In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
House vote: H.R. 5811 // July 9, 2008

Electronic Message Preservation Act

Sponsor: HENRY WAXMAN (D-CA)

Electronic Message Preservation Act - Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations governing federal agency preservation of electronic messages that are federal records and to periodically review and amend, as necessary, such regulations. Requires such regulations to: (1) require the electronic capture, management, and preservation of such electronic records in accordance with the Federal Records Act; (2) require such records to be retrievable through electronic searches; (3) establish mandatory minimum functional requirements for electronic records management systems and a process to certify federal agency compliance with such requirements; (4) include timelines for federal agency compliance; and (5) include requirements for the capture, management, and preservation of other electronic records. Requires the head of each federal agency to report to the Archivist on the agency's compliance with the Archivist's regulations.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

419 votes, representing 221,198,985 people96.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 539,329 people0.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41996.3%
NayLost10.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%