II 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1510 

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for online 

voter registration and other changes and to amend the Help America 

Vote Act of 2002 to improve voting, to require the Election Assistance 

Commission to study and report on best practices for election cybersecurity and election audits, and to make grants to States to implement 

those best practices recommended by the Commission. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 29, 2017 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. 

DURBIN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. UDALL, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. WYDEN, 

Ms. WARREN, and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

A BILL 

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 

provide for online voter registration and other changes 

and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to 

improve voting, to require the Election Assistance Commission to study and report on best practices for election 

cybersecurity and election audits, and to make grants 

to States to implement those best practices recommended 

by the Commission. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber At4 tacks (HACK) Act’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title, etc. 

TITLE I—ELECTION INTEGRITY AND CYBERSECURITY 

IMPROVEMENT 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Study and report on best practices for cybersecurity of Federal elections and election audits. 

Sec. 103. Election technology improvement grants. 

TITLE II—VOTER REGISTRATION 

Sec. 201. Federal electronic voter registration application form. 

Sec. 202. Voter registration deadline. 

Sec. 203. Change of address. 

Sec. 204. Mail voter registration form may not require full social security number. 

TITLE III—VOTING 

Sec. 301. Availability of early voting and no-excuse absentee voting. 

Sec. 302. Requirements for counting provisional ballots. 

7 TITLE I—ELECTION INTEGRITY 

8 AND CYBERSECURITY IM9 PROVEMENT 

10 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Election Integrity and 

12 Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. STUDY AND REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR 

2 CYBERSECURITY OF FEDERAL ELECTIONS 

3 AND ELECTION AUDITS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Help America Vote Act of 

5 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.) is amended by inserting 

6 after section 247 the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 248. STUDY AND REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR 

8 CYBERSECURITY OF FEDERAL ELECTIONS 

9 AND ELECTION AUDITS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, in consultation 

11 with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 

12 the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, 

13 the Election Assistance Commission Standards Board, the 

14 Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors, the 

15 Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines De16 velopment Committee, the National Association of Secre17 taries of State, the National Association of State Election 

18 Directors, the National Association of Election Officials, 

19 the International Association of Government Officials, and 

20 other stakeholders the Commission determines necessary, 

21 shall conduct a study on each of the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) Best practices for cybersecurity of Federal 

23 elections. 

24 ‘‘(2) Best practices for election audits. 


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1 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—In conducting each of the 

2 studies under this section, the Commission shall hold pub3 lic hearings. 

4 ‘‘(c) ISSUES CONSIDERED.— 

5 ‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY OF FEDERAL ELEC6 TIONS.—In conducting the study under subsection 

7 (a)(1), the Commission shall consider the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) The interference by foreign actors in 

9 the 2016 Federal election. 

10 ‘‘(B) The opinion of intelligence officials 

11 that foreign states are likely to attempt to 

12 interfere in future Federal elections. 

13 ‘‘(C) Election administration profiles based 

14 on the cybersecurity framework of the National 

15 Institute of Standards and Technology. 

16 ‘‘(D) All components of election infrastruc17 ture, as designated by the Secretary of Home18 land Security, on January 6, 2017, as a sub19 sector of a critical infrastructure sector (as de20 fined in section 2001 of the Homeland Security 

21 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601)). 

22 ‘‘(E) The implications of the aging of vot23 ing equipment on cybersecurity. 


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1 ‘‘(F) Any existing Federal funding sources 

2 that may be used to assist State and local gov3 ernments to improve election cybersecurity. 

4 ‘‘(G) Any related issues the Commission 

5 identifies as necessary to complete a com6 prehensive study of best practices for cybersecu7 rity of Federal elections. 

8 ‘‘(2) ELECTION AUDITS.—In conducting the 

9 study under subsection (a)(2), the Commission shall 

10 consider the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) Public confidence in the administra12 tion of Federal elections. 

13 ‘‘(B) Verifying the integrity of the election 

14 process. 

15 ‘‘(C) Confirming the accuracy of results re16 ported by the voting system. 

17 ‘‘(D) Ensuring that the voting system is 

18 accurately tabulating ballots. 

19 ‘‘(E) Ensuring that the winners of each 

20 election for Federal office are called correctly. 

21 ‘‘(F) Current State requirements related to 

22 election audits. 

23 ‘‘(G) Durational requirements needed to 

24 facilitate an election audit prior to election cer25 tification, including variations in the acceptance 


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1 of postal ballots and election certification dead2 lines. 

