Election Support: Funding for Voting Security and Accessibility
This act establishes a new program and fund to help states improve and secure election processes. Citizens can expect better voting equipment, more polling places, and easier access to elections for people with disabilities or minorities. The act aims to increase trust in elections and facilitate participation.
Key points
States will receive funds to upgrade voting equipment, voter registration systems, and enhance election security.
Financial support for recruiting and training election workers, and protecting them from threats.
Activities aimed at increasing access to voting 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 data.
Creation of a new office to oversee the expenditure of funds and ensure the proper functioning of the program.
Expired
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