H.R. 7300

Make Elections Great Again Act

Sponsor: Bryan Steil

70 cosponsors

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Introduced Jan 30
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Introduced Jan 30
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. (Feb 2)

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Table of Contents

I Election Integrity

A Requiring Photo ID for Voting

Sec. 101. Requiring voters to provide photo identification

B Voter Registration and List Maintenance Requirements

Sec. 111. Repeal of requirements with respect to administration of voter registration

Sec. 112. General requirements for administration of voter registration

Sec. 113. Requirements with respect to removal of ineligible voters from official voter list

Sec. 114. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements

Sec. 115. Requirements for applicants who register by mail

Sec. 116. Civil enforcement and private right of action

Sec. 117. Election Assistance Commission guidance

Sec. 118. Inapplicability of Paperwork Reduction Act

Sec. 119. Duty of Secretary of Homeland Security to notify election officials of naturalization

Sec. 120. Rule of construction regarding provisional ballots

Sec. 121. Rule of construction regarding effect on State exemptions from other Federal laws

Sec. 122. Requiring applicants for motor vehicle driver’s licenses in new state to indicate whether state serves as residence for voter registration purposes

Sec. 123. Definitions

C Information Sharing Agreements With Attorney General

Sec. 131. Information sharing agreements with Attorney General

D Election Security

Sec. 141. Indication of citizenship on driver’s licenses and identification cards

Sec. 142. Requirement to notify State election officials of individuals recused from jury service on grounds of noncitizenship

Sec. 143. Reports to Congress on foreign and domestic threats to elections

Sec. 144. Preservation of election records

Sec. 145. Definitions

In this subtitle:

(1) Chief State election official. The term chief State election official means, with respect to a State, the individual designated by the State under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20509) to be responsible for coordination of the State’s responsibilities under such Act.

(2) State. The term State has the meaning given such term in section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141).

E Prohibition on Federal Agency Political Activities

Sec. 151. Prohibiting political activities in Federal agencies

II Election Administration

A Improving Administration of Elections

Sec. 201. Use of HAVA funds for post-election audits of results

B Treatment of Ballots

Sec. 211. Requiring paper ballots

Sec. 212. Limitation on possession of mail-in ballots

Sec. 213. Prohibiting States from using ranked choice voting in general elections for Federal office

Sec. 214. Abolishing universal vote by mail

Sec. 215. Barcode tracking for mail-in ballots

Sec. 216. Receipt, processing, and counting of absentee and mail-in ballots