Count Every Vote Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Count Every Vote Act of 2005 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to: (1) requirements for voter verification and manual audit capacity; (2) accessibiliity of the voting system for language minority individuals in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access, participation, inspection, and verification as for other voters; (3) prohibition of the use of undisclosed software and of wireless communication devices in voting systems; (4) certification of software and hardware used in electronic voting systems; (5) security standards for manufacturers of voting systems used in Federal elections; (6) mandatory recounts; (7) study, testing, and development of best practices to enhance accessibility and voter verification mechanisms for disabled voters; (8) voter verification and audit capacity funding; (9) security consultation services; (10) casting and counting of provisional ballots; (11) minimum required voting systems, poll workers, and election resources; (12) remedial plans for States with excessive voter wait times; (13) absentee voting; (14) public reports on Federal elections; (15) training of election officials; (16) impartial administration of elections; (17) standards for purging voters; (18) election day registration and early voting; (19) voter registration and identification; (20) prohibition of certain campaign activities; (21) voting rights of individuals convicted of criminal offenses; (22) election day as a public holiday; and (23) the Election Assistance Commission.
Cosponsors 79
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2005 to May 3, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 24, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jun 27, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Nov 9, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 3, 2006 |
Withdrew 1 Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA Jun 15, 2005
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 Feb 17, 2005 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2005 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2005Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6210 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH | Jul 21, 2005 |
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.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-38 | SPECIALTY HOSPITALS: ASSESSING THEIR ROLE IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE141 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 12, 2005 |
| Serial No. 109-37 | PHYSICIAN-OWNED SPECIALTY HOSPITALS142 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Mar 8, 2005 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40609 | The National Voter Registration Act of 1993: History, Implementation, and Effects Archived | Report | Sep 18, 2013 |
| RS22505 | Voter Identification and Citizenship Requirements: Overview and Issues Archived | Report | Mar 7, 2007 |
| RL33894 | Election Reform: Issues and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Feb 28, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 450 | Count Every Vote Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jul 20, 2006 |
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 a voter-verified paper record, to improve provisional balloting, to impose additional requirements under such Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Count Every Vote Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Absentee voting
- Administrative procedure
- Advertising
- Americans in foreign countries
- Ballots
- Blind
- Business ethics
- Business records
- Campaign funds
- Chief executive officers
- Chief financial officers
- Citizenship
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Competitive bidding
- Computer programming
- Computer security measures
- Computer software
- Conflict of interests
- Congress
- Congressional elections
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Directories
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Election administration
- Election Assistance Commission
- Election candidates
- Election Day
- Election fraud
- Electoral college
- Electronic government information
- Employee training
- Ex-offenders
- Executives
- Federal employees
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fund raising
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Identification devices
- Identification of criminals
- Illiteracy
- Immigration
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Injunctions
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Internet
- Labor and Employment
- Laboratories
- Language and languages
- Law
- Leave of absence
- Licenses
- Local employees
- Paper and paper products
- Photography
- Planning
- Political participation
- Political parties
- Postal service
- Presidential elections
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- Social security numbers
- Social Welfare
- Soldier voting
- Standards
- State employees
- State laws
- State officials
- State-local relations
- Translating and interpreting
- Volunteer workers
- Voter registration
- Voting
- Voting age
- Voting machines
- Voting of the disabled
- Voting rights
- Web sites
- Wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
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