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To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (1 more) 5/15/2008--Reported to House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a grant to each participating state and unit of local government for carrying ou... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House |  | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| April 15, 2008 | July 15, 2008 |
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| July 15, 2008Roll call number 493 in the House | |||
| Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 5803 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local goverment to carry out a program to make backup paper ballots in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 57% | Result: Failed | |
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August 18, 2008 hereâs whatâs happening in congress:
the house voted on july 15 on hr 5803. this bill would provide $75 million in grants to state and local governments to make backup paper ballots available for the 2008 elections. this bill was considered under a suspension of the rules, ...
Source: The Voter's Speakeasy
August 16, 2008 reasons to support heather ryan
hr 5803: to direct the election assistance commission to establish a program to make grants to participating states and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in ...
Source: bluegrassroots - Front Page
July 23, 2008 House Refuses to Fund Paper Ballots
HR-5803, a boiled down version of HR-5036 (called the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008, which failed to pass in the House in April of this year) went down in flames with 57% of the House voting yes; a two-thirds ...
Source: Election Protection Strike Force
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