3 ‘‘(H) Administrative requirements and 

4 challenges for various types of election audits. 

5 ‘‘(I) The potential to identify areas of im6 provement in election administration using 

7 varying types of election audits. 

8 ‘‘(J) Any related issues the Commission 

9 identifies as necessary to complete a com10 prehensive study of best practices for election 

11 audits. 

12 ‘‘(d) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 

13 than the date that is 9 months after the date of the enact14 ment of the Election Integrity and Cybersecurity Improve15 ment Act of 2017, the Commission shall submit a report 

16 to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen17 ate and the Committee on Administration of the House 

18 of Representatives on each of the studies conducted under 

19 this section, together with recommendations with respect 

20 to the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) Best practices for cybersecurity of Federal 

22 elections. 

23 ‘‘(2) Best practices for election audits.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relat3 ing to section 247 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 248. Study and report on best practices for cybersecurity of Federal elections and election audits.’’. 

4 SEC. 103. ELECTION TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Help America Vote Act of 

6 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

7 the end the following new title: 

8 ‘‘TITLE X—ELECTION TECH9 NOLOGY IMPROVEMENT 

10 GRANTS 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1001. ELECTION TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT 

12 GRANTS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall make a 

14 payment in an amount determined under section 1002 to 

15 each State which meets the conditions described in section 

16 1003. 

17 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2), a State receiving payment under this title 

20 shall use the payment to implement the rec21 ommendations of the Commission with respect to 

22 best practices for cybersecurity of Federal elections 

23 and election audits under section 248(d). 


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1 ‘‘(2) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—A State may use a 

2 payment under this title to carry out other activities 

3 to improve the administration of elections for Fed4 eral office if the State certifies to the Commission 

5 that— 

6 ‘‘(A) the State has implemented the rec7 ommendations of the Commission with respect 

8 to best practices for cybersecurity of Federal 

9 elections and election audits under section 

10 248(d); 

11 ‘‘(B) the State will use any remaining 

12 funds to improve, upgrade, or acquire new tech13 nological equipment related to election adminis14 tration, which may include— 

15 ‘‘(i) voting machines; 

16 ‘‘(ii) election management systems; 

17 ‘‘(iii) electronic poll books; 

18 ‘‘(iv) online voter registration systems; 

19 ‘‘(v) participation in the Electronic 

20 Registration Information Center; 

21 ‘‘(vi) accessible voting equipment; and 

22 ‘‘(vii) other technological upgrades 

23 identified by the Commission in their stud24 ies on best practices for cybersecurity and 

25 election audits; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) the State has appropriated funds for 

2 carrying out such activities in an amount equal 

3 to 10 percent of the total amount to be spent 

4 for such activities (taking into account the pay5 ment under this section and the amount spent 

6 by the State). 

7 ‘‘SEC. 1002. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the 

9 amount of a payment made to a State under this title shall 

10 be equal to the product of— 

11 ‘‘(1) the total amount appropriated for pay12 ments pursuant to the authorization under section 

13 1007; and 

14 ‘‘(2) the State allocation percentage for the 

15 State (as determined under subsection (b)). 

16 ‘‘(b) STATE ALLOCATION PERCENTAGE DEFINED.— 

17 The ‘State allocation percentage’ for a State is the amount 

18 (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of— 

19 ‘‘(1) the voting age population of the State (as 

20 reported in the most recent decennial census); and 

21 ‘‘(2) the total voting age population of all 

22 States (as reported in the most recent decennial cen23 sus). 


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1 ‘‘(c) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount 

2 of a payment made to a State under this section may not 

3 be less than— 

4 ‘‘(1) in the case of any of the several States or 

5 the District of Columbia, one-half of 1 percent of the 

6 total amount appropriated for payments under this 

7 title under section 1007; or 

8 ‘‘(2) in the case of the Commonwealth of Puer9 to Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Common10 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the 

11 United States Virgin Islands, one-tenth of 1 percent 

12 of such total amount. 

13 ‘‘(d) PRO RATA REDUCTIONS.—The Commission 

14 shall make such pro rata reductions to the allocations de15 termined under subsection (a) as are necessary to comply 

16 with the requirements of subsection (c). 

