I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9144 
To require States to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in primary elections 
for Federal office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2024 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. GARBARINO, and 
Ms. PEREZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require States to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in 
primary elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Let America Vote 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING STATES TO PERMIT UNAFFILIATED 
VOTERS TO VOTE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the right of a citizen of the United States to 
vote in any taxpayer-funded election for public office shall 
not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any 
State on the grounds of political party affiliation or lack 
thereof. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL 
OFFICE.— 
(1) ACCESS OF UNAFFILIATED VOTERS TO PRI-
MARIES.—Each State shall permit an unaffiliated 
voter who is registered to vote in an election for 
Federal office held in the State to vote in any pri-
mary election for such office held in the State, ex-
cept that the State shall not permit an unaffiliated 
voter to vote in primary elections for such office of 
more than one political party. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS
RELATING
TO
UNAFFILI-
ATED VOTERS.— 
(A) RESTRICTIONS ON SHARING OF INFOR-
MATION.—A State shall not share information 
relating to an unaffiliated voter in a primary 
election for Federal office, including the voter’s 
name and contact information, with a political 
party or with any other person who may rea-
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sonably be expected to use the information for 
a political or politically-connected commercial 
purpose, including soliciting funds. 
(B) RESTRICTIONS ON STATUS OF VOTER 
ON
OFFICIAL
REGISTRATION
LIST.—For pur-
poses of a State’s official voter registration list, 
a State shall not treat an individual who is an 
unaffiliated voter as a member of, or as an indi-
vidual who is otherwise affiliated with, the polit-
ical party who held the primary election in 
which the individual voted solely on the grounds 
that the individual voted in that primary elec-
tion. 
(c) ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may 
not use any funds provided by the Federal Government 
directly for election administration purposes unless the 
State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission 
that— 
(1) the State permits an unaffiliated voter who 
is registered to vote in an election for State or local 
office held in the State to vote in any primary elec-
tion for such office held in the State, except that the 
State shall not permit an unaffiliated voter to vote 
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in primary elections for such office of more than one 
political party; 
(2) the State applies the restrictions on sharing 
information relating to unaffiliated voters in primary 
elections for Federal office, as described in sub-
section (a)(2)(A), to information relating to unaffili-
ated voters in primary elections for State and local 
office; and 
(3) the State applies the restrictions on treating 
unaffiliated voters in primary elections for Federal 
office as members of, or as individuals who are oth-
erwise affiliated with, a political party, as described 
in subsection (a)(2)(B), to unaffiliated voters in pri-
mary elections for State and local office. 
(d) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS.— 
(1) PAYMENT OF GRANTS.—If a State certifies 
to the Election Assistance Commission that the 
State is in compliance with the requirements of this 
section with respect to a fiscal year, the Commission 
shall make a payment to the State during that fiscal 
year and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years in an 
amount equal to 2 percent of the total amount of re-
quirements payments made to the State under sec-
tion 251 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
U.S.C. 21001). 
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(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A State shall use the pay-
ment received under this subsection to cover the 
costs of permitting unaffiliated voters who are reg-
istered to vote in elections for Federal, State, or 
local office held in the State to vote in any primary 
election for such office held in the State. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums 
as may be necessary for grants under this sub-
section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘election’’ and ‘‘Federal office’’ 
have the meanings give such terms in section 301 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
U.S.C. 30101); 
(2) the term ‘‘primary election’’ means an elec-
tion (including a primary election held for the ex-
pression of a preference for the nomination of indi-
viduals for election to the office of President) held 
by any political party to nominate individuals who 
would appear on a general election ballot as a can-
didate for election for Federal office, including a 
convention or caucus of a political party which has 
authority to nominate such a candidate; 
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(3) the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 901 of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141); and 
(4) the term ‘‘unaffiliated voter’’ means an in-
dividual who is not registered to vote as a member 
of a political party or otherwise affiliated with a po-
litical party. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with re-
spect to elections held after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING NONCITIZENS FROM VOTING. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that no person who is not a citizen shall 
be permitted or granted the right to vote in any taxpayer- 
funded election for public office held by or in the United 
States or any State. 
(b) ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.—No State 
shall permit any person who is not a citizen of the United 
States to vote in any election for Federal office held in 
the State. 
(c) ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may 
not use any funds provided by the Federal Government 
directly for election administration purposes unless the 
State certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that 
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the State does not permit any person who is not a citizen 
of the United States to vote in any election for State or 
local office or any ballot initiative or referendum held in 
the State. 
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