No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act

Key Points

• This bill would stop the federal government from giving money for elections to states that allow "ballot harvesting." This is the practice of having third parties collect and turn in mail-in ballots for other voters.
• To keep receiving federal money, states would have to pass laws that only allow certain people to handle someone else's ballot. These people include family members, housemates, caregivers, postal workers, or election officials.
• The goal of the policy is to make sure ballots are handled safely. Supporters argue that letting strangers collect ballots creates risks and could allow bad actors to unfairly influence how people vote in their own homes.
• If this becomes law, any state that still allows outside groups or individuals to collect ballots would have to pay for the full cost of running federal elections without any help from the national government.