Clerk session vote number: 493
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.
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov