Poll Worker Training Legislation in the 109th Congress

Published: January 26, 2009

Bill No.	Short Title	Sponsors	Date Introduced	Related Bills	Description
S. 450	Count Every Vote Act of 2005	Clinton	February 17, 2005	H.R. 939	This is an omnibus election reform bill that seeks to address a number of election administration problems that arose in the 2004 federal elections. Among other things, this bill would establish minimum requirement of training for poll workers on a number of topics.
H.R. 533	Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005	Conyers	February 2, 2005		The provisions of this election reform bill are very similar to those in S. 17 and would address many election administration problems in the same way. On poll workers, however, this bill would require states to train election officials and poll workers.
H.R. 939	Count Every Vote Act of 2005	Jones	February 17, 2005	S. 450	This omnibus election reform bill seeks to address a number of election administration problems that arose in the 2004 federal elections. The provisions of this bill are similar to those in S. 450.
H.R. 2250	Valuing Our Trust in Elections Act	Green	May 11, 2005	H.R. 5776	Among other things, this bill would require individuals to complete state training in order to serve as a poll worker on Election Day. The EAC can provide states with grants to implement training programs.
H.R. 4989	Electoral Fairness Act of 2006	Holt	March 16, 2006		Among other things, this bill would require states to establish and operate training and compensation standards for poll workers.