SAVE Voting Act of 2004
Latest action · Feb 2, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure and Verifiable Electronic Voting Act of 2004 or SAVE Voting Act of 2004 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require Federal voting systems to produce a voter-verified paper record suitable for a manual audit, except that such a system should be paperless for individuals with disabilities. Specifies requirements for software used in voting systems. Requires information on the right to voter assistance to be given to those who are blind, disabled, or unable to read or write. Requires the Election Assistance Commission to: (1) provide States with funding to implement such voting systems; and (2) study, test, and develop best practices to enhance accessibility and voter-verification mechanisms for disabled voters.
Extends the deadline for States to request payments for activities to improve administration of elections and for replacement of punch card or lever voting machines.
Accelerates the deadline for compliance with voting systems standards from January 1, 2006, to the regularly scheduled November 2004 general Federal election. Requires each State and jurisdiction unable to meet such deadline to utilize a paper voting system at Commission expense in the November 2004 general election.
Requires Federal certification of technological security of voter registration lists.
Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct manual mandatory unannounced recounts of the voter-verified records in a specified number of State and overseas jurisdictions immediately following each general election for Federal office; and (2) promptly publish the results of those recounts.
Requires manufacturers of voting systems to implement safeguards for software, including background checks of personnel, certification, and public access to the software code.
Repeals the exemption of the Commission from certain Government contracting requirements.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Feb 2, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S374-375)
- Feb 2, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S374 | Barbara Boxer D-CA | Feb 2, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SAVE Voting Act of 2004
- Secure and Verifiable Electronic Voting Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Authorization
- Ballots
- Blind
- Competitive bidding
- Computer programming
- Computer security measures
- Computer software
- Congress
- Congressional elections
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Directories
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Election administration
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Grants-in-aid
- Identification of criminals
- Illiteracy
- Internet
- Paper and paper products
- Presidential elections
- Printing
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public records
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- Voter registration
- Voting
- Voting machines
- Voting of the disabled
- Voting rights
- Wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2004Introduced in Senate
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