House Republicans introduced the “Make Elections Great Again Act,” led by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), as a broad election reform bill.
The bill requires voters to present photo ID and verify citizenship to register to vote.
The big picture: It imposes restrictions on how states run elections, addressing issues that became prominent in the 2020 election.
- Mail-in ballots must be received by Election Day to be counted, except for military members overseas.
- States would be required to use auditable paper ballots for federal elections.
Go deeper: The legislation enforces stricter maintenance of voter rolls.
- Universal vote-by-mail systems would be banned, meaning voters must request mail-in ballots.
- The bill prohibits “ballot harvesting” by anyone who is not an immediate family member or caregiver, and bans individuals from delivering more than four mail-in ballots at once.
- Federal agencies would be prohibited from using taxpayer funds to promote voter registration, targeting a Biden executive order.
- The act would also ban ranked-choice voting in federal elections.
