Hands Off Elections Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill stops federal workers in executive agencies from getting involved in how federal elections are run. It aims to keep the federal government from interfering with state-run voting processes.
• Employees can only help with elections if they are specifically allowed by laws like the Help America Vote Act or the National Voter Registration Act. They can also still help as private citizens on their own time.
• State officials, like a state's top lawyer, would have the power to sue in federal court to stop any federal employee who breaks these rules.
• The bill makes it clear that federal workers can still help with cybersecurity to protect voting systems from hackers.
• The United States Postal Service is not included in these new rules. This means the bill would not change how mail-in ballots are handled or delivered by postal workers.

Impact Analysis

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