17 ‘‘(e) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AFTER

18 APPROPRIATION.—A payment to a State under this title 

19 shall be available to the State without fiscal year limita20 tion. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1003. CONDITION FOR RECEIPT OF FUNDS. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State is eligible to receive a 

23 payment under this title if the chief executive officer of 

24 the State, or designee, in consultation and coordination 

25 with the chief State election official, has filed with the 


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1 Commission a statement certifying that the State is in 

2 compliance with the requirements referred to in subsection 

3 (b). A State may meet the requirement of the previous 

4 sentence by filing with the Commission a statement which 

5 reads as follows: ‘llllll hereby certifies that it 

6 is in compliance with the requirements referred to in sec7 tion 1003(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.’ (with 

8 the blank to be filled in with the name of the State in9 volved). 

10 ‘‘(b) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT; CERTIFICATION

11 OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REQUIRE12 MENTS.—The requirements referred to in this subsection 

13 are as follows: 

14 ‘‘(1) The State has filed with the Commission 

15 a State plan which the State certifies— 

16 ‘‘(A) contains each of the elements de17 scribed in section 1004; 

18 ‘‘(B) is developed in accordance with sec19 tion 1005; and 

20 ‘‘(C) meets the public notice and comment 

21 requirements of section 1006. 

22 ‘‘(2) The State is in compliance with each of 

23 the laws described in section 906, as such laws apply 

24 with respect to this Act. 


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1 ‘‘(3) To the extent that any portion of the pay2 ment is used for activities other than implementing 

3 the recommendations of the Commission with re4 spect to best practices for cybersecurity of Federal 

5 elections and election audits under section 248(d)— 

6 ‘‘(A) the State’s proposed uses of the pay7 ment are not inconsistent with such rec8 ommendations; and 

9 ‘‘(B) the use of the funds under this sub10 paragraph is consistent with the requirements 

11 of section 1001(b)(2)(B). 

12 ‘‘(c) METHODS OF COMPLIANCE LEFT TO DISCRE13 TION OF STATE.—The specific choices on the methods of 

14 complying with the elements of a State plan shall be left 

15 to the discretion of the State. 

16 ‘‘(d) TIMING FOR FILING OF CERTIFICATION.—A 

17 State may not file a statement of certification under sub18 section (a) until the expiration of the 45-day period which 

19 begins on the date the State plan under this section has 

20 been published on both the website of the chief State elec21 tion official and the website of the Election Assistance 

22 Commission pursuant to section 1005(b). 

23 ‘‘(e) CHIEF STATE ELECTION OFFICIAL DEFINED.— 

24 In this title, the ‘chief State election official’ of a State 

25 is the individual designated by the State under section 10 


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1 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 

2 1973gg–8) to be responsible for coordination of the State’s 

3 responsibilities under such Act. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 1004. STATE PLAN. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The State plan shall contain a 

6 description of each of the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) How the State will use the payment under 

8 this title to implement the recommendations of the 

9 Commission with respect to best practices for cyber10 security of Federal elections and election audits 

11 under section 248(d) and, if applicable under section 

12 1001(b)(2), to carry out other activities to improve 

13 the administration of elections. 

14 ‘‘(2) How the State will distribute and monitor 

15 the distribution of the payment to units of local gov16 ernment or other entities in the State for carrying 

17 out the activities described in paragraph (1), includ18 ing a description of— 

19 ‘‘(A) the criteria to be used to determine 

20 the eligibility of such units or entities for re21 ceiving the payment; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the methods to be used by the State 

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1 sistent with the performance goals and meas2 ures adopted under paragraph (3). 

3 ‘‘(3) How the State will adopt performance 

4 goals and measures that will be used by the State 

5 to determine its success and the success of units of 

6 local government in the State in carrying out the 

7 plan, including timetables for meeting each of the 

8 elements of the plan, descriptions of the criteria the 

9 State will use to measure performance and the proc10 ess used to develop such criteria, and a description 

11 of which official is to be held responsible for ensur12 ing that each performance goal is met. 

13 ‘‘(4) How the State will conduct ongoing man14 agement of the plan, except that the State may not 

15 make any material change in the administration of 

16 the plan unless the change— 

17 ‘‘(A) is developed and published on the 

18 website of the chief State election official and 

19 the website of the Election Assistance Commis20 sion in accordance with section 1005 in the 

21 same manner as the State plan; 

22 ‘‘(B) is subject to public notice and com23 ment in accordance with section 1006 in the 

24 same manner as the State plan; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) takes effect only after the expiration 

2 of the 30-day period which begins on the date 

3 the change has been published on both the 

4 website of the chief State election official and 

5 the website of the Election Assistance Commis6 sion. 

