Rep. Moore opposes Speaker Pelosi’s elections overhaul power grab

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) released the following statement about House Democrats’ attempt to federalize our elections process with H.R. 1, the so-called “For the People’s Act”:

“Over the last four years, Democrats have increased their efforts to silence Conservative voices, and now they’re attempting to use legislation that makes unconstitutional changes to our elections process that will have a devastating impact,” said Rep. Moore. “This top-down election overhaul attempts to federalize our elections and is a dangerous power grab that not only places unprecedented limitations on political speech but paves the way for a cancel culture takeover. Despite what Democrats say, this bill isn’t for the people, it’s for the politicians.”

Background: The “For the Politicians Act” includes radical changes to our elections that empower D.C. bureaucrats and rob state and local governments of their Constitutional right to manage congressional elections. Some of the most egregious provisions in the bill include:

• Publicly funds campaigns with taxpayer dollars by creating a 6:1 funding match to any small-donor contributions of $200 or less in a congressional or presidential campaign—meaning for every $200 donated, the federal government will match $1,200. It also establishes a new voucher program that grants eligible voters a $25 dollar voucher to donate to any campaign of their choosing.
• Overrules election practices that have been tailored for thousands of localities across the country, including:
• Requiring same-day registration without integrity measures
• Undermining voter ID at the polls and prohibiting it for absentee voting
• Mandating that states allow ballot harvesting
• Reduces the integrity of the voter rolls by restricting states’ ability to maintain voter roll records and ensure voter identity accuracy.
• Politicizes the FEC by changing the evenly divided 6-member body into a 5-member panel chaired by an appointee of the President; the new partisan FEC would also have greater latitude to determine what speech is “campaign-related” and investigate on a partisan basis with little accountability. 

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