,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,g>b>9o introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to  
prohibit ! use ( ,f$]al funds = !       
adm9i/ration ( elections = ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 or local (fice 9 ,/ates :i* d n h
 9 effect laws to p]mit units ( local   
gov]nm5t to hold elections = local (fice
 9 odd-numb]$ ye>s1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,protect+ ,our ,local ,elections ,act 
or ! ,,pole ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se (   
,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,hold+ local elections =  
public (fice 9 odd-numb]$ ye>s provides 
great] focus on local c&idates & issues4
  7#b7 ,local elections held 9          
odd-numb]$ ye>s all[ vot]s to make m    
in=m$ decisions ab\t _! local           
repres5tation4  7#c7 ,hold+ all         
elections 9 ev5-numb]$ ye>s dim9i%es !  

att5tion giv5 to community matt]s4  7#d7
 ,hold+ all elections 9 ev5-numb]$ ye>s 
ov]cr[ds ! ballot1 h9d]+ ! decision-mak+
 process = vot]s4  7#e7 ,local elect$   
(ficials directly s]ve _! imm$iate      
communities & ne$s4  7#f7 ,local lead]s 
play$ a vital role 9 ! f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7#g7 ,local gov]nm5ts are at ! 
core ( our ,nation's republic4  7b7     
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t--  7#a7 units ( local       
gov]nm5ts %\ld h ! au?ority to conduct  
elections = local (fice 9 odd-numb]$    
ye>s2  7#b7 local elections held 9      
odd-numb]$ ye>s ensure t local c&idates 
& issues receive great] att5tion & all[ 
vot]s to make well-in=m$ *oices2 &  7#c7
 ! mo/ effective =m ( repres5tation is  
atta9$ ?r\gh local gov]nance4  #c4      
,prohibit+ provision ( ,f$]al funds =   
election adm9i/ration = ,/ates n p]mitt+
 local gov]nm5ts to hold elections =    
local (fice 9 odd-numb]$ ye>s  7a7      
,prohibition ,title ,,ix ( ! ,help      
,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb         

,u4,s4,c4 #baada et seq47 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#ijg4 ,prohibit+ provision ( ,f$]al     
funds = election adm9i/ration = ,/ates n
 p]mitt+ local gov]nm5ts to hold        
elections = local (fice 9 odd-numb]$    
ye>s ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1  
no ,f$]al funds may be provid$ "u ?is   
,act or any o!r ,act to adm9i/] an      
election = ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local (fice
 held 9 a ,/ate :i* does n h 9 effect a 
law :i* p]mits units ( local gov]nm5t 9 
! ,/ate to hold elections = local (fice 
9 odd-numb]$ ye>s4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ( ! items relat+
 to title ,,ix ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #ijg4   
,prohibit+ provision ( ,f$]al funds =   
election adm9i/ration = ,/ates n p]mitt+
 local gov]nm5ts to hold elections =    
local (fice 9 odd-numb]$ ye>s4  4  7c7  
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply ) respect to fiscal  
ye> #bjbg & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>4