[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8072 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8072

  To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election 
  official from transmitting a ballot to an individual by mail for an 
election for Federal office unless the official certifies to the chief 
State election official that the individual is eligible to vote in the 
                               election.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 18, 2020

Mr. Smith of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election 
  official from transmitting a ballot to an individual by mail for an 
election for Federal office unless the official certifies to the chief 
State election official that the individual is eligible to vote in the 
                               election.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Integrity of Our Elections Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING TRANSMISSION BY MAIL OF BALLOTS FOR ELECTIONS TO 
              INDIVIDUALS NOT CERTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN 
              ELECTION.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 21082) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(d) Prohibiting Transmission by Mail of Ballots for Election to 
Individuals Not Certified as Eligible To Vote in Election.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--An election official may not transmit a 
        ballot to an individual by mail for an election for Federal 
        office unless the official certifies to the chief State 
        election official that the individual is eligible to vote in 
        the election.
            ``(2) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall apply with 
        respect to any election occurring after the date of the 
        enactment of the Integrity of Our Elections Act.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 302(e) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
21082(e)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking 
``Each State'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (d), 
each State''.
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