WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Senator Ashley Moody shined a light on the Fraud Economy that exists in America and called out Democrats who dismiss the issue and don’t even attend hearings exposing pervasive fraud. Senator Moody’s comments came during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where she also unveiled the Ballots by Election Day Act, aimed at restoring trust in elections and implementing the same type of reforms that have made Florida’s elections a blueprint for the entire nation.

“Dismantling the Fraud Economy and going after those who defraud the American taxpayer should be a 100-0 issue. Regardless of place or party, elected representatives should be asking ‘What are we going to do about it?’ Washington needs to work every single day at investigating fraud and passing new laws to prevent it. That’s why I am proud of the bills I have introduced to do just that and am introducing yet another bill, the Ballots by Election Day Act. This bill requires all ballots across the country to be received by the time polls close on Election Day. This simple, commonsense idea is one easy way we can restore faith in elections and implement a basic electoral safeguard to mirror Florida’s successful reforms—that took us from hanging chads and national embarrassment, to now results before bed and a national blueprint,” said Senator Ashley Moody.

Senator Moody announced her new bill, the Ballots by Election Day Act, aimed to implement a requirement that all ballots, including mail-in ballots, are to be received by election officials by the time polls close on Election Day. This mirrors Florida’s requirements to keep elections fair and free from fraud. The requirement does not apply to ballots subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).

Americans lose faith in our electoral process when Democrat-run jurisdictions take days to count ballots and even permit ballots to be accepted weeks after the election ended. This bill creates a uniform requirement across the country that no matter how you vote, everyone’s deadline is at the end of Election Day.

BACKGROUND:

  1. To view Senator Moody’s remarks before the committee, click here.

  2. Senator Moody has been the at the forefront of the Senate’s fight to combat fraud in tandem with the President, having introduced a handful of bills aimed at curbing the epidemic across the country.

  3. Her most recent effort, the Ballots by Election Day Act, aims to restore trust in the American election system by ensuing our elections are run in a secure manner and ballots are counted efficiently – much like how Florida runs elections.

  4. This bill comes following a recent Supreme Court decision in Watson, and the Florida blueprint is what every state should replicate.

  5. Senator Moody has always been committed to combating fraud and protecting taxpayer dollars. Recently, Senator Moody:

o   Introduced the Stop Child Care Scams Act to fight fraud in federal child care programs;

o   Introduced the STOP Scams Against Seniors Act to protect seniors from scams and financial fraud;

o   Introduced the No Aid for Ghost Students Act to stop fraudsters, often called “ghost students,” from using stolen or fake identities to submit FAFSA applications and take federal student aid money.

o   Joined the Senate Anti-Fraud Task Force, an oversight effort focused on identifying fraud against the federal government, exposing systemic vulnerabilities, recovering taxpayer dollars, and advancing reforms that strengthen accountability;

o   Introduced STOP Fraud in Medicaid Act to give state Medicaid Fraud Control Units new authority to investigate and prosecute those fraudulently bilking the system to obtain funds through benefitting claims in addition to fraudulent providers;

o   Introduced the Punishing Health Care Fraudsters Act, which increases financial and criminal penalties for health care fraud across the board; and

o   Cosponsored the SCAM Act, which would increase safety and protect the integrity of American citizenship by ensuring individuals who join terrorist organizations or are naturalized through fraud or deception can have their citizenship revoked.

Media Release: Office of U.S. Senator Ashley Moody

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