HR155-119

What This Bill Does

The Let America Vote Act combines open-primary access for unaffiliated voters with a noncitizen-voting funding condition. States must permit a registered unaffiliated voter to vote in a federal primary election for one political party, but not in more than one party's primary. States also may not share unaffiliated primary voters' names or contact information with political parties or politically connected commercial users, and may not treat those voters as party members on official registration lists. Separately, the bill states a federal policy that noncitizens may not vote in taxpayer-funded public elections, bars noncitizens from federal elections, and blocks federal election-administration funds unless a state certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that it does not permit noncitizen voting in state, local, initiative, or referendum elections.

Who Benefits and How

Unaffiliated voters benefit because they can participate in taxpayer-funded federal primaries without formally joining a political party. Independent voters benefit from privacy protections that keep primary participation data from being used for fundraising or political marketing. Election-integrity advocates benefit from a federal funding condition tied to state certification against noncitizen voting. The Election Assistance Commission benefits from a clear certification role for states seeking federal election-administration funds.

Who Bears the Burden and How

State election agencies must modify primary rules, voter-list treatment, data-sharing controls, and funding certifications. Political parties lose exclusive control over federal primary participation by unaffiliated voters in affected states. Local election offices must prevent unaffiliated voters from voting in multiple party primaries and protect voter information. States allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections risk losing federal election-administration funds unless they change policy or forgo money.

Key Provisions

• Requires states to permit unaffiliated voters to vote in one federal primary election.
• Prohibits states from sharing unaffiliated primary voter information for political or politically connected commercial use.
• Bars noncitizens from voting in federal elections.
• Conditions federal election-administration funds on state certification that noncitizens cannot vote in state or local elections.