To protect elections for public office by providing enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To protect elections for public office by providing enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Civil Rights, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Election Security Act of 2024.
- Section HC0D0C382F59144C883E693AFA753C1E7: 101. Short title This title may be cited as the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2024.
- Section HDF04EC07733F4D01A28C85A3F03DF9F8: 102. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements Section 301(a)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)(2)) is amended to read as...
- Section H76EA172464A84B338A8731269C994151: 103. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities Paragraph (3) of section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C....
- Section H36E24B48A44C4218857A802723DE88F4: 247. Study and report on accessible voting options The Commission, in coordination with the Access Board and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To protect elections for public office by providing enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To protect elections for public office by providing enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Klobuchar introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a record maintained by each jurisdiction that— is created without reliance on any part of the voting system used to tabulate votes
a record maintained by each jurisdiction that— is created without reliance on any part of the voting system used to tabulate votes
an election system that— is used by a voter to mark their ballots outside of a voting center or polling place
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