Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 - Revision history

RachelEldridge: /* Key votes */

2009-07-29T18:50:48Z

Key votes

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	*Vote to pass a bill that provides federal funding for certain jurisdictions to obtain paper ballot voting systems or to conduct audits or hand counts of results for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info" />		*Vote to pass a bill that provides federal funding for certain jurisdictions to obtain paper ballot voting systems or to conduct audits or hand counts of results for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info" />

−	On its 2008 House scorecard, [[National Journal 2008 House Scorecard\|National Journal]] rated a no vote in roll call vote 188 as "C-3" (Conservative-3). Votes were rated either conservative or liberal and weighted 1 to 3. The scorecard gave the following description:	+	<usvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="house" rollcall="188" />
−	<blockquote>Reimburse localities that switch to paper ballots before the November 2008 election. April 15. (239-178; 278 votes required in this case to pass under suspension of the rules)<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs_20090228_4813.php "2008 Vote Ratings - Key Votes Used To Calculate The Ratings"], ''National Journal'', February 28, 2009.</ref></blockquote>	+	{{Record vote display\|U.S. House of Representatives record vote 188, 110th Congress, Session 2}}
−	<usvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="house" rollcall="188" />	+

	== Supporters ==		== Supporters ==

Tichou at 21:09, July 13, 2009

2009-07-13T21:09:51Z

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−	~~{{congresspedia}}~~	+	{{Economic Policy (U.S.)\|congress=110\|bill=h5036}} The '''Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008''' (H.R. 5036) was a bill in the [[110th Congress]] "to direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes." (Official title.)<ref name="OpenCongress info">OpenCongress’ info page on [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5036/show Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>
−	{{Economic Policy (U.S.)\|congress=110\|bill=h5036}}	+
−	The '''Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008''' (H.R. 5036) was a bill in the [[110th Congress]] "to direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes." (Official title.)<ref name="OpenCongress info">OpenCongress’ info page on [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5036/show Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>	+

−	==~~Current status==~~	+	<usbillinfo congress="110" bill="H.5036" />

−	~~<USbillinfo congress=~~"~~110~~" bill="H.~~5036"~~ />	+	{{Article summary\|
		+
		+	The legislation would set an emissions "cap and trade" system for electric utilities only. The cap would begin in 2011 and require a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from electric utilities of 8 percent by 2020 and 41 percent by 2050. The bill would also establish a Climate Science Advisory Board to inform the administration and Congress of the state of climate science, and make recommendations to achieve climate stabilization; provide R&D funding for low- and zero-emitting carbon technologies, clean coal technologies, and energy efficient technologies relevant to the utilities industry; and require periodic evaluations by the Environmental Protection Agency to determine whether emissions targets are adequate.<ref>[http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagID=1075 Climate Change Bills of the 110th Congress] ''Environmental Defense'', May 29, 2007.</ref>

−	~~==Bill summary==~~
	*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay eligible jurisdictions to cover the costs of conversion to a paper ballot voting system or to cover the costs of retrofitting electronic voting systems to produce paper records (Sec. 2).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">VoteSmart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=18681 Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>		*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay eligible jurisdictions to cover the costs of conversion to a paper ballot voting system or to cover the costs of retrofitting electronic voting systems to produce paper records (Sec. 2).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">VoteSmart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=18681 Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>

−	*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay states to cover the costs of conducting any necessary manual audits of results from federal elections taking place in November 2008 and, at the option of the state, results from state and local elections taking place at the same time (Sec. 3).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info"/>	+	*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay states to cover the costs of conducting any necessary manual audits of results from federal elections taking place in November 2008 and, at the option of the state, results from state and local elections taking place at the same time (Sec. 3).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">VoteSmart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=18681 Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>
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		+	*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay states to cover the costs of conducting any necessary hand counts of results from federal elections taking place in November 2008 (Sec. 4).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">VoteSmart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=18681 Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>
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		+	*Mandates that the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall study, test, and develop products and practices that ensure the accessibility of paper ballot verification and casting for disabled voters, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with literacy difficulties (Sec. 5).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">VoteSmart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=18681 Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref> }}

