Securing America’s Elections Act of 2023

Summary

Securing America's Elections Act of 2023 This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, and (3) directs the Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission to report on the desirability of using open-source software in voting systems.

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Timeline

1. 24 January 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 January 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 January 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 24 January 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2023

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2023

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 January 2023

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Sponsors

• Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Sponsor
• Bill Posey · R · Cosponsor
• · hsbu00 · Standing
• · hsha00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Securing America’s Elections Act of 2021