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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 8770
To direct the Attorney General to establish a national strategy to combat
voter fraud, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To direct the Attorney General to establish a national
strategy to combat voter fraud, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combat Voter Fraud
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT VOTER FRAUD.
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The Attorney General shall establish a national strat-
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egy to combat voter fraud. Such strategy shall address the
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following:
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(1) Intimidation, coaching, or influencing voters
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at the polls by election officials.
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(2) The back-dating of ballots.
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(3) Improper ballot counting procedures.
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(4) Foreign interference.
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(5) Voting system glitches, including electronic
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tabulation irregularities.
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(6) Hacking of voting systems.
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(7) Audits of voting systems.
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(8) Proper oversight of the tabulation of ballots,
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including allowing poll observers meaningful access
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to watch the counting of mail-in ballots.
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(9) Voter identification and missing proof of
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identification.
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(10) Any other matter that the Attorney Gen-
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eral determines is critical to combat voter fraud.
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