No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting.
This bill, known as the No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act, aims to change a federal law that helps states run elections. Specifically, it wants to stop giving federal money to states that allow "ballot harvesting." This means that people other than election officials can collect and deliver completed ballots on behalf of voters.
If this bill becomes law, states that permit ballot harvesting would not be able to use federal funds for their elections. This would affect those states by potentially reducing their funding for election administration. The goal of the bill is to ensure that votes are collected and counted directly by election officials, without third-party involvement.
As of now, the bill has just been introduced on February 4, 2026, and it has been sent to the House Committee on House Administration for further review. This is the first step in the legislative process, and it will now be examined and possibly discussed by committee members before any further action is taken.
