S. 5505
Introduced in Senate · October 2, 2026September 24, 2026
Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
A BILL
To ensure that elections for Federal office are secure and fair, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; TITLE I—SECURE AMERICAN ELECTIONS ACT; 101. Requiring voters to provide photo identification; 102. Deadline for receipt of absentee and mail-in ballots; 103. Grants to expedite counting of ballots; 104. Requiring States to allow the counting of early votes to expedite reporting; TITLE II—FAIR AMERICAN ELECTIONS; 201. Requiring open primaries; 202. Prohibition on mid-decade redistricting; 203. Congressional redistricting standards; 204. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area updates; 205. Federal judicial review of partisan gerrymandering; TITLE III—NONSEVERABILITY; 301. Nonseverability
Deadline for receipt of absentee and mail-in ballots
Requiring States to allow the counting of early votes to expedite reporting
Requiring open primaries
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,