Administration of the Senate a report on the State’s 
compliance with subsection (a), and shall include in 
the report— 
‘‘(A) the percentage of individuals who cast 
votes in the election whose identifications were 
verified by the State under such subsection; and 
‘‘(B) the number of individuals who cast 
votes in the election, or who attempted to cast 
votes in the election, whose identifications could 
not be verified by the State under such sub-
section. 
‘‘(g) EXCEPTION FOR ABSENT MILITARY AND OVER-
SEAS VOTERS.—This section does not apply with respect 
to any individual who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot 
under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Vot-
ing Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.). 
‘‘(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in 2022 and any succeeding election 
for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EXIST-
ING IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 303 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21083) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
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(2) in subsection (c), as amended by section 
2(c)(3), by striking ‘‘or subsection (b)(3)(B)(i)’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and 303’’ and inserting ‘‘303, and 
304’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 
306; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 303 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Promoting integrity in casting of ballots.’’. 
SEC. 4. INTEGRITY IN TABULATION OF BALLOTS. 
(a) PROMOTING INTEGRITY.—Title III of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.), as 
amended by section 3(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as 
sections 306 and 307; and 
(2) by inserting after section 304 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 305. PROMOTING INTEGRITY IN TABULATION OF BAL-
LOTS. 
‘‘(a) MINIMUM PRESENCE OF ELECTION OBSERV-
ERS.—The appropriate State or local election official shall 
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permit at least 2 representatives of each candidate appear-
ing on the ballot in a general election for Federal office 
to observe the tabulation of the ballots in the election. 
‘‘(b) CONTINUOUS TABULATION OF BALLOTS UNTIL 
COMPLETION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Upon the closing of the 
polls on the date of an election for Federal office, 
the appropriate State or local election official shall 
continue the tabulation of the ballots cast in the 
election without interruption (other than an inter-
ruption caused by an emergency affecting the health 
or safety of the election officials carrying out the 
tabulation) until each lawfully cast ballot has been 
tabulated. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.— 
Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to the 
tabulation of any provisional ballot cast in the elec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) POST-ELECTION AUDIT.—Not later than 30 
days after each election for Federal office held in the 
State, each State shall conduct and publish an audit of 
the effectiveness and accuracy of the voting systems used 
to carry out the election and the performance of the State 
and local election officials who carried out the election. 
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‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in 2022 and any succeeding election 
for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
21111), as amended by section 3(c), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and 304’’ and inserting ‘‘304, and 305’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 3(d), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 305 and 306 as relating to section 306 and 
307; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 304 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 305. Promoting integrity in tabulation of ballots.’’. 
Æ 
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