To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes.
the House held a roll-call vote on 110-hr5803 (To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes.). Tallies — Yea: 248, Nay: 170, Present: 0, Not Voting: 0, Total recorded: 434.
Bill Activity
House
Introduced in House
2008-04-15
Introduced
2008-04-15
Introduced in House
Committee
2008-04-15
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committee
2008-05-07
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3.
Reported in House
2008-05-15
Committee
2008-05-15
Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-637.
Committee
2008-07-15
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6536-6541; text of measure as reported in House: CR H6536)
Senate
Floor Vote
2008-07-15
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 170 (Roll no. 493).
Failed
248–170
248 Yea (59.3%)
170 Nay (40.7%)
Democrats
228 Yea
0 Nay
Republicans
20 Yea
170 Nay
Yea: 248
Nay: 170
Present: 0
Not Voting: 0
Total: 434
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