To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2499| House
| Updated: 5/17/2017
Raúl M. Grijalva
Democratic Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (61)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Voting Access Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to comply with national standards established by the Election Assistance Commission for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. The Commission shall establish such standards and study instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment studies and investigationsPolitical parties and affiliation
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2499| House
| Updated: 5/17/2017
Voting Access Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to comply with national standards established by the Election Assistance Commission for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. The Commission shall establish such standards and study instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Raúl M. Grijalva
Democratic Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (61)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment studies and investigationsPolitical parties and affiliation