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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Absentee voting</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5763</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6625 Veteran Voting Support Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6625/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167880</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3308 Veteran Voting Support Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3308/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-22:/action/167054</id>
    <updated>2008-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3212 Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3212/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164759</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots, to ensure the security of voting systems, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3100 Voting Opportunities and Integrity in the Conduct of Elections Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3100/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/action/159435</id>
    <updated>2008-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require early voting in Federal elections, to prohibit restrictions on absentee voting in Federal elections, to establish a grant program to promote voting by mail, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3073 Military Voting Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3073/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/160372</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5673 Military Voting Protection Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5673/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/action/148669</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense to collect absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters for elections for Federal office and deliver the ballots to State election officials prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4237 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4237/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-15:/action/137018</id>
    <updated>2007-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials are generated through the use of a computer program, are not printed on a specific type of paper, or do not otherwise meet similar extraneous requirements which are not clearly necessary to prevent fraud in the conduct of elections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4173 OVERSEAS Vote Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4173/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/138557</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote the participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3169 Disaster Voting Reform Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3169/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-24:/action/123810</id>
    <updated>2007-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to respond to election administration needs which result from a major natural disaster, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2835 To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to extend the requirements under such Act regarding the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use absentee registration procedures and vote by absentee ballot in Federal elections to elections for certain offices in American Samoa.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2835/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-22:/action/119539</id>
    <updated>2007-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to extend the requirements under such Act regarding the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use absentee registration procedures and vote by absentee ballot in Federal elections to elections for certain offices in American Samoa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1487 Ballot Integrity Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1487/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/action/114143</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require an individual, durable, voter-verified paper record under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2142 To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow absentee ballots in Federal elections to be mailed by voters free of postage.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2142/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-03:/action/110859</id>
    <updated>2007-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow absentee ballots in Federal elections to be mailed by voters free of postage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1646 Mail-In Ballot Tracking Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1646/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/action/97332</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to implement procedures for tracking ballots which are transmitted by mail, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1381 Count Every Vote Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1381/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-07:/action/95507</id>
    <updated>2007-03-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.804 Civic Participation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s804/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-07:/action/95734</id>
    <updated>2007-03-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.730 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s730/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-01:/action/94712</id>
    <updated>2007-03-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to protect voting rights and to improve the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.559 Vote Integrity and Verification Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s559/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-13:/action/93269</id>
    <updated>2007-02-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.900 Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h900/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-07:/action/92919</id>
    <updated>2007-02-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.879 Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow's Elections Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h879/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-07:/action/92877</id>
    <updated>2007-02-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals to present a government-issued photo identification as a condition of voting in elections for Federal office, to prohibit any individual from tabulating votes in an election for Federal office unless the individual has been subject to a criminal background check, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.811 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h811/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-05:/action/92559</id>
    <updated>2007-02-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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