To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit Federal funds for election administration for States misusing the Fourteenth Amendment for political purposes, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · January 11, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
This bill would amend federal election law to strip federal funding for election administration from any state whose leaders use the Fourteenth Amendment's Section 3 to prevent a presidential candidate from appearing on the ballot. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, which was invoked in efforts to remove former President Trump from ballots in several states, bars those who engaged in insurrection from holding office. The legislation transfers all authority to decide presidential ballot eligibility disputes from state courts to federal district courts, with cases ultimately directed to the Supreme Court for expedited review on a three-judge panel basis. The bill effectively prevents states from independently enforcing Section 3 ballot restrictions on presidential candidates and punishes them financially if they attempt to do so. Introduced in January 2024 by six Republican senators, the bill has no specified funding requirements or implementation timeline beyond the expedited Supreme Court review process.
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