H.R. 4145 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to clarify the treatment of provisional ballots cast in elections for Federal office.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogProvisional Ballot Fairness in Counting Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to editrevise requirements for the wiki and betreatment of provisional ballots in federal elections.

Prohibits any election recount until all provisional votes have been counted. Requires the firstchief state election official, in determining whether to providecount a detailed summary ofprovisional vote, to review not only official registered voter lists but also any information an individual voter submitted during the registration process.

Requires a provisional ballot in a federal election to be treated as a voter registration application if it is rejected on the ground that the individual is not registered to vote in the bill!)election.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 11/9/2007: Referred to edit the wiki and be the firstHouse committee. Status: Referred to update the status of the bill!)House Committee on House Administration.
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== Points in Favor ==

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