Election Support: Funding to Improve Voting and Protect Officials.
This act establishes a financial support program for states to enhance the administration of federal elections. It covers upgrading voting equipment, boosting security, improving voting access for all citizens, and protecting election workers. The goal is to ensure elections are efficient, secure, and accessible to everyone.
Key points
States will receive funds to upgrade voting systems, including new equipment and voter registration systems.
Money will be allocated for recruiting, training, and protecting election officials and poll workers from threats.
The act aims to increase voting access for underserved communities, individuals with disabilities, minority groups, and overseas citizens.
Funds cannot be used for activities that suppress voting, such as unreliable voter roll purges or purchasing voting machines without paper ballots.
Introduced
Citizen Poll