H.R. 7245: Election Software Disclosure Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-10-02 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-10-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Election Software Disclosure Act of 2008

Plain summary

Election Software Disclosure Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a voting system used in a state in a federal election from containing or using any election-dedicated voting system technology: (1) which has not been certified by the state for such use; and (2) which has not been deposited with the appropriate state and local election officials to be held in escrow and disclosed in accordance with this Act. Requires a state or local election official with whom an election-dedicated voting system technology has been deposited to: (1) hold it in escrow; and (2) disclose information regarding it to a qualified person who has entered into a nondisclosure agreement meeting certain requirements with respect to the technology, or if state law requires such disclosure.

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Official text

Election Software Disclosure Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr7245.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr7245 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110