Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1513
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Count the Vote Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 5, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 5, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1513
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Kansas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
March 5, 2019
Actions (2)
03/05/2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
03/05/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:03:27 PM