The Civic Corps Act of 2023 creates a five-year pilot program that would allow one national service organization to establish a corps focused on supporting elections and civic engagement at the state, local, and tribal levels. The corps would carry out activities such as assisting election officials with conducting elections, teaching voters and students about civics and voting, and helping with staff retention in election offices. The program specifically targets veterans as potential participants and would measure success through indicators like how efficiently elections are conducted and how engaged students are in civic education programs. The legislation explicitly prohibits the corps from engaging in partisan political activities, attempting to influence legislation, endorsing political candidates or parties, or conducting voter registration drives. The pilot program is authorized through the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and would expire after five years.
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