2008-07-28T20:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5766 tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-28:/action/167880 2008-07-28T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/action/167054 2008-07-21T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/action/164759 2008-06-25T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161646 2008-06-19T20:00:00Z To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional leave for Federal employees to serve as poll workers, and to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159435 2008-06-05T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158578 2008-05-21T20:00:00Z Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/action/152181 2008-04-30T20:00:00Z Commending Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita for his leadership and dedication to protecting the integrity of the election process and increasing voter confidence in all of our elections.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/151177 2008-04-23T20:00:00Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the political situation in Zimbabwe.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/action/150029 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/action/149850 2008-04-13T20:00:00Z Congratulating California Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, recipients of the 2008 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148669 2008-03-31T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-12:/action/147743 2008-03-12T20:00:00Z To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to give individuals who are permitted to cast a provisional ballot in elections for Federal office the option to re-register to vote in such elections at the polling place, to establish a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/action/144726 2008-02-06T19:00:00Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and the political crisis in Pakistan.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-16:/action/142074 2008-01-16T19:00:00Z To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-25:/action/141688 2007-12-25T19:00:00Z Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br />December 25, 2007: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-25:/action/141723 2007-12-25T19:00:00Z Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br />December 25, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-161. tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-23:/action/141687 2007-12-23T19:00:00Z Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br />December 23, 2007: Presented to President. tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/141118 2007-12-18T19:00:00Z Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br />December 18, 2007: Cleared for White House. tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-08:/action/136385 2007-11-08T19:00:00Z To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to clarify the treatment of provisional ballots cast in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-07:/action/136280 2007-11-07T19:00:00Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan.<br /><br />