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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3588 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3588

 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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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 11, 2024

Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Vance, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Budd, Ms. 
 Lummis, and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was read 
    twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL

 
 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Constitutional Election Integrity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION FOR 
              STATES MISUSING THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT FOR POLITICAL 
              PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 901. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION 
              FOR STATES MISUSING THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT FOR 
              POLITICAL PURPOSES.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may 
be used to administer any election for Federal office in a State where 
the chief executive or any elected or appointed executive officials 
prohibit, by executive order, decree, or other unilateral mechanism, 
that a candidate for the Office of President of the United States who 
is otherwise eligible from appearing on the ballot for such Office 
using section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 901. Prohibition on Federal funds for election administration 
                            for States misusing the Fourteenth 
                            Amendment for political purposes.''.

SEC. 3. JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--The Federal district courts shall have original 
and exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes or questions of 
ballot eligibility for candidates for the Office of President of the 
United States arising under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States.
    (b) Limitation.--No officer or court of any State or territory 
shall have authority to adjudicate disputes or questions of ballot 
eligibility for candidates for the Office of President of the United 
States arising under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States.
    (c) 3-Judge Court.--A Federal district court of 3 judges shall be 
convened when an action is filed in Federal district court challenging 
the ballot eligibility of a candidate for the Office of President of 
the United States arising under section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States. The 3-judge panel shall make 
findings of fact, which shall be transmitted to the Supreme Court of 
the United States. Upon receipt of these findings of fact, the Supreme 
Court shall consider the matter on an expedited basis before issuing a 
ruling on the findings of law. The Supreme Court may consider the 
findings of fact on a de novo basis.
    (d) Composition and Procedure.--Any action under subsection (c) 
shall be heard pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States 
Code.
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