Ballots by Election Day Act

This bill would change federal election law so that, in any election for federal office, all ballots, including absentee and mail-in ballots, must be received by election officials by the time polls close on election day to be counted. States could not count ballots that arrive after polls close. The deadline would not apply to ballots from military voters serving away from home or from overseas voters. The rule would start with federal elections held in 2027 and would be enforced through the existing enforcement section of the Help America Vote Act.

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Sponsors

• Laurel M. Lee Republican sponsor
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