7 ‘‘(5) A description of the committee which par8 ticipated in the development of the State plan in ac9 cordance with section 1005 and the procedures fol10 lowed by the committee under such section and sec11 tion 1006. 

12 ‘‘(b) PROTECTION AGAINST ACTIONS BASED ON IN13 FORMATION IN PLAN.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No action may be brought 

15 under this Act against a State or other jurisdiction 

16 on the basis of any information contained in the 

17 State plan filed under this title. 

18 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CRIMINAL ACTS.—Para19 graph (1) may not be construed to limit the liability 

20 of a State or other jurisdiction for criminal acts or 

21 omissions. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 1005. PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND FILING OF 

23 PLAN; PUBLICATION BY COMMISSION. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The chief State election official 

25 shall develop the State plan under this title through a 


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1 committee of appropriate individuals, including the chief 

2 election officials of the two most populous jurisdictions 

3 within the State, other local election officials, stake hold4 ers, and other citizens, appointed for such purpose by the 

5 chief State election official. 

6 ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION OF PLAN BY COMMISSION.—After 

7 receiving the State plan of a State under this title, the 

8 Commission shall cause to have the plan published on both 

9 the website of the chief State election official and the 

10 website of the Election Assistance Commission. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1006. REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC NOTICE AND COM12 MENT. 

13 ‘‘For purposes of section 1003(b)(1)(C), a State plan 

14 meets the public notice and comment requirements of this 

15 section if— 

16 ‘‘(1) not later than 30 days prior to the submis17 sion of the plan, the State made a preliminary 

18 version of the plan available for public inspection 

19 and comment; 

20 ‘‘(2) the State publishes notice that the prelimi21 nary version of the plan is so available; and 

22 ‘‘(3) the State took the public comments made 

23 regarding the preliminary version of the plan into 

24 account in preparing the plan which was filed with 

25 the Commission. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1007. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap3 propriated for payments under this title for fiscal year 

4 2018, $325,000,000. 

5 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts appropriated 

6 pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) shall remain 

7 available without fiscal year limitation until expended. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1008. REPORTS. 

9 ‘‘Not later than 6 months after the end of the fiscal 

10 year for which a State received a payment under this title, 

11 the State shall submit a report to the Commission on the 

12 activities conducted with the funds provided, and shall in13 clude in the report— 

14 ‘‘(1) a list of expenditures made with respect to 

15 each category of activities described in section 

16 1001(b); and 

17 ‘‘(2) an analysis and description of the activities 

18 funded under this title to meet the requirements of 

19 this title and an analysis and description of how 

20 such activities conform to the State plan under sec21 tion 1004.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

23 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘TITLE X—ELECTION TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS 

‘‘Sec. 1001. Election technology improvement grants. 

‘‘Sec. 1002. Allocation of funds. 

‘‘Sec. 1003. Condition for receipt of funds. 

‘‘Sec. 1004. State plan. 


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‘‘Sec. 1005. Process for development and filing of plan; publication by commission. 

‘‘Sec. 1006. Requirement for public notice and comment. 

‘‘Sec. 1007. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘Sec. 1008. Reports.’’. 

1 TITLE II—VOTER REGISTRATION 

2 SEC. 201. FEDERAL ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION 

3 APPLICATION FORM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Voter Registration 

5 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is amended by in6 serting after section 6 the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 6A. ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION. 

8 ‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Election Assistance Com9 mission shall, in consultation with chief election officials 

10 of the States, develop an online voter registration platform 

11 which— 

12 ‘‘(1) contains an electronic version of the mail 

13 voter registration application form prescribed under 

14 section 9(a)(2) (in this section referred to as the 

15 ‘electronic voter registration application form’) 

16 that— 

17 ‘‘(A) meets the requirements of section 

18 9(b) and section 303(a)(4) of the Help America 

19 Vote Act of 2002; and 

20 ‘‘(B) allows for the applicant to provide— 

21 ‘‘(i) sufficient information required by 

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1 tifying an existing signature of the appli2 cant on file with such State or jurisdiction; 

3 or 

4 ‘‘(ii) an electronic signature in such 

5 form or by such method as is acceptable by 

6 the State or jurisdiction to which the appli7 cant is registering; and 

8 ‘‘(2)(A) requires an applicant to indicate wheth9 er the applicant is currently registered to vote in any 

10 other jurisdiction (and, if so, to provide information 

11 identifying such other jurisdiction); and 

12 ‘‘(B) in the case of an applicant who is reg13 istered to vote in another jurisdiction, treats submis14 sion and acceptance of such application in a new ju15 risdiction as a request to cancel registration in such 

16 other jurisdiction. 

