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H.R. 6072 (114th)

Election Integrity Act of 2016

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Introduced

20 September 2016

Last action

30 September 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], David Scott, Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

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Summary

Election Integrity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) prohibit states or jurisdictions from purchasing or otherwise acquiring for use in an election for federal office a direct recording electronic voting system or other electronic voting system that does not produce a voter-verified paper record; (2) prohibit imposition of conditions on voting by mail; (3) make mandatory the availability of early voting; and (4) require sufficient polling places, equipment, and resources to facilitate voting. The Director of the National Science Foundation shall make grants to eligible entities to study, test, and develop accessible ballot voting, verification, and casting mechanisms and devices and best practices to enhance the accessibility of paper ballot voting and verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy. Each state shall, except when the winning candidate had no opponent or received 80% or more of the votes, administer audits of federal election results, without advance notice to the precincts selected, consisting of random hand counts of the voter-verified paper ballots. This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official, unless he or she or a family member is a candidate, to take an active part in political management or in a political campaign for federal office over which such official has supervisory authority. Mandatory response by the Attorney General is required to allegations of voter intimidation or suppression by law enforcement officers and other government officials. The Election Assistance Commission shall study and, on the basis of the findings of the study, issue standards for states to follow in establishing an appropriate number and geographic distribution of voting sites in elections for federal office.

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Timeline

  1. 20 September 2016

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, 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. 20 September 2016

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, 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

  3. 20 September 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 September 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 30 September 2016

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

    Source: Committee

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