Franchise Protection Act

  1. This law may be cited as the Election Reform Law of 20__.
  2. There is established in the Executive Office of the President a Franchise Protection Office, headed by a Protector of the Franchise, who shall be appointed by the President to serve at his pleasure, and shall not be subject to Senate confirmation.
  3. It shall be the duty of the Protector of the Franchise to ensure the efficacy of the people’s electoral power by excluding unsuitable candidacies from the ballot in federal, state and local elections.
  4. No one may be listed as a candidate for election to any federal or statewide office who has not been certified as suitable by the Protector of the Franchise.
  5. The Protector of the Franchise shall determine the suitability of candidates for federal and statewide office by reviewing evidence of their public records, their probity and morals, and the soundness of their views.  His decision shall be reviewable by the President.
  6. Anyone having reason to doubt the suitability of candidates for local office may request review of the candidacy by the Protector of the Franchise or his delegated representative.  The Protector of the Franchise or his representative may, after review under the same criteria as for federal and statewide office, order the exclusion of any such candidate.  A decision delegated to a representative of the Protector of the Franchise under this section may be reviewed by the Protector of the Franchise and by the President.
  7. Anyone who willfully appears on any ballot despite exclusion by the Protector of the Franchise or his representative, or who having responsibility for elections or ballots permits such an appearance, is guilty of a felony.
  8. No person may be elected or take office as a result of any election in which he has been excluded as a candidate, even if such exclusion has been ordered after the ballots have been printed.  Any official counting such votes, or declaring any excluded candidate elected, or assisting in his attempted installation in office, is guilty of a felony, and in addition shall suffer immediate deposition from office. Any purported candidate attempting to take office after exclusion from the ballot is guilty of a felony.
  9. No court of the United States or any State shall have jurisdiction to consider any action arising under this Act.
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