To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ12]show cosponsors (92) Cosponsors: Neil Abercrombie [D-HI1] Jason Altmire [D-PA4] Tammy Baldwin [D-WI2] John Barrow [D-GA12] Xavier Becerra [D-CA31] Howard Berman [D-CA28] Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3] Frederick Boucher [D-VA9] Allen Boyd [D-FL2] Bruce Braley [D-IA1] Corrine Brown [D-FL3] Lois Capps [D-CA23] Ben Chandler [D-KY6] Yvette Clarke [D-NY11] William Clay [D-MO1] Steve Cohen [D-TN9] John Conyers [D-MI14] Jim Cooper [D-TN5] Joe Courtney [D-CT2] Joseph Crowley [D-NY7] Danny Davis [D-IL7] Thomas Davis [R-VA11] Peter DeFazio [D-OR4] Diana DeGette [D-CO1] William Delahunt [D-MA10] Lloyd Doggett [D-TX25] Michael Doyle [D-PA14] Keith Ellison [D-MN5] Rahm Emanuel [D-IL5] Eliot Engel [D-NY17] Sam Farr [D-CA17] Chaka Fattah [D-PA2] Barney Frank [D-MA4] Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ8] Barton Gordon [D-TN6] Al Green [D-TX9] Raymond Green [D-TX29] Raul Grijalva [D-AZ7] Phil Hare [D-IL17] Maurice Hinchey [D-NY22] Mazie Hirono [D-HI2] Michael Honda [D-CA15] Jay Inslee [D-WA1] Jesse Jackson [D-IL2] Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX18] Eddie Johnson [D-TX30] Henry Johnson [D-GA4] Marcy Kaptur [D-OH9] Dale Kildee [D-MI5] Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI13] Ron Klein [D-FL22] Barbara Lee [D-CA9] Sander Levin [D-MI12] John Lewis [D-GA5] David Loebsack [D-IA2] Nita Lowey [D-NY18] Carolyn Maloney [D-NY14] Jim Matheson [D-UT2] Doris Matsui [D-CA5] James McGovern [D-MA3] Michael McNulty [D-NY21] George Miller [D-CA7] James Moran [D-VA8] Patrick Murphy [D-PA8] John Murtha [D-PA12] John Olver [D-MA1] Frank Pallone [D-NJ6] Edward Pastor [D-AZ4] Donald Payne [D-NJ10] David Price [D-NC4] Charles Rangel [D-NY15] Steven Rothman [D-NJ9] Timothy Ryan [D-OH17] Linda Sánchez [D-CA39] Janice Schakowsky [D-IL9] Allyson Schwartz [D-PA13] Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH1] Albio Sires [D-NJ13] Victor Snyder [D-AR2] Fortney Stark [D-CA13] Betty Sutton [D-OH13] Ellen Tauscher [D-CA10] Michael Thompson [D-CA1] John Tierney [D-MA6] Mark Udall [D-CO2] Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL20] Diane Watson [D-CA33] Henry Waxman [D-CA30] Anthony Weiner [D-NY9] Robert Wexler [D-FL19] Lynn Woolsey [D-CA6] Albert Wynn [D-MD4] Text: Summary | Full Text Cost: $3 per American in 2009. This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $685,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details. Status: Introduced Jan 17, 2008 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Apr 2, 2008 Failed Passage in House Apr 15, 2008 Senate Vote (did not occur) Signed by President (did not occur) This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session. Last Action: Apr 15, 2008: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 239 - 178 (Roll no. 188). Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. Votes: Apr 15, 2008: This bill failed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. This usually occurs for non-controversial legislation. The totals were 239 Ayes, 178 Nays, 14 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. View all 1 votes on this bill.

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|quote=Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008
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