110th Congress > House > Vote 1668

Date: 2008-07-15

Result: 248-170 (Failed)

Clerk session vote number: 493

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget Special Interest

Bill number: HR5803

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Description: To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local goverment to carry out a program to make backup paper ballots in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a grant to each participating state and unit of local government for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment or some other emergency situation in the administration of the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2008.

Bill titles: 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.

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