Count Every Vote Act of 2005
On February 17th, Representative Stephanie Jones introduced the Count
Every Vote Act of 2005. This act amends the Help America Vote Act in
several ways, including: requiring open source voting software and
voter-verified paper ballots with a capacity for manual audits,
ensuring voting accessibility for language minority groups, federal
certification of electronic voting devices/software, random mandatory
recounts, research into optimal methods for providing voting
accessibility and verification for disabled voters, funding for voting
verification and auditing, allowing provisional ballots to be
considered regardless of location or identification, required minimums
for poll staffing and election resources, remedial plans for reducing
voting lines, allowing no excuse absentee voting, state publication of
voting data, mandatory training of election workers/officials,
standards for purging voters, early voting and same-day registration,
standardization of registration regulations and ID requirements,
provisions against voting disinformation and conflicts of interest
concerning political campaigns with voting machine manufacturers and
chief election officials, allowing former felons to vote upon
completion of their sentences, assessment of making Election Day a
holiday, and strengthening the Election Assistance Commission. Passing
this bill will comprehensively standardize and expand the voting system
of every state.Read H.R. 939
There are currently 68 cosponsors and there is currently a companion bill, S 450. To support these pieces of legislation please contact your Congressperson/Senator.