,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #i  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ 
,,/ates  ,janu>y #bb 7legislative day1  
,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7=        
himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 
,durb91 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51    
,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4       
,coons1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1  
,mr4 ,laut5b]g1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mrs4 ,box]1
 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,lev91 
,mr4 ,rockefell]1 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules
 & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to /r5g!n 
our ,nation's electoral sy/em by ensur+ 
clean & fair elections4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,clean &     
,fair ,elections ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( !   
,s5ate ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t        
,congress %\ld--  7#a7 recognize t--    
7,a7 our elections belong to ! vot]s ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 our sy/ems (    
election adm9i/ration & campaign f9ance 
%\ld be /ructur$ 9 a way t prioritizes !
 int]e/s ( ! ,am]ican public fir/2  7#b7

 pass legislation to br+ great]         
transp>5cy to our elections & end       
anonym\s political sp5d+ by %ad[ gr\ps &
 special int]e/s2  7#c7 require great]  
disclosure ( campaign contributions 9 a 
se>*able1 public onl9e database2  7#d7  
take /eps to safegu>d ! "r to vote = e  
eligible vot]1 includ+ prohibit+        
deceptive & mislead+ ef=ts to prev5t    
vot]s f ex]cis+ ! fran*ise2  7#e7       
improve access to ! polls = e eligible  
vot] by /reaml9+ vot+ proc$ures2  7#f7  
pass election re=m legislation t        
includes exp&$ abs5tee vot+1 m&atory    
e>ly vot+ p]iods1 & vot] regi/ration    
re=ms2  7#g7 support local election     
(ficials to ensure !y h work+ vot+      
sy/ems t are accessible1 secure1 & easy 
to use2  7#h7 require ,/ates to develop 
plans to r$uce l9es at poll+ places &   
develop cont+5cy plans t provide        
additional flexibility 9 ! ev5t ( a     
natural disa/] or o!r em]g5cy situation2
 &  7#i7 ensure t ! gu>antees ( ! #ad? &
 #ae? am5dm5ts to ! ,con/itution & !    

,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife are en=c$ s t
 all ,am]icans are able to vote & h _!  
votes c\nt )\t discrim9ation4