H.R. 4044 · 117th Congress
VOTE Act
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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Budd8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill establishes certain requirements for counting ballots in federal elections.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 22, 2021
Vote Outcome Transparency in Elections Act or the VOTE Act
This bill establishes certain requirements for counting ballots in federal elections.
Specifically, the bill requires the appropriate state or local election official, within one hour after the closure of a polling place on election day, to submit a report to the chief state election official. The report must document (1) the total number of voted ballots in the possession of the state or local official, and (2) the total number of voted ballots that have been tabulated for the election.
Within one hour after the closure of polling places on election day, the chief state election official must (1) submit a final report to the chief executive of the state, and (2) make the final report publicly available on a government website.
The bill also requires each state and local jurisdiction to ensure that voted ballots delivered by postal mail are postmarked, signed, or otherwise indicated as delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: VOTE Act
Also known as: Vote Outcome Transparency in Elections Act
Latest action (Jun 22, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 22, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.