,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,perez1 ,mr4 ,golden of ,maine1 and
 ,mr4 ,garbarino7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require ,states to permit unaffiliated  
voters to vote in primary elections for 
,federal office1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,let ,america ,vote ,act4  
#b4 ,requiring ,states to permit        
unaffiliated voters to vote in primary  
elections  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that the right
 of a citizen of the ,united ,states to 

vote in any taxpayer-funded election for
 public office shall not be denied or   
abridged by the ,united ,states or by   
any ,state on the grounds of political  
party affiliation or lack thereof4  7b7 
,requirements for elections for ,federal
 office  7#a7 ,access of unaffiliated   
voters to primaries ,each ,state shall  
permit an unaffiliated voter who is     
registered to vote in an election for   
,federal office held in the ,state to   
vote in any primary election for such   
office held in the ,state1 except that  
the ,state shall not permit an          
unaffiliated voter to vote in primary   
elections for such office of more than  
one political party4  7#b7 ,restrictions
 relating to unaffiliated voters  7,a7  
,restrictions on sharing of information 
,a ,state shall not share information   
relating to an unaffiliated voter in a  
primary election for ,federal office1   
including the voter's name and contact  
information1 with a political party or  
with any other person who may reasonably

 be expected to use the information for 
a political or politically-connected    
commercial purpose1 including soliciting
 funds4  7,b7 ,restrictions on status of
 voter on official registration list    
,for purposes of a ,state's official    
voter registration list1 a ,state shall 
not treat an individual who is an       
unaffiliated voter as a member of1 or as
 an individual who is otherwise         
affiliated with1 the political party who
 held the primary election in which the 
individual voted solely on the grounds  
that the individual voted in that       
primary election4  7c7 ,elections for   
,state and local office ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 a ,state   
may not use any funds provided by the   
,federal ,government directly for       
election administration purposes unless 
the ,state certifies to the ,election   
,assistance ,commission that-- 7#a7 the 
,state permits an unaffiliated voter who
 is registered to vote in an election   
for ,state or local office held in the  

,state to vote in any primary election  
for such office held in the ,state1     
except that the ,state shall not permit 
an unaffiliated voter to vote in primary
 elections for such office of more than 
one political party2  7#b7 the ,state   
applies the restrictions on sharing     
information relating to unaffiliated    
voters in primary elections for ,federal
 office1 as described in subsection     
7a77#b77;,a71 to information relating to
 unaffiliated voters in primary         
elections for ,state and local office2  
and  7#c7 the ,state applies the        
restrictions on treating unaffiliated   
voters in primary elections for ,federal
 office as members of1 or as individuals
 who are otherwise affiliated with1 a   
political party1 as described in        
subsection 7a77#b77;,b71 to unaffiliated
 voters in primary elections for ,state 
and local office4  7d7 ,transition      
assistance grants  7#a7 ,payment of     
grants ,if a ,state certifies to the    
,election ,assistance ,commission that  

the ,state is in compliance with the    
requirements of this section with       
respect to a fiscal year1 the           
,commission shall make a payment to the 
,state during that fiscal year and each 
of the #d succeeding fiscal years in an 
amount equal to #b percent of the total 
amount of requirements payments made to 
the ,state under section #bea of the    
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bajja74  7#b7 ,use of funds  
,a ,state shall use the payment received
 under this subsection to cover the     
costs of permitting unaffiliated voters 
who are registered to vote in elections 
for ,federal1 ,state1 or local office   
held in the ,state to vote in any       
primary election for such office held in
 the ,state4  7#c7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year #bjbf   
and each succeeding fiscal year such    
sums as may be necessary for grants     
under this subsection4  7e7 ,definitions
 ,for purposes of this section-- 7#a7   

the terms election and ,federal office  
have the meanings give such terms in    
section #cja of the ,federal ,election  
,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjaja72  7#b7 the term primary election
 means an election 7including a primary 
election held for the expression of a   
preference for the nomination of        
individuals for election to the office  
of ,president7 held by any political    
party to nominate individuals who would 
appear on a general election ballot as a
 candidate for election for ,federal    
office1 including a convention or caucus
 of a political party which has         
authority to nominate such a candidate2 
7#c7 the term ,state has the meaning    
given such term in section #ija of the  
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #baada72 and  7#d7 the term   
unaffiliated voter means an individual  
who is not registered to vote as a      
member of a political party or otherwise
 affiliated with a political party4  7f7
 ,effective date ,this ,act shall apply 

with respect to elections held after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
#c4 ,prohibiting noncitizens from voting
  7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the   
policy of the ,united ,states that no   
person who is not a citizen shall be    
permitted or granted the right to vote  
in any taxpayer-funded election for     
public office held by or in the ,united 
,states or any ,state4  7b7 ,elections  
for ,federal office ,no ,state shall    
permit any person who is not a citizen  
of the ,united ,states to vote in any   
election for ,federal office held in the
 ,state4  7c7 ,elections for ,state and 
local office ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 a ,state may not use  
any funds provided by the ,federal      
,government directly for election       
administration purposes unless the      
,state certifies to the ,election       
,assistance ,commission that the ,state 
does not permit any person who is not a 
citizen of the ,united ,states to vote  
in any election for ,state or local     

office or any ballot initiative or      
referendum held in the ,state4