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Integrity of Our Elections Act

H.R. 8072 · 116th Congress · Aug 18, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official from transmitting a ballot to an individual by mail for an election for Federal office unless the official certifies to the chief State election official that the individual is eligible to vote in the election.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Integrity of Our Elections Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibiting transmission by mail of ballots for elections to individuals not certified as eligible to vote in election

(a)
Prohibition— Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

“(d) Prohibiting transmission by mail of ballots for election to individuals not certified as eligible To vote in election

“(1) Prohibition—An election official may not transmit a ballot to an individual by mail for an election for Federal office unless the official certifies to the chief State election official that the individual is eligible to vote in the election.

“(2) Effective date—Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any election occurring after the date of the enactment of the Integrity of Our Elections Act.”

(b)
Conforming amendment— Section 302(e) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21082(e)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking “Each State” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (d), each State”.