One Citizen One Vote Act

Bill: 118-hr-512
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-25
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Election Assistance Commission

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>One Citizen One Vote Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Election Assistance Commission from making payments to any state or jurisdiction unless the state or jurisdiction certifies that it meets certain election standards.</p> <p>Specifically, the state or jurisdiction must certify that it </p> <ul> <li>requires a photo identification for voting, </li> <li>restricts the delivery of ballots by third parties (i.e., prohibits ballot harvesting),</li> <li>prohibits the use of a drop box for collecting a voted ballot unless it is located at the office of an election official,</li> <li>does not deliver an absentee or other mail-in ballot to any individual who does not request the delivery of such a ballot, and</li> <li>does not allow noncitizens to vote in any election. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 512 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2023 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois , and Mr. Perry ) 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 the Election Assistance Commission from making payments under such Act to States and jurisdictions which fail to meet certain standards to protect the integrity and certainty of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the One Citizen One Vote Act . 2. Prohibiting payments to States failing to meet election integrity and certainty standards (a) Prohibition Title IX of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21141 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 907. Prohibiting payments to States and jurisdictions failing to meet election integrity and certainty standards The Commission may not make any payment under this Act to any State or jurisdiction unless the State or jurisdiction certifies to the Commission each of the following: (1) The State or jurisdiction does not permit an individual to cast a ballot in an election for Federal office unless— (A) in the case of an individual who desires to cast a ballot in person, the individual presents to the appropriate election official a current and valid photo identification of the individual; or (B) in the case of an individual who desires to cast a ballot by mail, the individual includes with the ballot a copy of a current and valid photo identification of the individual. (2) The State or jurisdiction does not accept a voted absentee ballot in an election for Federal office which is delivered in person to an election official by any individual other than the voter to whom the ballot was transmitted, other than an individual described as follows: (A) An election official while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. (B) An employee of the United States Postal Service while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. (C) Any other individual who is allowed by law to collect and transmit United States mail, while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. (3) The State or jurisdiction does not provide any drop box into which an individual may deliver a voted ballot, other than a drop box which is located at the office of a State or local election official. (4) The State or jurisdiction does not deliver an absentee or other mail-in ballot to any individual who does not request the delivery of such a ballot. (5) The State or jurisdiction does not permit any individual who is not a citizen of the United States to register to vote or vote in any election for public office, or any ballot initiative or referendum, held in the State or jurisdiction. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title IX the following: Sec. 907. Prohibiting payments to States and jurisdictions failing to meet election integrity and certainty standards. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to payments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.