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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S1005-S1006 on Feb. 25, 2002.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 2922. Mr. DODD proposed an amendment to the bill S. 565, to establish the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and make recommendations regarding election technology, voting, and election administration, to establish a grant program under which the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities in improving election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, and for other purposes; as follows:
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(a) Conspiracy To Deprive Voters of a Fair Election.--Any individual who knowingly and willfully gives false information in registering or voting in violation of section 11(c) of the National Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973i(c)), or conspires with another to violate such section, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
(b) False Information in Registering and Voting.--Any individual who knowingly commits fraud or knowingly makes a false statement with respect to the naturalization, citizenry, or alien registry of such individual in violation of section 1015 of title 18, United States Code, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, in accordance with such section.
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SA 2923. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 565, to establish the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and make recommendations regarding election technology, voting, and election administration, to establish a grant program under which the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities in improving election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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necessary to provide such assistance;
(I) the technical feasibility of providing voting materials in 8 or more languages for voters who speak those languages and who are limited English proficient; and
(J) such other matters as the Commission
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SA 2924. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 565, to establish the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and make recommendations regarding election technology, voting, and election administration, to establish a grant program under which the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities in improving election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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SEC. ____. RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN DRE VOTING
SYSTEMS.
In addition to any other payment made under section 206 or 215, the Attorney General may make retroactive payments under such section (as appropriate) to any State or locality having an application approved under section 203 or 213 (as appropriate) for any costs incurred by such State or locality for the purpose of acquiring a direct recording electronic voting system during calendar year 1999 or calendar year 2000 if that State or locality is continuing to make payments for such system as of the date of enactment of this Act.
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SA 2925. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 565, to establish the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and make recommendations regarding election technology, voting, and election administration, to establish a grant program under which the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities in improving election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
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The appropriate State or local official shall establish and maintain reasonable procedures necessary to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used by the free access system established under paragraph (6)(B). Access to information about an individual provisional ballot shall be restricted to the individual who cast the ballot.
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SA 2926. Mr. DODD (for Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 565, to establish the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and make recommendations regarding election technology, voting, and election administration, to establish a grant program under which the Office of Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities in improving election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements for the 2004 Federal elections, and for other purposes; as follows:
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necessary to provide such assistance;
(I)(i) the laws and procedures used by each State that govern--
(I) recounts of ballots cast in elections for Federal office;
(II) contests of determinations regarding whether votes are counted in such elections; and
(III) standards that define what will constitute a vote on each type of voting equipment used in the State to conduct elections for Federal office;
(ii) the best practices (as identified by the Commission) that are used by States with respect to the recounts and contests described in clause (i); and
(iii) whether or not there is a need for more consistency among State recount and contest procedures used with respect to elections for Federal office; and
(J) such other matters as the Commission
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