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Recent Legislation

Below is a list of Bill's currently on the floor at either the house or senate in rgds to "VOTING" ," VOTING MACHINES", and "Person(s) or Group(s) Right to VOTE" if you would like to find out other issues please follow the following link. : http://thomas.loc.gov/

BACKGROUND on Thomas
Acting under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public, a Library of Congress team brought the THOMAS World Wide Web system online in January 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. Searching capabilities in THOMAS were built on the InQuery information retrieval system, developed by the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval based at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

The first database made available was Bill Text, followed shortly by Congressional Record Text, Bill Summary & Status, Hot Bills (no longer maintained), the Congressional Record Index, and the Constitution (now found, along with other historical Congressional documents, under the "Historical Documents" category on the THOMAS home page). Enhancements in the types of legislative data available, as well as in search and display capabilities, have been continuously added.

GBill Name / Number	Breif Description	CFJV	Take Action
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.2239.IH]	One of the best pieces of legislation out there right now! It would allow for mandatory paper records to be created with every election. Something that currently isn't on the books. It would also allow the Election Assistance Commission to conduct manual mandatory surprise recounts of all the voter verified records of every elections !		x
Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.259.IH]	This act would allow for convicted felons who served their time have the right to vote. An estimated 3,900,000 Americans, or one in fifty adults, currently cannot vote as a result of a felony conviction. Women represent about a half million of this total.		x
Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.1510.IH]	This bill Would help to improve the registration and availability of voting information to the general public while bringing awareness to ethnic groups. This would also set a standard in making it a priority to open polls early for last minute registration and identification of building purposes.		x
Constitutional Protection of the Right to Vote Act (Introduced in House)[H.R.2935.IH]	This act would allow for convicted felons who served their time have the right to vote. An estimated 3,900,000 Americans, or one in fifty adults, currently cannot vote as a result of a felony conviction. Women represent about a half million of this total.		x
Voter Freedom Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.1941.IH]	Bill that would open the door for independent parties and candidates. This act would lower the mandatory amount of signatures needed to run for office on a national level. It would open the door for 3rd party politics in America !		x
Same Day Voter Registration Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.3153.IH]	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election.		x
Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.2709.IH]	WOULD HELP ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION		x
Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate)[S.1388.IS]	WOULD HELP ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION		x
Federal Election Administration Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.2709.IH]	WOULD HELP ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION		x
Our Democracy, Our Airwaves Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate) [S.1497.IS]	Currently Investigating		x
Voters' Right to Know Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.2667.IH]	Currently Investigating		x
Voters' Right to Know Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)[H.R.2667.IH]	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.		x

GOther Bills ( not Voting Related )	Description
Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act (Introduced in House)[H.R.3171.IH]	A bill that would repeal the Patriot Act and help restore the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. That were recently lost.
PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate)[S.1695.IS]	Bill in the Senate that would revise parts of the Patriot Act we are currently investigating the terms
To establish the Independent Commission on Intelligence about Iraq. (Introduced in House) [ HR 2625. IH ]	The real security of the United States, lives of countless innocent people around the world and the legitimacy of multilateral peacekeeping institutions depend upon gaining the truth about the Bush Administration's rush to war in Iraq. The Bush administration has failed to verify even one of its major claims regarding Iraq's threat to the United States. With more questions about the Bush administration's credibility appearing daily, now is the time to demand a full and fair inquiry into justifications used to attack Iraq. A commission of Inquiry empowered to gain access to classified documents and the ability to subpoena witnesses offers the best hope to uncover the truth about the Bush administration's war on Iraq.

Book / Title	Description
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance Fraudsters	Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the US and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership. Continue Description Here
Behind the Ballot Box : A Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems	Amy provides readers with all the relevant information needed to analyze and to choose from various voting system options. He brings together information and analysis about the full range of voting systems. The book is "one-stop-shopping" for those interested in learning more about voting systems and how to choose among them.
Why Americans Still Don't Vote : And Why Politicians Want It That Way	Americans take for granted that ours is the very model of a democracy. At the core of this belief is the assumption that the right to vote is firmly established. But in fact, the United States is the only major democratic nation in which the less well-off, the young, and minorities are substantially underrepresented in the electorate. Continue Description Here
Fixing Elections: The Failure of America's Winner-Take-All Politics	Was the lesson of Florida punch-cards that we need better machines, or that there's something deeply wrong with a system where the candidate with fewer votes wins the office? "Fixing Elections" shows why it's not just the Electoral College that's outdated, but our entire 18th-century Winner Take All political system, including the way we elect our legislatures.Continue Description Here
Voting for Reform: Democracy, Political Liberalization, and Economic Adjustment	Can a developing country balance a stable democracy with a well-functioning market economy? This question is addressed in this book by showing how political reforms influence the efforts of governments to initiate and sustain economic reforms. The case studies used focus on monetary and fiscal controls, and trade and exchange rate mechanisms. In contrast to many analyses, the studies consider these policies not only as functions of their intended economic effects, but also as outcomes of interactions among politicians, bureaucrats, and interest groups. The studies also examine the evolving institutional context in each country. The book explains how conflicts between pluralist politics and growth-promoting policies can be resolved, and it shows why adjustment is not complete until the public has voted for reform.

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