,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ae1       
#bjba,mr4 ,posey introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,help        
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb to prohibit
 ,states from using a voting system     
which is connected to the ,internet in  
the administration of an election for   
,federal office4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,election     
,technology ,integrity and ,fraud       
,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting     
connection of voting systems to         
,internet  7a7 ,prohibition ,section    
#cja7;a7 of the ,help ,america ,vote    
,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha7;a77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new paragraph3  7#g7          
,prohibiting connection of system to the
 ,internet  7,a7 ,in general ,no system 
or device upon which ballots are        
programmed or votes are cast or         

tabulated shall be connected to the     
,internet at any time4  7,b7            
,prohibiting acceptance of ballots      
transmitted online ,the voting system   
may not directly tabulate any voted     
ballot which is transmitted to an       
election official online4  7,c7 ,rule of
 construction ,nothing contained in this
 paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit  
the ,commission from conducting the     
studies under section #bdb or to conduct
 other similar studies under any other  
provision of law in a manner consistent 
with this paragraph4  4  7b7 ,effective 
date ,section #cja7;d7 of such ,act 7#eb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha7;d77 is amended by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting the following3 1 or1 in the   
case of the requirements of paragraph   
7#g7 of subsection 7a71 on and after    
,january #a1 #bjbb44