H.R. 4187: Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-21 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2004

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Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2004 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to revise voting system standards to require the voting system used in an election for Federal office to provide the voter with an auditable paper record showing how the vote will be recorded by the system after the voter enters it. Requires the voter to use such record to verify that the vote shown is the vote the voter intends to cast. Requires the system, if the voter does not verify his or her vote, to provide the voter with: (1) the opportunity to change the ballot and correct any error, and (2) a new auditable paper record that reflects the change or correction made by the voter. Makes a vote final once a voter verifies that the vote shown on a paper record is the vote the voter intends to cast. Makes the paper record serve as a permanent paper record of the vote. Prohibits the removal of such record from the polling place except for purposes related to a recount. Requires voluntary voting system guidelines to include guidelines to ensure security of electronic data.

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Official text

Know Your Vote Counts Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] · 38 cosponsors

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Tom Cole (R-OK), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4187.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4187 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108