Paper Ballot Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 27, 2006 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Paper Ballot Act of 2006 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a state, for a regularly scheduled general election for President and Vice President, to: (1) conduct the election using only paper ballots; and (2) ensure that the number of ballots cast at a precinct or equivalent location which are placed inside a single box or similar container does not exceed 500.
Requires the ballots cast at a precinct or equivalent location to be counted by hand by election officials at the precinct. Allows a representative of each political party with a candidate on the ballot, as well as any interested member of the public, to observe the officials as they count the ballots.
Amends federal law to move observation of Washington's Birthday to Election Day during presidential election years.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2006 to Nov 14, 2006; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Sep 27, 2006 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Nov 14, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Sep 27, 2006 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 27, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2006Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2006Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33894 | Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Feb 28, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to conduct Presidential elections using paper ballots and to count those ballots by hand, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Paper Ballot Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2006Introduced in House
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