,,ii #aah? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cehh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,janu>y #aa1 #bjbd,mr4 ,tillis 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,vance1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 & ,mr4 ,mull97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to prohibit ,f$]al funds = election adm9i/ration = ,/ates misus+ ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t = political purposes1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,con/itutional ,election ,integrity ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on ,f$]al funds = election adm9i/ration = ,/ates misus+ ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t = political purposes 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjija et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 #ija4 ,prohibition on ,f$]al funds = election adm9i/ration = ,/ates misus+ ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t = political purposes ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no ,f$]al funds may be us$ to adm9i/] any election = ,f$]al (fice 9 a ,/ate :]e ! *ief executive or any elect$ or appo9t$ executive (ficials prohibit1 by executive ord]1 decree1 or o!r unilat]al me*anism1 t a c&idate = ! ,(fice ( ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o is o!rwise eligible f appe>+ on ! ballot = su* ,(fice us+ section #c ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 4 7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3 ,sec4 #ija4 ,prohibition on ,f$]al funds = election adm9i/ration = ,/ates misus+ ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t = political purposes4 4 #c4 ,jurisdiction 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,f$]al di/rict c\rts %all h orig9al & exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes or que/ions ( ballot eligibility = c&idates = ! ,(fice ( ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aris+ "u section #c ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7b7 ,limitation ,no (fic] or c\rt ( any ,/ate or t]ritory %all h au?ority to adjudicate disputes or que/ions ( ballot eligibility = c&idates = ! ,(fice ( ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aris+ "u section #c ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7c7 #c-;,judge c\rt ,a ,f$]al di/rict c\rt ( #c judges %all be conv5$ :5 an action is fil$ 9 ,f$]al di/rict c\rt *all5g+ ! ballot eligibility ( a c&idate = ! ,(fice ( ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aris+ "u section #c ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! #c-;judge panel %all make f9d+s ( fact1 :i* %all be transmitt$ to ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,^u receipt ( ^! f9d+s ( fact1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt %all consid] ! matt] on an exp$it$ basis be=e issu+ a rul+ on ! f9d+s ( law4 ,! ,supreme ,c\rt may consid] ! f9d+s ( fact on a de novo basis4 7d7 ,composition & proc$ure ,any action "u subsection 7c7 %all be he>d pursuant to section #bbhd ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4