Laws Page:
http://www.fec.gov/law/feca/feca.shtml


S. 237: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that certain states remain eligible for Federal highway funds. (Pay to Play Reform Protection Act - Amends Federal highway law regarding requirements for the letting of a contract for the construction of Federal-aid highway project by or under the supervision of a State transportation department. Declares that nothing in such requirements prohibits a State from enacting a law or issuing an order that limits the amount of money an individual doing business with a State agency for a Federal-aid project may contribute to a political campaign.)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-237
Companion Bill: H.R. 439 William Pascrell (D-NJ)


H.R. 439: William Pascrell (D-NJ) To amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-439
Companion Bill: S. 237: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)


S. 271: John McCain (R-AZ) A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-271


H.R. 45: Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-45


H.R. 46: Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the requirement that persons making disbursements for electioneering communications file reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-46


H.R. 235: Walter Jones (R-NC) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the religious free exercise and free speech rights of churches and other houses of worship.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-235


H.R. 338: Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-338


H.R. 471: John Larson (D-CT) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the frequency of disclosure of information by political organizations and to improve the linkage between databases for public disclosure of election-related information maintained by the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Election Commission.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-471


H.R. 491: Thomas Petri (R-WI) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require persons conducting Federal election polls by telephone to disclose certain information to respondents and the Federal Election Commission.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-491


H.R. 513: Christopher Shays (R-CT) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-513


H.R. 689: Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the requirement that persons making disbursements for electioneering communications file reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-689


H.R. 701: Philip English (R-PA) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an authorized committee of a winning candidate for election for Federal office which received a personal loan from the candidate from making any repayment on the loan after the date on which the candidate begins serving in such office.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-701


H.R. 702: Philip English (R-PA) To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of any contribution made to a candidate for election for Federal office, or any donation made to an individual as support for the individual's activities as the holder of a Federal office, for the payment of a salary to the candidate or individual or to any member of the immediate family of the candidate or individual.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-702


H.R. 850: Steny Hoyer (D-MD) To amend chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a uniform date for the release of payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to eligible candidates for election to the office of President of the United States.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-850


H.R. 914: Philip English (R-PA) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity in reporting requirements for national party committees and unregulated political organizations, and for other purposes.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-914


H.R. 942: Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) To require government agencies carrying out surface transportation projects to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before procuring architectural, engineering, and related services from a private contractor, and for other purposes. (Prescribes components of such cost benefit analysis, as well as accompanying materials including the performance history and political contribution history of the private contractor.)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-942


H.J. Res. 13: James Leach (R-IA) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding regulations on the amounts of expenditures of personal funds made by candidates for election for public office.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-13
(Upcoming) Dates for Specific Requirements of the Help America Vote Act
http://www.fec.gov/hava/timeline.htm

March 31, 2005
State NVRA Reports for 2003-2004 due to EAC.

June 1, 2005
EAC submits report to President and Congress on voters who register by mail. (Section 244).

June 1, 2005
EAC (in conjunction with SSA) reports to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of using SSN or other such information to establish registration or other election eligibility and ID requirements. (Section 244).

June 30, 2005
2003-2004 NVRA report submitted to Congress.

January 1, 2006
Each State and jurisdiction required to comply with the voting systems requirements in Section 301.

January 1, 2006
Deadline for States to implement computerized Statewide voter registration database if qualified for waiver.

First election for Federal office after January 1, 2006
All punchcard and lever machines replaced in States accepting Section 102 payments who qualified for a waiver of the original deadline.

January 1, 2007
Voting systems purchased with Title II requirements payments must meet disability access standards in section 201.

[Melodybe]

1. Tell me there is something good in there

I have a petition for verified voting, the folks over at verifiedvoting.org are working hard to get a paper trail with all voting. I hope to collect ten thousand names.

here is the link:

http://www.verifiedvoting.org
Please sign if you haven't, cause a paper trail is the only way to make this country's voting systems legit. End of story.

[EST]

2. I tried-site sucks-can't find petition

[GetTheRightVote]

3. I tried to find it to sign up but I was not able to locate it ??

Help, Help.

:kick:

[Wilms]

4. Some Verified Voters Pages

Action Center: (for specific bill's they've endorsed)
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/article.php?list=type&type=10


Petition (dead now, but call back later):
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/petition


http://www.verifiedvoting.org

[tommcintyre]

5. Thanks for the update Wilms, I'll forward it n/t

Is the state-by-state list in a completed form too? I want to forward it, along with this list to the principals at Safevotehawaii. I think it could be useful for the individual state groups to have this vital info.

In early Feb, I offered to be a liaison between Safevotehawaii and the appropriate DU forums - an offer they gladly accepted. I keep a lookout for info that may be useful to them, post questions for them (recently: Cost comparison between DRE and OptScan for Finance committee testimony), and post announcements/results of their progress (Hi. bills) here at DU. Since you're collecting and consequently making contact with other DUers in various states, possibly someone from each state may want to do something similar?

BTW: Here's the latest post on our Hawaii bill(s):
Fw: Safe Vote Bill hearing (& HAVA funding bill & "Clean Elections")
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=147x852

[Wilms]

6. Not yet but I'm working on it...

Nevada appears to be enacted VVPAT, and now I have to figure out Missouri.

[Melissa G]

7. Great Post Wilms! Thanks!