Election Official Integrity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1274
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-24
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Family relationships

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <strong>Election Official Integrity Act of </strong><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a chief state election administration official from taking an active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any federal election over which the official has supervisory authority, with certain exceptions.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1274 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2021 Mrs. McBath introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit campaign activities by chief State election administration officials.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Election Official Integrity Act of 2021 . 2. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials (a) In General Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 319 the following new section: 319A. Campaign activities by chief State election administration officials (a) Prohibition It shall be unlawful for a chief State election administration official to take an active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for Federal office over which such official has supervisory authority. (b) Chief State election administration official The term chief State election administration official means the highest State official with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections under State law. (c) Active part in political management or in a political campaign The term active part in political management or in a political campaign means— (1) holding any position (including any unpaid or honorary position) with an authorized committee of a candidate, or participating in any decision-making of an authorized committee of a candidate; (2) the use of official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election for Federal office; (3) the solicitation, acceptance, or receipt of a contribution from any person on behalf of a candidate for Federal office; and (4) any other act which would be prohibited under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 7323(b) of title 5, United States Code, if taken by an individual to whom such paragraph applies (other than any prohibition on running for public office). (d) Exception in case of recusal from administration of elections involving official or immediate family member (1) In general This section does not apply to a chief State election administration official with respect to an election for Federal office in which the official or an immediate family member of the official is a candidate, but only if— (A) such official recuses himself or herself from all of the official’s responsibilities for the administration of such election; and (B) the official who assumes responsibility for supervising the administration of the election does not report directly to such official. (2) Immediate family member defined In paragraph (1), the term immediate family member means, with respect to a candidate, a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, father-in-law, or mother-in-law. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held after December 2021.