COCOA-VIP Act

This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to clarify that congressional election observers have access to primary elections for federal office. It defines 'election for Federal office' to include primary elections where candidates for the U.S. Senate or House appear on the ballot, but does not require observer access to party conventions or caucuses without ballots.

Sec. 2, Clarification of 'Election for Federal Office': This section adds a definition to the Help America Vote Act stating that 'election for Federal office' includes any general, special, primary, or runoff election where candidates for the U.S. Senate or House (including Delegates or Resident Commissioners) appear on the official ballot. It also clarifies that nothing in this section requires states or political parties to provide observer access to party conventions, caucuses, or other candidate selection processes that do not involve ballots listing federal candidates.