Mail Ballot Integrity Act

Key Points

• This bill would ban states from automatically mailing ballots to registered voters for federal elections. Only voters who specifically request a mail-in ballot would receive one.
• To get a mail-in ballot, voters would need to meet specific eligibility criteria — such as being 65 or older, having a disability, serving in the military, being away at college, expecting to be out of the county on election day, or being hospitalized.
• Voters requesting a mail-in ballot would have to sign a statement under penalty of perjury affirming they meet one of the eligibility requirements. Lying on this form could result in criminal penalties.
• States could no longer keep permanent lists of mail-in voters unless those voters still meet the specific eligibility rules. This would fundamentally change how elections work in states like Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Hawaii, and Utah, which currently mail ballots to all registered voters.
• The restrictions would apply to all federal elections — including races for president, Senate, and House — starting immediately upon enactment.