# Plain Language Summary: Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025

This bill stops states from accepting money or donations from private companies to help run federal elections. Right now, some states accept funding from private organizations to pay for things like voter registration drives, educational campaigns about voting, and outreach programs that help people learn how to vote. This bill would make all of that illegal. If a private company wanted to donate funds, equipment, or even volunteer services to help a state run its elections, the state would have to turn it down.

The one exception is that states could still accept donations of physical space. So if a private business wanted to donate a building or room to be used as a polling place or early voting location, that would still be allowed. But actual money or services to support election administration would be prohibited.

The practical effect is that states would lose a funding source they currently use to support election activities. This could mean fewer voter education campaigns, less outreach to help people register to vote, and potentially reduced resources for running elections smoothly. States would need to rely entirely on government funding to cover these costs, which could strain budgets in states that have been using private donations to supplement their election operations. The bill essentially draws a line saying that private money shouldn't play any role in how federal elections are administered, with the narrow exception of donating physical space for voting locations.

Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025

Cole, Tom

Protect American Election Administration Act of 2025This bill generally prohibits a state from soliciting, receiving, or expending any payment or donation of funds, property, or personal services from a private entity for the purpose of administering a federal election. For example, the bill prohibits the use of these payments or donations for programs related to voter education, outreach, and registration.The prohibition shall not apply to a state's acceptance and use of a private entity's donation of space to be used for a polling place or an early voting site.