COCOA-VIP Act

This bill aims to enhance election transparency by amending the Help America Vote Act of 2002, specifically focusing on observer access to federal elections. It clarifies the definition of "election for Federal office" within Section 304 of the Act, which governs the presence of election observers. The amendment explicitly states that "election for Federal office" includes any general, special, primary, or runoff election where candidates for the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives are listed on the official ballot. This provision is designed to affirm that observers have access to these various stages of the federal election process. However, the bill also clarifies that it does not require observer access to party conventions, caucuses, or other candidate selection processes that do not involve ballots listing federal office candidates.