,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mrs4 ,davis of ,california        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,house   
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of
 #aiga to prohibit certain ,state       
election administration officials from  
actively participating in electoral     
campaigns4  #a4 ,short ,title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,federal ,election 
,integrity ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds that--  7#a7 chief     
,state election administration officials
 have served on political campaigns for 
,federal candidates whose elections     
those officials will supervise2  7#b7   
such partisan activity by the chief     
,state election administration official1
 an individual charged with certifying  
the validity of an election1 represents 
a fundamental conflict of interest that 
may prevent the official from ensuring a

 fair and accurate election2  7#c7 this 
conflict impedes the legal duty of chief
 ,state election administration         
officials to supervise ,federal         
elections1 undermines the integrity of  
,federal elections1 and diminishes the  
people's confidence in our electoral    
system by casting doubt on the results  
of ,federal elections2  7#d7 the        
,supreme ,court has long recognized that
 ,congress's power to regulate          
,congressional elections under ,article 
,i1 ,section #d1 ,clause #a of the      
,constitution is both plenary and       
powerful2 and  7#e7 the ,supreme ,court 
and numerous appellate courts have      
recognized that the broad power given to
 ,congress over ,congressional elections
 extends to ,presidential elections4    
#c4 ,prohibition on campaign activities 
by chief ,state election administration 
officials  7a7 ,in ,general ,title ,,iii
 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign    
,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et  
seq47 is amended by inserting after     

section #cai the following new section3 
#cai;,a4 ,campaign activities by chief  
,state election administration officials
  7a7 ,prohibition ,it shall be unlawful
 for a chief ,state election            
administration official to take an      
active part in political management or  
in a political campaign with respect to 
any election for ,federal office over   
which such official has supervisory     
authority4  7b7 ,chief ,state election  
administration official ,the term chief 
,state election administration official 
means the highest ,state official with  
responsibility for the administration of
 ,federal elections under ,state law4   
7c7 ,active part in political management
 or in a political campaign ,the term   
active part in political management or  
in a political campaign means-- 7#a7    
serving as a member of an authorized    
committee of a candidate for ,federal   
office2  7#b7 the use of official       
authority or influence for the purpose  
of interfering with or affecting the    

result of an election for ,federal      
office2  7#c7 the solicitation1         
acceptance1 or receipt of a contribution
 from any person on behalf of a         
candidate for ,federal office2 and  7#d7
 any other act which would be prohibited
 under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 of section
 #gcbc7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 if taken by an individual to whom
 such paragraph applies 7other than any 
prohibition on running for public       
office74  4  7b7 ,effective ,date ,the  
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
apply with respect to elections for     
,federal office held after ,december    
#bjai4