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<dc:title>116 HR 8770 IH: Combat Voter Fraud Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2020-11-18</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">116th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 8770</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20201118">November 18, 2020</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="B001305">Mr. Budd</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="B001311">Mr. Bishop of North Carolina</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To direct the Attorney General to establish a national strategy to combat voter fraud, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HBF944EAF8F8A4561B78B32239BE3585D" style="OLC"><section id="H58BC52A694E24037B133E17F09CCED1F" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Combat Voter Fraud Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H664BBF4441A14A908E02C6801D28BE44"><enum>2.</enum><header>National strategy to combat voter fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish a national strategy to combat voter fraud. Such strategy shall address the following:</text><paragraph id="H33F01627B567435689E826E0E3EE7801"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intimidation, coaching, or influencing voters at the polls by election officials.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEDBA8F82636A44CC9CF1AAD7B7ED8A6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The back-dating of ballots.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF93A982C3D1423F8EE3565103E3852A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Improper ballot counting procedures.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H83DA3F118C614303BBBEFC8C5EF30FF5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Foreign interference.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H75F2889729DB4C998B19793EDE2000B5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Voting system glitches, including electronic tabulation irregularities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1087710B2580470AB2D974678422AD9E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Hacking of voting systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H16FB3B5CF66A4B8F896370701492111B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Audits of voting systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0728BD8B8E54D1C940C2A70761D993B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Proper oversight of the tabulation of ballots, including allowing poll observers meaningful access to watch the counting of mail-in ballots. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1768B124349E4E98A3081437026A9CC0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Voter identification and missing proof of identification.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H00CC7FA459FC4EB7BF26D58059695B68"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Any other matter that the Attorney General determines is critical to combat voter fraud.</text></paragraph></section></legis-body></bill> 

