Sec. 112. Voucher program described
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The elements of a voucher pilot program operated by a State under this subtitle are as follows: The State shall provide each qualified individual upon the individual’s request with a voucher worth $50 to be known as a My Voice Voucher during the election cycle which will be assigned a routing number and which at the option of the individual will be provided in either paper or electronic form. Using the routing number assigned to the My Voice Voucher, the individual may submit the My Voice Voucher in either electronic or paper form to qualified candidates for election for Federal office and allocate such portion of the value of the My Voice Voucher in increments of $5 as the individual may select to any such candidate.
If the candidate transmits the My Voice Voucher to the Commission, the Commission shall pay the candidate the portion of the value of the My Voice Voucher that the individual allocated to the candidate, which shall be considered a contribution by the individual to the candidate for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), a qualified individual with respect to a State means an individual— who is a resident of the State; who will be of voting age as of the date of the election for the candidate to whom the individual submits a My Voice Voucher; who is not prohibited under Federal law from making contributions to candidates for election for Federal office; and who meets such other requirements as the State may impose, except that the State may not require the individual to be a registered voter in the State as a condition of being a qualified individual.
In addition to the elements described in subsection (a), a State operating a voucher pilot program under this subtitle shall permit an individual to revoke a My Voice Voucher not later than 2 days after submitting the My Voice Voucher to a candidate. In addition to the elements described in subsection (a), a State operating a voucher pilot program under this subtitle shall establish a commission or designate an existing entity to oversee and implement the program in the State, except that no such commission or entity may be comprised of elected officials.