Combat Voter Fraud Act

Bill: 116-hr-8770
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2020-11-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Subversive activities
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Combat Voter Fraud Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Justice to develop a national strategy to combat voter fraud (e.g., intimidation, coaching, or influencing of voters at the polls by election officials or back-dating ballots.)</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8770 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2020 Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Bishop of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to establish a national strategy to combat voter fraud, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combat Voter Fraud Act . 2. National strategy to combat voter fraud The Attorney General shall establish a national strategy to combat voter fraud. Such strategy shall address the following: (1) Intimidation, coaching, or influencing voters at the polls by election officials. (2) The back-dating of ballots. (3) Improper ballot counting procedures. (4) Foreign interference. (5) Voting system glitches, including electronic tabulation irregularities. (6) Hacking of voting systems. (7) Audits of voting systems. (8) Proper oversight of the tabulation of ballots, including allowing poll observers meaningful access to watch the counting of mail-in ballots. (9) Voter identification and missing proof of identification. (10) Any other matter that the Attorney General determines is critical to combat voter fraud.