Election Technology Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 117-hr-1071
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-15
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Election Technology Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a voting system used in a federal election from connecting to the internet. Further, it prohibits a voting system from directly tabulating a ballot that was transmitted online.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1071 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2021 Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from using a voting system which is connected to the Internet in the administration of an election for Federal office.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Election Technology Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act . 2. Prohibiting connection of voting systems to Internet (a) Prohibition Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Prohibiting connection of system to the Internet (A) In general No system or device upon which ballots are programmed or votes are cast or tabulated shall be connected to the Internet at any time. (B) Prohibiting acceptance of ballots transmitted online The voting system may not directly tabulate any voted ballot which is transmitted to an election official online. (C) Rule of construction Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the Commission from conducting the studies under section 242 or to conduct other similar studies under any other provision of law in a manner consistent with this paragraph. . (b) Effective date Section 301(d) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(d) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , or, in the case of the requirements of paragraph (7) of subsection (a), on and after January 1, 2022. .