Congressional Research Service Reports - 3 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 3
open access

The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Issues

Description: This report discusses the Help America Vote Act (HAVA; P.L. 107-252) enacted in 2002. It provides background information about HAVA and its provisions, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), funding for the agency and for state programs to improve elections, and a number of enduring election administration issues.
Date: March 9, 2015
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Issues

Description: This report discusses the Help America Vote Act (HAVA; P.L. 107-252) enacted in 2002. It provides background information about HAVA and its provisions, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), funding for the agency and for state programs to improve elections, and a number of enduring election administration issues.
Date: June 9, 2015
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: An Overview

Description: This report details how during the 113th Congress, legislation (H.R. 2019) became law (P.L. 113-94) eliminating Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF) funding for convention operations. The 2016 presidential nominating conventions were the first since the 1976 election cycle not supported with public funds. Because public funding for convention operations has now been eliminated, this report provides a historical overview of how PECF convention funding functioned and describes private fundi… more
Date: April 9, 2015
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam & Reese, Shawn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Back to Top of Screen