Republicans have introduced federal legislation that would block millions of dollars in election assistance money from being sent to states that allow unvetted voters and illegal immigrants to participate in elections.
The bill also targets a list of other common practices blamed for compromising the credibility of elections in America—including lax drop box standards for mail-in and absentee ballots.
“Taxpayers should not subsidize election practices that facilitate voter fraud and undermine that confidence,” said Virginia Congressman Bob Good, the bill’s primary sponsor.
Characterized as a defunding bill, the One Citizen One Vote Act seeks to withhold money from the more than $10 billion that sits directly under the control of the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (EAC), a federal agency that is in charge of funneling money to states for the use for a variety of election costs—including replacing voting machines and hiring election staff….