"Elections will be great again when they are boring and reliable. MEGA is the culmination of decades of study and best practices development to modernize the NVRA's pre-Internet text," said Logan Churchwell, Public Interest Legal Foundation Research Director. "The bill provides precision tools for states to maintain voter rolls and secures the public's right to see these processes from end to end." 

"This bill is needed to correct and fix longstanding problems in election administration, some caused by prior federal statutes that restrict the ability of state election officials to maintain accurate voter registration lists," said Hans Von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at The Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law. "It will benefit all voters by helping ensure the security and integrity of their most precious right - the right to vote."

“The SAVE Act and the MEGA Act fix structural weaknesses in federal election law. Proof of citizenship and a clear prohibition on federal agency involvement in elections are common-sense standards," said Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman of ETI and previous Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General of Virginia. "These are not issues the states can solve — they require federal action.”

"WILL has done extensive work to improve transparency and security in our elections," said Lucas Vebber, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Deputy Counsel. "We applaud Congressmen Steil’s leadership on these issues, and support these efforts to protect the vote nationwide."

"Chairman Steil’s bill builds on the hard work that many states have done to strengthen election integrity and protect the vote and reinforces that bad actors will not be allowed to game the system," said Maggie Harrell, Foundation for Government Accountability Federal Affairs Director. "Free and fair elections are foundational to the greatness of this country, and all efforts must be made to protect them."

"RITE thanks Chairman Steil for the opportunity to discuss needed federal reforms to improve election security," said Justin Riemer, Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) President & CEO*. "Congress must act to address current challenges in ensuring the integrity of America’s elections and voter confidence."

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Read the full bill text here.

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