H.R. 5229 · 111th Congress

Vote Tabulation Audit Act of 2010

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Rush Holt
Introduced
2010-05-06
Latest action
2010-05-06 · Introduced in House

Summary

Vote Tabulation Audit Act of 2010 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to meet specified standards for transparent and accurate tabulation of votes and aggregation of vote counts in federal elections, including standards for: (1) the treatment of ballots cast at early voting sites as well as absentee ballots and provisional ballots; and (2) mandatory hand recount in case of unresolved discrepancy.

Requires the Election Assistance Commission to: (1) reimburse states to cover the costs of carrying out tabulations at certain polling places of votes cast on paper optical scan ballots; and (2) adopt a model format for the posting of the tabulation of votes and aggregate vote counts.