17 ‘‘(b) DUTIES OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS18 SION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) TRANSMISSION OF COMPLETED APPLICA20 TIONS AND CANCELLATION REQUESTS.—The Elec21 tion Assistance Commission shall automatically for22 ward completed electronic voter registration applica23 tion forms and cancellation requests pursuant to 

24 subsection (a)(2)(B) to the appropriate chief State 

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1 to appropriate State and local election officials in 

2 the State. 

3 ‘‘(2) REGISTRATION THROUGH STATE-BASED

4 PLATFORMS.—If the chief election official of a State 

5 certifies that the State has developed a platform 

6 that meets the requirements of subsection (a), the 

7 Election Assistance Commission shall automatically 

8 connect applicants for registration in that State to 

9 such State platform in lieu of the platform developed 

10 under subsection (a). 

11 ‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED APPLICATIONS.— 

12 A State shall accept an electronic voter registration appli13 cation form transmitted under subsection (b), and ensure 

14 that the individual is registered to vote in the State, if 

15 the individual meets the same voter registration require16 ments applicable to individuals who register to vote by 

17 mail in accordance with section 6(a)(1) using the mail 

18 voter registration application form prescribed by the Elec19 tion Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2). 

20 ‘‘(d) PROCEDURES IF NO EXISTING ELECTRONIC

21 SIGNATURE.—If a State does not accept an electronic sig22 nature for individuals registering electronically and there 

23 is insufficient information to identify an existing signature 

24 of the applicant on file with the State or jurisdiction, the 

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1 poll prior to voting for the first time in such jurisdiction 

2 after acceptance of an electronic voter registration form. 

3 ‘‘(e) FIRST-TIME VOTERS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 

5 State may by law require a person to vote in person 

6 if— 

7 ‘‘(A) the person was registered to vote in 

8 a jurisdiction electronically; and 

9 ‘‘(B) the person has not previously voted in 

10 that jurisdiction. 

11 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not 

12 apply in the case of a person— 

13 ‘‘(A) who is entitled to vote by absentee 

14 ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citi15 zens Absentee Voting Act; 

16 ‘‘(B) who is provided the right to vote oth17 erwise than in person under section 

18 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for the 

19 Elderly and Handicapped Act; 

20 ‘‘(C) who has provided sufficient informa21 tion for the purposes of identifying an existing 

22 signature of the applicant on file with such 

23 State or jurisdiction; or 

24 ‘‘(D) who is entitled to vote otherwise than 

25 in person under any other Federal law.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

2 (1) STATE PROCEDURES.—Section 4(a) of the 

3 National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

4 20503(a)) is amended— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para6 graph (2); 

7 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

8 paragraph (4); and 

9 (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

10 following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(3) by electronic application pursuant to sec12 tion 6A; and’’. 

13 (2) TIMING OF REGISTRATION.—Section 8(a)(1) 

14 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

15 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)) is amended— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub17 paragraph (C); 

18 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

19 subparagraph (E); and 

20 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

21 the following new subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(D) in the case of registration online 

23 under section 6A, if the valid voter registration 

24 application is submitted not later than the less25 er of 20 days, or the period provided by State 


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1 law, before the date of the election (as deter2 mined by treating the date on which the appli3 cation is completed electronically as the date on 

4 which it is submitted); and’’. 

5 (3) INFORMING APPLICANTS OF ELIGIBILITY

6 REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES.—Section 8(a)(5) 

7 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(5)) is amended by 

8 striking ‘‘and 7’’ and inserting ‘‘6A, and 7’’. 

9 SEC. 202. VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE. 

10 Section 8(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration 

11 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)) is amended by strik12 ing ‘‘30 days’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘28 

13 days’’. 

14 SEC. 203. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. 

15 (a) MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(e) of the National 

17 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

18 20507(e)) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(e) PROCEDURE FOR VOTING FOLLOWING FAILURE

20 TO RETURN CARD.— 

21 ‘‘(1) Notwithstanding failure to notify the reg22 istrar of the change of address prior to the date of 

23 an election, a registrant who has moved from an ad24 dress in the State to an address in the same State 

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1 istrant of the change of address before an election 

2 official, be permitted to vote— 

3 ‘‘(A) at the polling place of the registrant’s 

4 current address; or 

5 ‘‘(B) at a central location within the same 

6 registrar’s jurisdiction. 

