H.R. 7300

Make Elections Great Again Act

Sponsor: Bryan Steil

70 cosponsors
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I Election Integrity

A Requiring Photo ID for Voting

B Voter Registration and List Maintenance Requirements

C Information Sharing Agreements With Attorney General

D Election Security

E Prohibition on Federal Agency Political Activities

II Election Administration

A Improving Administration of Elections

B Treatment of Ballots

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

(a) Requirement. Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended—

(1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306 and 307, respectively; and

(2) by inserting after section 304 the following new section:

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305. Prohibiting States from using certain voting systems with respect to a general election for Federal office. A State may not carry out a general election for Federal office in the State using a voting system that—

(1) permits a voter to vote for more than one candidate for the same office;

(2) permits a voter to rank multiple candidates for the same office; or

(3) reallocates the vote of a voter from one candidate to another candidate for the same office.

(b) Clerical amendment. The table of contents of such Act is amended—

(1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 307, respectively; and

(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 304 the following new item:

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Sec. 305. Prohibiting States from using certain voting systems with respect to a general election for Federal office.

(c) Effective date. The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to Federal elections held on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.