H.R. 10524, also known as the "Protecting Our Local Elections Act" or the "POLE Act," seeks to change the Help America Vote Act of 2002. It aims to ban the use of federal funds for running elections in states that do not allow local government units to hold elections for...
Simple Explanation
The "Protecting Our Local Elections Act" is a rule that wants to stop giving money from the government to places that don't let towns and cities have their own elections in the years with odd numbers, like 2023 or 2025. It thinks that having elections in these years helps people focus more on who's running and what's important in their own town.