# 116-hr-8815: Election Certainty Act

116-hr-8815, Election Certainty Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8815
- Congress: 116
- Title: Election Certainty Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-11-24
- Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Election Certainty Act This bill establishes certain requirements for delivered ballots in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires a ballot submitted by mail or otherwise delivered in a federal election, in order to be counted, to (1) include the signature of the voter, and (2) be received by the appropriate election official by the date of the election. Further, the bill requires a ballot that is delivered by a third party on behalf of a voter to include the signature of the third party. It also restricts the types of individuals who can deliver such a ballot to certain family members of the voter. The bill excludes absent uniformed service members and their family members from these requirements.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-5862: Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act
- 116-hr-5769: SHAM Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8815 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8815)

## Related
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-5862: Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5862)
- [116-hr-5769: SHAM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5769)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8815 (as of 2025-11-18).