US Congress House Bill 5814 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 17 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Poll Tape Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act with respect to the requirements for each voting system used in a federal election. Requires the appropriate election official, upon the closing of the polls at each polling place, and under the observation of the certified tabulation observers admitted to the polling place, to: (1) announce the vote orally; (2) post a copy of the poll tape reflecting the totals from each voting machine in the polling place upon which votes were cast; (3) prepare and post a statement of the total number of individuals who appeared at the polling place to cast ballots; and (4) display by noon the following day, at a prominent public location, a copy of each poll tape and statement. Requires display of such information also on the official public websites of the applicable local election official and chief state election official. Specifies similar treatment of ballots cast at early voting sites, absentee ballots, and the daily count of provisional ballots.

Poll Tape Transparency Act of 2012

Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
2012-05-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

HB5799 (Related) 2012-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
SB3608 (Related) 2012-09-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5814/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5814/BILLS-112hr5814ih.pdf