109th CONGRESS
2d Session

H. R. 4666

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to extend until November 2006 the deadline by which States which received payments under such Act for the replacement of punch card or lever voting systems must ensure that all such systems are replaced.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 31, 2006

Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PLATTS, and Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to extend until November 2006 the deadline by which States which received payments under such Act for the replacement of punch card or lever voting systems must ensure that all such systems are replaced.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the `Voting Machine Deadline Extension Act'.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REPLACEMENT OF PUNCH CARD AND LEVER VOTING SYSTEMS.

    (a) Extension of Deadline- Section 102(a)(3)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15302(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking `the first election for Federal office held after January 1, 2006' and inserting `the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2006'.

    (b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

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