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WASHINGTON — Chairman Vernon J. Ehlers, R-Mich., announced today that the Committee on House Administration will mark up portions of the Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 (H.R. 4844), which is aimed at strengthening voter identification requirements in federal elections, at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 14, 2006, in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.

WASHINGTON — Chairman Vernon J. Ehlers, R-Mich., announced today that the Committee on House Administration will conduct a hearing on verification, security, and paper records for our nation's electronic voting systems. The hearing will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, September 28, 2006, in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

WASHINGTON – The Committee on House Administration on Thursday held a hearing in Las Cruces, N.M., and field briefing in Phoenix, Ariz., to gain insight into the issues raised by voter identification requirements. Chairman Vernon J.

WASHINGTON –The Committee on House Administration Thursday held an oversight hearing on the ongoing technology, design and preservation initiatives at the Library of Congress. The hearing supported efforts by Chairman Vernon J.

WASHINGTON – Chairman Vernon J. Ehlers, R-Mich., announced today that the Committee on House Administration will mark up H.R. 2134, which establishes a Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community, at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 27, 2006 in room 1310 of the Longworth House Office Building.

WASHINGTON – Efforts to establish standards to guide the development and implementation of modern voting systems throughout the United States have made significant progress, but still have a way to go, according to a joint hearing of the Committee on House Administration and the House Science Committee Wednesday.

WASHINGTON – The House Administration Committee and the House Science Committee will hold a joint hearing Wednesday to review new federal voluntary standards for voting equipment, which were issued late last year, to see if they are likely to improve the accuracy and security of voting, and to see if states are likely to adopt the standards.