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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 1, 2008
Emergency Election Audit Act of 2008 - Requires the Election Assistance Commission to reimburse states for the reasonable costs incurred in conducting manual audits, meeting specified requirements, of the results of the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008. Requires such payments also if, at the state's option, the state conducts audits of elections for state and local office held at the same time as the general election.
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Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D–NJ
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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