,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iejd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #i1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,lopez 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 require 
information on the national debt to be  
included on ballots in elections for    
,federal office1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,inclusion of information on      
national debt on ballots in ,federal    
elections  7a7 ,requirement ,subtitle ,a
 of title ,,iii of the ,help ,america   
,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bajha et seq47 is amended by inserting 
after section #cjc the following new    
section3  #cjc;,a4 ,inclusion of        
information on national debt on ballots 
7a7 ,requirement ,each ,state shall     
ensure that a ballot used in an election
 for ,federal office in the ,state      
includes a separate statement of the    
total gross ,federal debt1 as calculated

 by the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 for
 each of the #c most recent fiscal years
 ending before the date of the election4
  7b7 ,effective date ,subsection 7a7   
shall apply with respect to each        
election for ,federal office held on or 
after the date of the enactment of this 
section4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment  
relating to enforcement ,section #dja of
 such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is    
amended by striking and #cjc and        
inserting #cjc1 and #cjc;,a4  7c7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of such ,act is amended by     
inserting after the item relating to    
section #cjc the following3  ,sec4      
#cjc;,a4 ,inclusion of information on   
national debt on ballots4  4