Vote set in House of Representatives to end tax-subsidized presidential campaigns and Election Assistance Commission

The Hill reports: The House next week will consider a bill that would end taxpayer
financing of presidential campaigns and terminate the Election
Assistance Commission, which was set up in 2002 to improve voting
standards across the country.

The House Rules Committee will meet Tuesday to approve a rule for H.R. 3463, which could lead to floor action as early as Wednesday.

The
legislation, from Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), essentially combines two
bills that the House considered earlier this year. One of these, which
the House passed in January, would end taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns by eliminating the option taxpayers now have to donate $3 of their tax payments to a presidential campaign fund.