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Advocacy Blog
Friday, February 25, 2005
Clinton Introduces the "Count Every Vote" Bill
Sen. Hillary Clinton recently introduced the "Count Every Vote" bill, cosponsored by Sens. Kerry, Boxer, Lautenberg, and Mikulski. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D-OH) plans to introduce a House counterpart. The bill would provide a series of reforms designed to provide a minimal level of interstate and intrastate uniformity in voting procedures, while encouraging greater voter participation in general.
The bill would: Create uniform rules for the handling of "provisional" ballots;Require generous and adequately staffed early voting opportunities;Boost training for poll workers;Require paper receipts to ensure accountability in the use of electronic voting machines;Adopt the Texas standard for restoration of voting rights for ex-felons;Make Election Day a federal holiday to facilitate voting;Provide new federal funding to ensure full implementation of the reforms.
Posted by Jennifer Lowe
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