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H.R. 811 Text


Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)

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February 5, 2007

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.


    SEC. 2. PROMOTING ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, AND SECURITY THROUGH VOTER-VERIFIED PERMANENT PAPER BALLOT.


    `SEC. 247. STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESSIBLE BALLOT VERIFICATION MECHANISMS.


    SEC. 3. ENHANCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT OF HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002.


    SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.


    SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR MANDATORY MANUAL AUDITS BY HAND COUNT.


    `SEC. 321. ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTION AUDIT BOARDS.


    `SEC. 322. NUMBER OF BALLOTS COUNTED UNDER AUDIT.


    `SEC. 323. PROCESS FOR ADMINISTERING AUDITS.


    `SEC. 324. SELECTION OF PRECINCTS.


    `SEC. 325. PUBLICATION OF RESULTS.


    `SEC. 326. PAYMENTS TO STATES.


    `SEC. 327. EXCEPTION FOR ELECTIONS SUBJECT TO AUTOMATIC RECOUNT UNDER STATE LAW.


    `SEC. 328. EFFECTIVE DATE.


`Subtitle C--Mandatory Manual Audits by Election Audit Boards

    SEC. 6. REPEAL OF EXEMPTION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION FROM CERTAIN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.


    SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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