S.168 - Voter Fraud Prevention Act

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the distribution of voter registration application forms and to require organizations to register with the State prior to the distribution of such forms. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Voter Fraud Prevention Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the distribution of voter registration application forms and to require organizations to register with the State prior to the distribution of such forms. as introduced.

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1/25/2011--Introduced.Voter Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prescribe standards for paid distribution of voter registration application forms and registration requirements for organizations. Prohibits any individual from distributing, for compensation, a

Official Summary

1/25/2011--Introduced.Voter Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prescribe standards for paid distribution of voter registration application forms and registration requirements for organizations. Prohibits any individual from distributing, for compensation, a voter registration application form for federal elections in a state if the individual:
(1) has been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law;
(2) does not sign and print legibly the individual's name on the form;
(3) does not provide identifying information to the proper election official; or
(4) does not certify, under penalty of perjury, that he or she has not received financial compensation based on the number of voter registration application forms submitted by the individual to an election official upon completion by the applicant, and that the information provided by the individual is accurate to the best of the individual's knowledge. Excepts from this prohibition the distribution of a voter registration application form by an individual who is not compensated directly or indirectly for it. Establishes criminal penalties for:
(1) individuals not meeting such standards; and
(2) anyone who employs such an individual knowingly, or who should reasonably be expected to know the individual is ineligible.

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05/24/12
Northern Valley: Letters, May 24

Bill Clinton won 45 million to George H.W. Bush's 39 million, but he won 370 Electoral College votes to Bush's 168. If the majority of Ross Perot's 20 million votes had gone to Bush, he would have won re-election. (Perot won no electoral votes.)

Source: NorthJersey.com
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05/18/12
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Hearing

n2 The New York Insurance Department was established in 1860. n3 75 U.S. 168 (1868). n4 322 U.S. 533 (1944). n5 As stated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court: "The rationale underlying the strict contractual approach reflected in our past decisions is that .

Source: Insurance News Net
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05/16/12
Vault: Clinton's 1992 election-eve rally

Clinton collected 370 electoral votes, including Ohio’s 21, to President Bush’s 168 electoral votes. Perot received no electoral votes.

Source: msnbc.com
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02/15/12
Poll: Most Important U.S. Senate Race Issue? - Malden, MA Patch

(S. 168, Introduced 1/5/95) In His 2009 Letter To Pope Benedict XVI, Senator Kennedy Expressed His Support For A Conscience Exemption. “I believe in a conscience protection for Catholics in the health care field and will ...

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08/10/11
S.C. Senate Agricultural Subcommittee to hold public hearing along ...

The subcommittee will hear two bills, S. 850, sponsored by Sen. Dick Elliott, which would place a cap on wholesale gasoline prices in South Carolina and S. 168, sponsored by Sen. Phillip Shoopman, which seeks to increase ...

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08/10/11
S.C. Senate Agricultural Subcommittee to hold public hearing along ...

The subcommittee will hear two bills, S. 850, sponsored by Sen. Dick Elliott, which would place a cap on wholesale gasoline prices in South Carolina and S. 168, sponsored by Sen. Phillip Shoopman, which seeks to increase ... -

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