Elections

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Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 200721H.R. 811 (110th) Holt
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.
Ballot Integrity Act of 200711S. 1487 (110th) Feinstein
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.
A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization a10S. 188 (110th) Salazar
A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.
Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act50S. 223 (110th) Feingold
A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 200710H.R. 281 (110th) Davis
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections.
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 200740S. 453 (110th) Obama
A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Count Every Vote Act of 200720H.R. 1381 (110th) Jones
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 200740H.R. 1614 (110th) Tierney
To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.
Mail-In Ballot Tracking Act of 200710H.R. 1646 (110th) Davis
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.
Vote by Mail Act of 200730H.R. 1667 (110th) Davis
To establish a Vote by Mail grant program.
527 Reform Act of 200620H.R. 4975 (109th) Dreier
To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes.
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to provide for additional reporting by lobbying firms.08H.R. 2093 (110th) Meehan
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to provide for additional reporting by lobbying firms.
Redistricting Reform Act of 200720H.R. 2248 (110th) Lofgren
To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act30H.R. 2630 (110th) Schiff
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain political committees from compensating the spouse of the candidate for services provided to or on behalf of the committee, to require such committees to report on payments made to the spouse and the immediate family members of the candidate, and for other purposes.
Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 200820H.R. 5036 (110th) Holt
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.
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2007H.R. 101 (110th) Davis
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns.
Responsible Campaign Communications Act of 2007H.R. 894 (110th) Price
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply certain requirements regarding the disclosure of identifying information within communications made through the Internet, to apply certain disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls, and for other purposes.
Personal Accountability in Campaign Committees ActH.R. 1202 (110th) English
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an authorized committee of a winning candidate for election for Federal office which received a personal loan from the candidate from making any repayment on the loan after the date on which the candidate begins serving in such office.
Candidate Anti-Corruption ActH.R. 1203 (110th) English
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of any contribution made to a candidate for election for Federal office, or any donation made to an individual as support for the individual's activities as the holder of a Federal office, for the payment of a salary to the candidate or individual or to any member of the immediate family of the candidate or individual.
527 Transparency Act of 2007H.R. 1204 (110th) English
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties for the failure of 527 organizations to comply with disclosure requirements.
Push Poll Disclosure Act of 2007H.R. 1298 (110th) Petri
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require persons conducting Federal election polls by telephone to disclose certain information to respondents and the Federal Election Commission.
Voters' Right to Know Act of 2007H.R. 1452 (110th) Maloney
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
Citizen Involvement in Campaigns Act of 2007H.R. 1482 (110th) Petri
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions.
Interregional Presidential Primary and Caucus Act of 2007H.R. 1523 (110th) Levin
To provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for the selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions.
Leadership PAC Limitation ActH.R. 1565 (110th) Capuano
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that certain questions are placed on the ballot of the 2008 general election iH.R. 1785 (110th) Faleomavaega
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that certain questions are placed on the ballot of the 2008 general election in American Samoa.
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow absentee ballots in Federal elections to be mailed by voters free of postage.H.R. 2142 (110th) Davis
To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow absentee ballots in Federal elections to be mailed by voters free of postage.
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the limit on the amount of certain contributions which may be made H.R. 2269 (110th) Capuano
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the limit on the amount of certain contributions which may be made to a candidate with respect to an election for Federal office.
Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2007H.R. 2350 (110th) Kaptur
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations, and for other purposes.
Voting Enhancement and Security Act of 2007H.R. 2360 (110th) Ehlers
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet Federal guidelines for the operation of electronic voting equipment, and for other purposes.
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individuH.R. 3032 (110th) Jones
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate.
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local goH.R. 5803 (110th) Lofgren
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.
A bill to require lobbyists who represent foreign politicians or political parties and foreign entities to register under ForeigS. 3123 (110th) Schumer
A bill to require lobbyists who represent foreign politicians or political parties and foreign entities to register under Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.
Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008H.R. 6339 (110th) Lofgren
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.
To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.H.R. 7022 (110th) Larson
To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.

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