Hands Off Elections Act of 2026

An employee of a Executive agency may not participate or direct another employee to participate in the administration of an election for Federal office unless such employee—

(1) is authorized to participate in the administration pursuant to Federal law, including pursuant to—

(A) the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.);

(B) the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.);

(C) the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.); and

(D) section 1566 of title 10, United States Code; or

(2) does not participate in the administration in their capacity as an employee of a Executive agency.

The chief law enforcement officer of a State may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States for injunctive relief for a violation of subsection (a).

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a Federal employee from assisting with cybersecurity measures to preserve the integrity of voting systems.

In this section, the term Executive agency shall have the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, but shall not include the United States Postal Service.