Election Support: Funding for Innovation and Voting Security
This act establishes a financial support program for states to improve the administration of federal elections. Citizens can expect better access to voting, more secure election systems, and better-trained election workers. The goal is to increase confidence in the electoral process and facilitate participation.
Key points
New funds for states to upgrade voting equipment and voter registration systems.
Support for recruiting and training election workers, and protecting them from threats.
Activities aimed at increasing voting access for individuals with disabilities, minorities, and overseas citizens.
Prohibition on using funds for activities that diminish the right to vote, such as removing voters from rolls based on unreliable evidence.
Requirement for voting machines to use individual voter-verifiable paper ballots.
Expired
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