| House Bill Comparison |
HR2239
(Holt - NJ) |
HR4187
(King - IA) |
| Requires a voter-verified paper record |
YES
Sect. 4(a)(2)(B)(i) |
YES
Sect. 2(a) |
| Voter-verified paper record shall be equivalent or superior to that of a paper ballot system |
YES
Sect. 4(a)(2)(A) |
NO |
| Requires manual mandatory surprise recounts of the voter-verified records |
YES: in 0.5% of jurisdictions. Includes provision for citizen appeal
Sect. 7 |
NO |
| Requires the voter-verified record to be the official record used for any recount |
YES
Sect. 4(a)(2)(B)(iii) |
NO |
| Includes provision prohibiting voter from removing paper from polling place |
NO |
YES
Sect. 2(b) |
| Requires public disclosure of voting system software |
YES
Sect. 4(a)(2)(C)(i) |
NO |
| Change in audit trail compliance deadline from November 2006 to November 2004 |
YES
Sect. 5(a) |
NO |
| Requirement to deploy an interim paper system for November 2004 if HAVA waiver was requested |
YES
Sect. 2(d) |
NO |
| Requires use of interim paper ballot voting system for 2004, at EAC expense, if VVPR printers not available in time |
YES - Jurisdictions shall receive a paper voting system at EAC expense.
Sect. 5(b) |
NO |
| The mechanism to provide voter-verification of results for disabled voters must not require the use of paper |
YES
Sect. 4(b)(2) |
N/A |
| If an interim paper ballot voting system is used, then disabled voters shall have the option of: 1. using that paper system with the assistance of an aide of their choosing or 2. using the accessible voting system otherwise put in place (under HAVA) for use by disabled voters |
YES
Sect. 4(b)(3) |
N/A |
| Requires EAC to study, test, and develop best practices to enhance accessibility and voter-verification methods for disabled voters |
YES
Sect. 4(c) |
NO |
| Requires federal certification of technological security of voter registration lists |
YES
Sect. 6 |
NO |
| Bans wireless communication in voting systems |
YES
Sect. 4(a)(2)(C)(ii) |
NO |
| All voting machine hardware and software to be certified by EAC-accredited labs |
YES
Sect. 4(a)(2)(C)(iii) |
NO |
| Repeals exemption of EAC from certain government contracting requirements |
YES
Sect. 3 |
NO |
| Extends time provided for states to request payments under HAVA Title 1 |
YES: Extends deadlines for HAVA Sect. 101(a) and 102(b)(1) to November 2003
Sect. 2(a) and (b) |
NO |
| Extends period of appropriations under HAVA Sect. 104(a) |
YES: Extends to FY 2003 and 2004
Sect. 2(c)(1) |
NO |
| Extends time for transfer to EAC of unobligated funds under HAVA Sect. 104(c)(2)(B) |
YES: Changes date from Sept. 1, 2003 to January 1, 2004
Sect. 2(c)(2) |
NO |
| Move the deadline in HAVA Sect. 301(a)(3)(C) from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2006 |
YES
Sect. 4(b)(3) |
NO |
| Requires the Voluntary System Standards called for in HAVA Sect. 221(b)(1) to include guidelines ensuring security of data transmitted or received electronically by voting systems |
NO |
YES
Sect. 2(c) |
