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Search Results: keywords:"voting systems"

H. RES. 1573 — Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform.
November 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:979
H. RES. 1573 establishes a Select Committee on Electoral Reform in the U.S. House of Representatives. It aims to explore and assess different electoral systems and practices, such as proportional representation, ranked choice voting, and independent redistricting commissions,...
Simple Explanation
The bill creates a special group in the U.S. House of Representatives to think of ways to make voting and elections fairer and better. This group will talk to experts and come up with suggestions in one year, but they can't make any new rules themselves.
H. R. 7447 — To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission to provide for the conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing and certification of voting systems and to provide for the establishment of an Independent Security Testing and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Pilot Program for Election Systems.
February 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,806
H. R. 7447 proposes changes to the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to enhance the cybersecurity of voting systems in the United States. The bill requires the Election Assistance Commission to implement penetration testing as part of the certification process for voting system hardware and...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure voting machines are safe from hackers by checking them for problems and letting scientists help find those problems without getting in trouble. It's like having a superhero team to test and protect our voting computers!
H. RES. 1459 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that States should reconsider implementing ranked choice voting systems.
September 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:119
H. RES. 1459 is a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' opinion that states should rethink using ranked choice voting systems. The resolution outlines concerns that ranked choice voting complicates elections, can disenfranchise voters, and requires expensive...
Simple Explanation
The House of Representatives thinks that some states should think twice about using a voting method called ranked choice voting, because it might make voting harder, cost more money, and not be as fair. They want states to look into it more carefully, but they didn't give exact reasons or steps on how to do that.

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