# What This Bill Does

This bill would require every ballot used in federal elections—for president, Congress, and other federal offices—to display the total national debt. Specifically, each ballot would show what the federal government owes for the three most recent complete fiscal years before the election happens. So if you voted in 2024, your ballot would show the national debt figures for 2021, 2022, and 2023.

The bill changes the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which is the federal law that sets standards for how elections work across states. By amending this law, the bill would make this debt information a requirement that all states must follow when they print and distribute ballots. The Treasury Department would calculate the debt figures, and states would be responsible for including them on every ballot.

The practical effect is that voters would see the national debt numbers right there while they're voting. The idea behind this appears to be giving voters information about the government's financial situation as they make their electoral choices. However, the bill doesn't explain how the debt information should be presented, what size it should be, or where exactly on the ballot it should appear—those details would likely need to be worked out by election officials in each state. The requirement would take effect immediately once the bill becomes law and would apply to all federal elections going forward.

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require information on the national debt to be included on ballots in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.