Count the Vote Act
- Last Action
- 3/5/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-05Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 2019-03-05Introduced in House
- 2019-03-05Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-05 (00)
Count the Vote Act
This bill authorizes an individual to file a complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for certain violations made by a state with respect to federal elections, such as for violations of required voting system standards or failure to provide provisional ballots. Currently, individuals may file such a complaint through a state-based administrative procedure.
Further, DOJ must immediately provide (1) a copy of the complaint to the entity responsible for administering the state-based administrative complaint procedure for the state involved in such complaint, and (2) a copy of the response to such entity.
The bill also permits such an individual, including an individual who seeks to enforce their right to a voter-verified ballot, to file a civil action for deprivation of rights.
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government information and archives
- State and local government operations
- Voting rights
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