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Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4893| Senate 
| Updated: 11/12/2020
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Rules and Administration Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020 This bill requires states to establish certain election measures. It also prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions; permit poll watching by at least two appointed campaign representatives per campaign; require absentee and mail-in ballots to be counted and recorded immediately upon receipt without disclosing any results until after the closure of polling places on election day; require continuous counting of ballots after the closure of polling places on election day; install video surveillance of ballot drop boxes; require each supervisor of elections to make publicly available a report outlining preparations for the upcoming general election; and require an audit of municipal voting systems. Finally, the bill generally prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections, which is the process of collecting vote-by-mail ballots from voters and returning them to the polling place or election office. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
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Timeline
Nov 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Nov 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Nov 16, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8753
Introduced in House
  • November 12, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 12, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.


  • November 16, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8753
    Introduced in House

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8753: Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020
Accounting and auditingElections, voting, political campaign regulationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPostal serviceState and local government operations

Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4893| Senate 
| Updated: 11/12/2020
Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020 This bill requires states to establish certain election measures. It also prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions; permit poll watching by at least two appointed campaign representatives per campaign; require absentee and mail-in ballots to be counted and recorded immediately upon receipt without disclosing any results until after the closure of polling places on election day; require continuous counting of ballots after the closure of polling places on election day; install video surveillance of ballot drop boxes; require each supervisor of elections to make publicly available a report outlining preparations for the upcoming general election; and require an audit of municipal voting systems. Finally, the bill generally prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections, which is the process of collecting vote-by-mail ballots from voters and returning them to the polling place or election office. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
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Timeline
Nov 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Nov 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Nov 16, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8753
Introduced in House
  • November 12, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 12, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.


  • November 16, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8753
    Introduced in House
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Rules and Administration Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8753: Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingElections, voting, political campaign regulationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPostal serviceState and local government operations