‘‘(b) RELIEF.—In any civil action commenced under 
subsection (a): 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the court finds a viola-
tion of section 305(b), the court shall assess a civil 
penalty equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) $50; plus 
‘‘(B) an additional $50 for each additional 
hour the person waited at the polling place to 
cast a vote; plus 
‘‘(C) reasonable attorney fees, including 
litigation expenses, and costs. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—If the court determines 
that the violation was due to an intentional action 
to suppress votes or was made with reckless dis-
regard of the requirements of section 305— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘$650’ for ‘$50’; and 
‘‘(B) paragraph (1)(B) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘$150’ for ‘$50’.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 202 of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 20922) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) carrying out the duties described in section 
305(c);’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 
307, and by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 304 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 305. Unreasonable voter waiting times.’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 402 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 403. Private right of action for unreasonable voter waiting time.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections held on 
or after the expiration of the 180-day period which begins 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. MINIMUM REQUIRED VOTING SYSTEMS, POLL 
WORKERS, AND ELECTION RESOURCES. 
(a) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subtitle: 
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‘‘Subtitle C—Additional 
Requirements 
‘‘SEC. 321. MINIMUM REQUIRED VOTING SYSTEMS AND 
POLL WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall provide for the 
minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, 
and other election resources (including all other physical 
resources) for each voting site on the day of any Federal 
election and on any days during which such State allows 
early voting for a Federal election in accordance with the 
standards determined under section 299. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section and 
section 299— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘voting site’ means a polling loca-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘voting system’ means the total 
combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or 
electronic 
equipment 
(including 
the 
software, 
firmware, and documentation required to program, 
control, and support the equipment) that is used at 
a voting site— 
‘‘(A) to check the official list of eligible 
voters for purposes of confirming that an indi-
vidual is eligible to cast a vote at the site; 
‘‘(B) to cast and count votes; and 
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‘‘(C) to maintain and produce any audit 
trail information. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each State shall be re-
quired to comply with the requirements of this section on 
and after January 1, 2027.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 401 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21111) is amended by striking ‘‘and 303’’ and in-
serting ‘‘303, and subtitle C’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to title III the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Additional Requirements 
‘‘Sec. 321. Minimum required voting systems and poll workers.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20921 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Guidance and 
Standards 
‘‘SEC. 299. STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING THE MINIMUM 
REQUIRED 
VOTING 
SYSTEMS 
AND 
POLL 
WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of the POLL Act, the Attorney 
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General, acting through the Assistant Attorney General 
for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice 
and in consultation with the Commission, shall issue 
standards regarding the minimum number of voting sys-
tems, poll workers, and other election resources (including 
all other physical resources) required under section 321 
on the day of any Federal election and on any days during 
which early voting is allowed for a Federal election. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The standards described in 
subsection (a) shall provide for a uniform and non-
discriminatory distribution of such systems, workers, 
and other resources, and shall take into account, 
among other factors, the following with respect to 
any voting site (as defined in section 321(b)): 
‘‘(A) The voting-age population. 
‘‘(B) Voter turnout in past elections. 
‘‘(C) The number of voters registered. 
‘‘(D) The number of voters who have reg-
istered since the most recent Federal election. 
‘‘(E) Census data for the population served 
by such voting site. 
‘‘(F) The educational levels and socio-eco-
nomic factors of the population served by such 
voting site. 
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