7 ‘‘(2) If the registration records indicate that a 

8 registrant has moved from an address in the area 

9 covered by a polling place, the registrant shall, upon 

10 oral or written affirmation by the registrant before 

11 an election official that the registrant continues to 

12 reside at the address previously made known to the 

13 registrar, be permitted to vote— 

14 ‘‘(A) at that polling place; or 

15 ‘‘(B) at a central location within the same 

16 registrar’s jurisdiction.’’. 

17 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

18 by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2019. 

19 (b) INCLUSION OF ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRA20 TION APPLICATION IN USPS ONLINE CHANGE OF AD21 DRESS PROCESS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Postmaster General 

23 shall ensure that the United States Postal Service 

24 Online Change of Address process— 


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1 (A) incorporates the online voter registra2 tion platform developed under section 6A of the 

3 National Voter Registration Act of 1993, as 

4 added by section 201; and 

5 (B) allows individuals to register to vote 

6 during the process. 

7 (2) TRANSMISSION OF COMPLETED APPLICA8 TIONS.—The Postmaster General shall coordinate 

9 with the Election Assistance Commission to ensure 

10 that applications and requests for cancellation 

11 through the platform under paragraph (1) are for12 warded in accordance with section 6A(b)(1) of the 

13 National Voter Registration Act of 1993, as added 

14 by section 201. 

15 SEC. 204. MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM MAY NOT RE16 QUIRE FULL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. 

17 Section 9(b) of the National Voter Registration Act 

18 of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20508(b)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘except as 

20 provided in paragraph (2)’’ before ‘‘may require’’; 

21 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and 

22 (4), as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; 

23 and 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol25 lowing new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(2) may not require more than the last 4 dig2 its of an applicant’s social security number;’’. 

3 TITLE III—VOTING 

4 SEC. 301. AVAILABILITY OF EARLY VOTING AND NO-EXCUSE 

5 ABSENTEE VOTING. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Subtitle A of title III of the 

7 Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as 

10 sections 305 and 306, respectively; and 

11 (2) by inserting after section 303 the following 

12 new section: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 304. AVAILABILITY OF VOTING PRIOR TO ELECTION 

14 DAY. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) allow individuals to vote in an election for 

17 Federal office prior to the date of the election 

18 through— 

19 ‘‘(A) early voting which meets the require20 ments of subsection (b); or 

21 ‘‘(B) voting by mail which meets the re22 quirements of subsection (c); and 

23 ‘‘(2) publicize the details of any voting allowed 

24 under paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(b) EARLY VOTING.—Early voting meets the re2 quirements of this subsection if such voting occurs— 

3 ‘‘(1) over a period of 7 consecutive days (in4 cluding weekend days) during the 10-day period pre5 ceding the date of the election; and 

6 ‘‘(2) for no less than 8 hours on each day such 

7 early voting occurs. 

8 ‘‘(c) VOTING BY MAIL.—Voting by mail meets the re9 quirements of this subsection if— 

10 ‘‘(1) the State does not require an excuse in 

11 order to obtain and cast a ballot by mail for any 

12 Federal election; and 

13 ‘‘(2) the State does not include any require14 ments for notarization or other formal authentica15 tion. 

16 ‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 

17 with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 

18 2019.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN20 FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) 

21 is amended by striking ‘‘and 303’’ and inserting ‘‘303, and 

22 304’’. 

23 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

24 of such Act is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating the items relating to sec2 tions 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 

3 306, respectively; and 

4 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec5 tion 303 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 304. Availability of voting prior to Election Day.’’. 

6 SEC. 302. REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTING PROVISIONAL 

7 BALLOTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Help America 

9 Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub11 section (e); and 

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(d) STATEWIDE COUNTING OF PROVISIONAL BAL15 LOTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

17 (a)(4), notwithstanding the precinct or polling place 

18 at which a provisional ballot is cast within the State, 

19 the appropriate election official shall count each vote 

20 on such ballot for each election in which the indi21 vidual who cast such ballot is eligible to vote within 

22 the State. 

23 ‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 

24 apply with respect to elections held on or after Janu25 ary 1, 2019.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 302(e) of 

2 such Act (52 U.S.C. 21082(e)), as redesignated by sub3 section (a), is amended by striking ‘‘Each State’’ and in4 serting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), each 

5 State’’. 

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