S. 5505
Safe and Fair Elections Act of 2026
Sponsor: Bill Cassidy · 0 cosponsors
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I Secure American Elections Act
(a) In general. Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.), as amended by section 102(a), is amended by inserting after section 303B the following new section:
303C. Requiring States to allow the counting of early votes to expedite reporting
(a) In general. No State shall prohibit the counting of votes in an election for Federal office before election day.
(b) Effective date. This section shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held in 2027 or any succeeding year.
(b) Clerical amendment. The table of contents of such Act, as amendment by section 102(b), is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303B the following new item:
Sec. 303C. Requiring States to allow the counting of early votes to expedite reporting.
II Fair American elections
III Nonseverability