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HR 5046 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023

Introduced: July 27, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in House
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Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the removal or suspension of local election administrators except for specified reasons and sets forth additional requirements for federal elections.

Specifically, the bill restricts the ability of a statewide election administrator to remove a local election administrator. A statewide election administrator may suspend, remove, or relieve the duties of a local election administrator only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance while in office.

Further, the bill directs statewide election administrators to report any removals or suspensions of local election administrators to the Department of Justice.

The bill also establishes certain requirements for challenging an individual's eligibility to register to vote or vote in federal elections. In particular, the bill prohibits any person (other than an election official) from challenging an individual's voting eligibility unless the challenge is supported by personal knowledge.

What's happening now July 27, 2023

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 11 Related bill Freedom to Vote Act
  • S 1 Related bill Freedom to Vote Act
  • S 2344 Related bill Freedom to Vote Act
  • S 2575 Identical bill Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2023
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Nov 7, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jul 27, 2023
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 27, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jul 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5046: Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5046/
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"H.R. 5046: Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5046/.
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H.R. 5046, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5046/.
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[H.R. 5046: Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5046/)
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