−	*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay states to cover the costs of conducting any necessary hand counts of results from federal elections taking place in November 2008 (Sec. 4).<ref name=~~"ProjectVoteSmart info"/>~~	+	== Key votes ==

−	*~~Mandates~~ that ~~the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall study, test, and develop products and practices that ensure the accessibility of~~ paper ballot ~~verification and casting~~ for ~~disabled voters, for voters whose primary language is not English, and~~ for ~~voters with literacy difficulties (Sec. 5)~~.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info"/>	+	*Vote to pass a bill that provides federal funding for certain jurisdictions to obtain paper ballot voting systems or to conduct audits or hand counts of results for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info" />

−	~~==Key votes==~~	+	On its 2008 House scorecard, [[National Journal 2008 House Scorecard\|National Journal]] rated a no vote in roll call vote 188 as "C-3" (Conservative-3). Votes were rated either conservative or liberal and weighted 1 to 3. The scorecard gave the following description:
−	* Vote to pass a ~~bill~~ that ~~provides federal funding for certain jurisdictions~~ to ~~obtain~~ paper ~~ballot voting systems or~~ to ~~conduct audits or hand counts~~ of ~~results for~~ the ~~general elections for federal office to be held in November~~ 2008.<ref ~~name~~="~~ProjectVoteSmart info~~"/>	+	<blockquote>Reimburse localities that switch to paper ballots before the November 2008 election. April 15. (239-178; 278 votes required in this case to pass under suspension of the rules)<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs_20090228_4813.php "2008 Vote Ratings - Key Votes Used To Calculate The Ratings"], ''National Journal'', February 28, 2009.</ref></blockquote>
		+	<usvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="house" rollcall="188" />

−	On its 2008 House scorecard, [[National Journal 2008 House Scorecard\|National Journal]] rated a no vote in roll call vote 188 as "C-3" (Conservative-3). Votes were rated either conservative or liberal and weighted 1 to 3. The scorecard gave the following description:<blockquote>Reimburse localities that switch to paper ballots before the November 2008 election. April 15. (239-178; 278 votes required in this case to pass under suspension of the rules)<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs_20090228_4813.php "2008 Vote Ratings - Key Votes Used To Calculate The Ratings"], ''National Journal'', February 28, 2009.</ref></blockquote>	+	== Supporters ==

−	~~<USvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="house" rollcall="188" />~~	+	*Association for Computing Machinery
		+	*Brennan Center for Justice
		+	*Coalition for Peace Action
		+	*Credo Action
		+	*Jewish Social Policy Action Network
		+	*TrueVote MD
		+	*VerifiedVoting.org
		+	*Vote PA

−	==~~Supporters~~==	+	== Articles and resources ==
−	* Association for Computing Machinery	+
−	* Brennan Center for Justice	+
−	* Coalition for Peace Action	+
−	* Credo Action	+
−	* Jewish Social Policy Action Network	+
−	* TrueVote MD	+
−	* VerifiedVoting.org	+
−	* Vote PA	+

−	~~==Articles and resources==~~	+	*Slashdot's article [http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/15/2156211 "Secure Elections Act" Coming Up For Vote] 15 Apr 2008.
−	* Slashdot's article [http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/15/2156211 "Secure Elections Act" Coming Up For Vote] 15 Apr 2008.	+	*San Francisco Chronicle's article [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/15/national/w152436D93.DTL&hw=emergency+assistance+for+secure+elections House defeats bill funding paper ballots] 15 Apr 2008.
−	* San Francisco Chronicle's article [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/15/national/w152436D93.DTL&hw=emergency+assistance+for+secure+elections House defeats bill funding paper ballots] 15 Apr 2008.	+	*Scoop's article [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00183.htm Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act] 14 Apr 2008.
−	* Scoop's article [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00183.htm Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act] 14 Apr 2008.	+	*Blue Collar Republican's article [http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=185 Oppose H.R. 5036, Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008!] 6 Apr 2008.
−	* Blue Collar Republican's article [http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=185 Oppose H.R. 5036, Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008!] 6 Apr 2008.	+

