election management system on which ballots 
are defined or vote totals are recorded or tab-
ulated shall use, contain, or be accessible by 
any wireless communication device or be con-
nected to the Internet at any time. 
‘‘(B) ELECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DE-
SCRIBED.—For the purposes of this paragraph, 
the election management system includes the 
computer server and connected devices within a 
voting system designed or used to— 
‘‘(i) define, develop, or maintain elec-
tion results databases; 
‘‘(ii) perform election definition and 
configuration functions; 
‘‘(iii) prepare and format ballots; 
‘‘(iv) record or count votes; 
‘‘(v) accumulate, consolidate, and re-
port results; or 
‘‘(vi) maintain audit trails. 
‘‘(C) WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES 
DESCRIBED.—For purposes of this paragraph, 
prohibited wireless communication devices in-
clude radio-frequency wireless, power line, re-
mote, and wide-area communication devices, but 
do not include enclosed and shielded commu-
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nications devices, such as infrared communica-
tions devices that cannot be used for remote 
communication. 
‘‘(11) USABILITY TESTING.—Not later than 30 
days before an election for Federal office, each State 
shall undertake testing of its voting systems and bal-
lots to ensure that voters are able to understand the 
use of the system and ballot and cast their vote ac-
curately, easily, and efficiently. 
‘‘(12) SECURITY STANDARDS FOR VOTING SYS-
TEMS USED IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No voting system may 
be used in an election for Federal office unless 
the manufacturer of such system and the ap-
propriate election official each meet the applica-
ble requirements described in subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS
DESCRIBED.—The 
requirements described in this subparagraph 
are as follows: 
‘‘(i) The appropriate election official 
shall ensure that all voting machines and 
related supplies to be used in the election 
shall remain secured within storage facili-
ties arranged for by the election official, 
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and shall not be removed from such facili-
ties until such time as they are to be deliv-
ered to the relevant polling place and se-
cured at the polling place until used in the 
election. 
‘‘(ii) The manufacturer and the elec-
tion official shall document the chain of 
custody for the handling of software, hard-
ware, vote storage media and ballots used 
in connection with voting systems. 
‘‘(iii) The manufacturer shall provide 
the appropriate election official with the 
material necessary for the official to pro-
vide information regarding software and 
firmware to the Commission pursuant to 
paragraph (9) . 
‘‘(iv) After the appropriate election 
has certified the source code, object code, 
and executable representation of the voting 
system software for use in an election, the 
manufacturer may not— 
‘‘(I) alter such codes and rep-
resentation; 
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‘‘(II) insert or use in the voting 
system any software not certified by 
the State for use in the election; or 
‘‘(III) insert or use in the voting 
system any certified software without 
providing notice to the appropriate 
election official. 
‘‘(v) The manufacturer shall meet 
standards established by the Commission 
to ensure that all voting systems and re-
lated supplies to be used in the election are 
secure. 
‘‘(vi) The manufacturer shall meet the 
requirements of section 319A of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act and any other 
standards established by the Commission 
to prevent the existence or appearance of 
any conflict of interest with respect to can-
didates for public office and political par-
ties. 
‘‘(vii) At the request of the Commis-
sion, the appropriate election official shall 
submit information to the Commission re-
garding the State’s compliance with this 
subparagraph.’’. 
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(d) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title II of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15401 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new part: 
‘‘PART 7—VOTING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT GRANT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 297. VOTING SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall make 
grants to eligible States and localities to carry out activi-
ties to improve voting technology and enhance the accessi-
bility of voting systems for individuals with disabilities, for 
voters who primary language is not English, and for voters 
with difficulties in literacy, including— 
‘‘(1) improving voting system technology or de-
veloping new designs and technology for voting sys-
tems; and 
‘‘(2) improving the accessibility of voting ma-
chines for people with disabilities, providing non-
visual access for voters with visual impairments, and 
providing assistance to voters with limited pro-
ficiency in the English language. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State locality is eligible 
to receive a payment under this section with respect 
to a fiscal year if it submits to the Commission a no-
tice not later than 3 months before the first day of 
the fiscal year (in such form as the Commission may 
require) that contains— 
‘‘(A) certifications that the State or local-
ity will use the payment (either directly or as 
reimbursement) to carry out activities described 
in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) such other information and certifi-
cations as the Commission may require which 
are necessary for the administration of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE OF STATES THAT REQUIRE 
CHANGES TO STATE LAW.—In the case of a State or 
locality located in a State that requires the enact-
ment of State legislation to carry out an activity cov-
ered by any certification submitted under this sub-
section, the State or locality shall be permitted to 
make the certification notwithstanding that the leg-
islation has not been enacted at the time the certifi-
cation is submitted, and the State or locality shall 
submit an additional certification once such legisla-
tion is enacted. 
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