The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Pub.L. 107–252), or HAVA, is a United States federal law which passed in the House 357-48 and 92-2 in the Senate and was signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002. Drafted (at least in part) in reaction to the controversy surrounding the 2000 U.S. presidential election, the goals of HAVA are: * replace punchcard and lever-based voting systems; * create the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of federal elections; and * establish minimum election administration standards.