House leaders have scrapped plans to bring to the floor next week legislation requiring a paper record for every vote cast nationwide, beginning in 2008.

Leadership aides said Friday that consideration of the measure (HR 811), which was planned for Monday, now has been delayed until the week of Sept. 17 at the earliest.

Local officials, who have strongly opposed the bill, touted the move as a temporary victory that could ultimately signal the bill’s demise.

“I’m grinning from ear to ear,” said Alysoun McLaughlin, a lobbyist for the National Association of Counties, adding, “People have realized that the bill is a mess.”

But the legislation’s supporters weren’t prepared to concede defeat, attributing the latest delay to a short legislative calendar next week. House leaders plan to hold votes only on Monday next week to allow members to attend the funeral of Rep. Paul E. Gillmor, R-Ohio, and observe the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

Democratic aides said several bills that had been headed to the floor next week will now be slated for the week of Sept. 17. Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., said he expected a Federal Housing Administration bill (HR 1852) to move to the floor on Sept. 18, followed by an extension of the federal terrorism insurance safety net (HR 2761) the following day, Sept. 19.