Voting From Overseas

President signs Omnibus Appropriations Bill

President signs Omnibus Appropriations Bill, including Election Reform and Census Appropriations

The House of Representatives approved the Fiscal Year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.J.Res. 2) on February 13, by a vote of 338 - 83; the Senate cleared the measure, by a vote of 76 - 20, the same day. The bill was sent immediately to the President for his signature,

A Call for Funding for the Help America Vote Act

A Call for Funding for the Help America Vote Act of 2002

On October 29, 2002, the President signed into law the Help America Vote Act - legislation that represents an unprecedented overhaul of our nation's voting system and affects military and civilian voters both within and outside the United States.

The next immediate priority is to appropriate the...

Sweeping Election Reforms Signed into Law

 President Bush Signs Sweeping Election Reforms into Law

October 29

One week before the November 5 mid-term elections, President Bush signed into law the "Help America Vote Act of 2002". At the ceremony, Bush said that "Every registered voter deserves to have confidence that the system is fair and elections are honest, that every vote is recorded and...

Senate Passes Election Reform Act

Senate Passes Election Reform Act

16 October 2002

By a vote of 92 to 2 at noon on Wednesday, October 16, the Senate passed the election reform bill which has retained its "House" title of "Help America Vote Act of 2002". The bill had already passed in the House on Thursday, October 10, with an impressive majority of...

Election Reform Applauded

Congresswoman Maloney Applauds Election Reform for Overseas Military and Civilian Voters

Provisions of Maloney Bill included in the "Help America Vote Act"

Washington, DC- Late Thursday night, the House of Representatives passed the "Help America Vote Act," landmark election reform legislation which included provisions that Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney had sought to protect overseas military and civilian voters.

House Passes the "Help America Vote Act of 2002"

House Passes the "Help America Vote Act of 2002"

10 October 2002

The House of Representatives passed the "Help America Vote Act of 2002" at 10:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, October 10 by a vote of 357 to 48.

In its unanimous agreement to the Conference report, the House put its stamp on the Conference Committee's language...

Election Reform Before the House of Representatives

Election Reform Bill Before the House of Representatives

10 October 2002

HR 3295, now called the "Help America Vote Act of 2002", has been submitted together with the Conference report (HR 107-730) to the House which was scheduled to begin to debate it at 2 a.m. EST on Thursday, October 10. The entire text (165 pages) can be...

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