−	===See also===	+	=== See also ===

−	===References===	+	=== References ===

−	<references/>	+	<references />

RachelEldridge: /* Key votes */

2009-06-03T15:46:03Z

Key votes

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	* Vote to pass a bill that provides federal funding for certain jurisdictions to obtain paper ballot voting systems or to conduct audits or hand counts of results for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info"/>		* Vote to pass a bill that provides federal funding for certain jurisdictions to obtain paper ballot voting systems or to conduct audits or hand counts of results for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info"/>

		+	On its 2008 House scorecard, [[National Journal 2008 House Scorecard\|National Journal]] rated a no vote in roll call vote 188 as "C-3" (Conservative-3). Votes were rated either conservative or liberal and weighted 1 to 3. The scorecard gave the following description:<blockquote>Reimburse localities that switch to paper ballots before the November 2008 election. April 15. (239-178; 278 votes required in this case to pass under suspension of the rules)<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs_20090228_4813.php "2008 Vote Ratings - Key Votes Used To Calculate The Ratings"], ''National Journal'', February 28, 2009.</ref></blockquote>

	<USvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="house" rollcall="188" />		<USvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="house" rollcall="188" />

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2009-02-03T21:25:51Z

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	The '''Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008''' (H.R. 5036) was a bill in the [[110th Congress]] "to direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes." (Official title.)<ref name="OpenCongress info">OpenCongress’ info page on [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5036/show Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>		The '''Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008''' (H.R. 5036) was a bill in the [[110th Congress]] "to direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes." (Official title.)<ref name="OpenCongress info">OpenCongress’ info page on [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5036/show Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>

WikiSysop: Import from Congresspedia

2008-11-13T21:47:18Z

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{{congresspedia}}
{{Economic Policy (U.S.)}}

The '''Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008''' (H.R. 5036) was a bill in the [[110th Congress]] "to direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes." (Official title.)<ref name="OpenCongress info">OpenCongress’ info page on [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5036/show Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>

==Current status==

<USbillinfo congress="110" bill="H.5036" />

==Bill summary==
*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay eligible jurisdictions to cover the costs of conversion to a paper ballot voting system or to cover the costs of retrofitting electronic voting systems to produce paper records (Sec. 2).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">VoteSmart’s info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=18681 Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008(H.R.5036)].</ref>

*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay states to cover the costs of conducting any necessary manual audits of results from federal elections taking place in November 2008 and, at the option of the state, results from state and local elections taking place at the same time (Sec. 3).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info"/>

*Requires that the Election Assistance Commission pay states to cover the costs of conducting any necessary hand counts of results from federal elections taking place in November 2008 (Sec. 4).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info"/>

*Mandates that the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall study, test, and develop products and practices that ensure the accessibility of paper ballot verification and casting for disabled voters, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with literacy difficulties (Sec. 5).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info"/>

==Key votes==
* Vote to pass a bill that provides federal funding for certain jurisdictions to obtain paper ballot voting systems or to conduct audits or hand counts of results for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info"/>

<USvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="house" rollcall="188" />

==Supporters==
* Association for Computing Machinery
* Brennan Center for Justice
* Coalition for Peace Action
* Credo Action
* Jewish Social Policy Action Network
* TrueVote MD
* VerifiedVoting.org
* Vote PA

==Articles and resources==
* Slashdot's article [http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/15/2156211 "Secure Elections Act" Coming Up For Vote] 15 Apr 2008.
* San Francisco Chronicle's article [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/15/national/w152436D93.DTL&hw=emergency+assistance+for+secure+elections House defeats bill funding paper ballots] 15 Apr 2008.
* Scoop's article [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00183.htm Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act] 14 Apr 2008.
* Blue Collar Republican's article [http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=185 Oppose H.R. 5036, Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008!] 6 Apr 2008.

===See also===

===References===

<references/>