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119-hr-9577119th Congress

COCOA-VIP Act

Sponsored By: Representative Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]

Introduced

Summary

Expands official observer access to all ballot-based federal elections. This bill would define an "election for Federal office" to include any general, special, primary, or runoff election conducted by ballot where candidates for the U.S. House or Senate appear on the official ballot.

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  • States and local election officials would need to treat primaries and runoffs that list federal candidates as federal elections for observer access, which could change who may attend ballot processes.
  • Political parties would keep control over non-ballot candidate selection. Conventions, caucuses, and other selection methods without ballots listing federal candidates would not be covered.
  • Election observers and watchdog groups would gain clearer authority to attend more ballot-based federal contests, including primaries and special elections.
  • Federal candidates would see broader transparency in ballot-based stages of nomination and election, since those stages would fall under the clarified observer rules.

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More observer access for federal ballots

This bill would define "election for Federal office" to include any general, special, primary, or runoff election held by ballot when one or more candidates for the U.S. Senate or U.S. House (including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner) appear on the official ballot. It would take effect upon enactment and would not create new funding or programs. The bill would also say that States and political parties would not be required to give observer access to conventions, caucuses, or other candidate selection events that do not list Federal candidates on a ballot.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14]

GA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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