1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “People Before Party Act of 2013”.
People Before Party Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to eliminate straight-party voting from any voting system used for Federal elections.
2. Elimination of straight-party voting in Federal elections
Section 301(a)(6) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(6)) is amended by striking the period at the end of the sentence and inserting “, except that no State may provide a voter with the opportunity to indicate the selection of a political party as a representation of the selection of an individual candidate.”.