118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2575Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide increased protections for election workers and voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Government operations and politics
Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Jul 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Jul 27, 2023
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Referred
Jul 27, 2023
Rules and Administration
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the removal or suspension of local election administrators except for specified reasons and sets forth additional requirements for federal elections. Specifically, the bill restricts the ability of a statewide election administrator to remove a local election administrator. A statewide election administrator may suspend, remove, or relieve the duties of a local election administrator only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance while in office. Further, the bill directs statewide election administrators to report any removals or suspensions of local election administrators to the Department of Justice. The bill also establishes certain requirements for challe...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.