Bright Line against One-Man Rule

1. Why this matters

In 2024, the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States opened a dangerous loophole. The Court said a president has broad immunity for “official acts.” That means a president could claim that using government power to affect an election is "part of the job."

This immunity removes our Justice system’s ability to stop a president from using public power for personal gain. It takes away the mechanism that prevents him from turning that power against the electoral process itself.

No American should ever need to worry that a president could claim immunity for:

  • launching "official" investigations in opposition strongholds to intimidate voters and local officials, or
  • using federal power to pressure state officials into slowing or blocking certification of valid results, or
  • declare a “security emergency” that suspends or delays the transfer of power.

Nobody should use the power of the government to interfere in an election. Voters choose leaders. Leaders cannot rewrite the rules to stay in power.

For decades, the Hatch Act has barred federal officials from using official authority to affect the result of an election. But when Congress passed the law in 1939, it left out the President and Vice President.

It is time to finish that job with a simple constitutional amendment.

This amendment does not favor any party or candidate. It does not change who can vote or how votes are counted. It draws a clear line: the official power of the government may not be used to rig, overturn, or delay the people’s choice.

Below you can:

  • Read the proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
  • Sign the petition on Change.org asking Congress to act.
  • Write to your Senators and Representative directly.
  • Share this page with your network.
  • Go deeper into the legal details.

Jump to the amendment text

2. Proposed Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Bright Line against One-Man Rule

Section 1. No person, including the President, shall use official authority for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election or its certification. No privilege or immunity of office shall bar process or proof, including evidence of official acts. No executive may grant reprieve or pardon for offenses arising hereunder.

Section 2. Courts of any State may judge acts in this Article that occurred within their jurisdiction or that affect an election therein. These cases, when filed in a State court, shall be heard only there; final judgments may be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

Section 3. Any person convicted of conduct prohibited by this Article shall be ineligible to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.

Section 4. The following acts, unless authorized by statute, are deemed prohibited in Section 1. Proof of intent is not required.

    a) obstructing elections or transfer of office;

    b) using armed forces or officers in a manner that intimidates voters;

    c) withholding appropriated funds to affect the result of an election;

    d) failing to preserve records as required by law;

    e) disobeying an order of a court concerning any act named in this Article.

Ready to support? Sign the petition.

This is v1.0 of the proposed amendment. When it is revised, we will link to earlier versions.

3. Sign the petition on Change.org

Ask Congress to advance an amendment that protects elections.

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4. Write to your Senators and Representative

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