Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Election Day

Bill Introduced: H.R.6240 Weekend Voting Act

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

To change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours.

Bill Introduced: S.3100 Voting Opportunities and Integrity in the Conduct of Elections Act of 2008

2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.2959 Election Day Registration Act

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for election day registration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5946 Election Day Registration Act

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for election day registration.

Bill Introduced: S.2638 Weekend Voting Act

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours.

Bill Introduced: S.2024 Fair and Representative Presidential Primaries Act of 2007

2007-09-06T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for the selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2457 Same-Day Voter Registration Act of 2007

2007-05-23T00:00:00Z

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1523 Interregional Presidential Primary and Caucus Act of 2007

2007-03-14T00:00:00Z

To provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for the selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions.

Bill Introduced: S.804 Civic Participation Act of 2007

2007-03-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1381 Count Every Vote Act of 2007

2007-03-07T00:00:00Z

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.730 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2007

2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3557 Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2005

2005-07-28T00:00:00Z

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote at polling places on the date of an election, to cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and to obtain absentee ballots for an election for any reason, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1130 Democracy Day Act of 2005

2005-05-26T00:00:00Z

A bill to treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November as a legal public holiday for purposes of Federal employment, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1647 Election Weekend Act

2005-04-14T00:00:00Z

To require that general Federal elections be held during the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.414 Voter Protection Act of 2005

2005-02-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to protect the right of Americans to vote through the prevention of voter fraud, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.939 Count Every Vote Act of 2005

2005-02-17T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.450 Count Every Vote Act of 2005

2005-02-17T00:00:00Z

A bill 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.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.17 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of the citizens of the United States.

2005-02-09T00:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of the citizens of the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.533 Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005

2005-02-02T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.496 Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2005

2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election.