Sec. 5. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials
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Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 319 the following new section: It shall be unlawful for a chief State election administration official to take an active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for Federal office over which such official has supervisory authority. The term chief State election administration official means the highest State official with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections under State law.
The term active part in political management or in a political campaign means— serving as a member of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office; the use of official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election for Federal office; the solicitation, acceptance, or receipt of a contribution from any person on behalf of a candidate for Federal office; and any other act which would be prohibited under paragraph
(2)or
(3)of section 7323(b) of title 5, United States Code, if taken by an individual to whom such paragraph applies (other than any prohibition on running for public office). This section does not apply to a chief State election administration official with respect to an election for Federal office in which such official or an immediate family member of the official is a candidate, but only if— such official recuses himself or herself from all of the official’s responsibilities for the administration of such election; and the official who assumes responsibility for supervising the administration of the election does not report directly to such official. In paragraph (1), the term immediate family member means, with respect to a candidate, a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, father-in-law, or mother-in-law. . The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held after January 1, 2022.
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