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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to violations alleged 
to have occurred on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1403. TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENTS; REPEAL OF 
WAIVER PROVISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (8) of section 102(a) 
of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting 
Act (52 U.S.C. 20302(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) transmit a validly requested absentee bal-
lot to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas 
voter by the date and in the manner determined 
under subsection (g);’’. 
(b) BALLOT TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENTS
AND 
REPEAL OF WAIVER PROVISION.—Subsection (g) of sec-
tion 102 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20302(g)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) BALLOT TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(8), in the case in which a valid request for an 
absentee ballot is received at least 47 days before an 
election for Federal office, the following rules shall 
apply: 
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‘‘(A) 
TRANSMISSION
DEADLINE.—The 
State shall transmit the absentee ballot not 
later than 46 days before the election. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES IN CASE OF FAILURE 
TO TRANSMIT ON TIME.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the State fails 
to transmit any absentee ballot by the 46th 
day before the election as required by sub-
paragraph (A) and the absent uniformed 
services voter or overseas voter did not re-
quest electronic ballot transmission pursu-
ant to subsection (f), the State shall trans-
mit such ballot by express delivery. 
‘‘(ii) EXTENDED
FAILURE.—If the 
State fails to transmit any absentee ballot 
by the 41st day before the election, in ad-
dition to transmitting the ballot as pro-
vided in clause (i), the State shall— 
‘‘(I) in the case of absentee bal-
lots requested by absent uniformed 
services voters with respect to regu-
larly scheduled general elections, no-
tify such voters of the procedures es-
tablished under section 103A for the 
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collection and delivery of marked ab-
sentee ballots; and 
‘‘(II) in any other case, provide 
for the return of such ballot by ex-
press delivery. 
‘‘(iii) COST OF EXPRESS DELIVERY.— 
In any case in which express delivery is re-
quired under this subparagraph, the cost 
of such express delivery— 
‘‘(I) shall not be paid by the 
voter; and 
‘‘(II) if determined appropriate 
by the chief State election official, 
may be required by the State to be 
paid by a local jurisdiction. 
‘‘(iv) 
EXCEPTION.—Clause 
(ii)(II) 
shall not apply when an absent uniformed 
services voter or overseas voter indicates 
the preference to return the late sent ab-
sentee ballot by electronic transmission in 
a State that permits return of an absentee 
ballot by electronic transmission. 
‘‘(v) ENFORCEMENT.—A State’s com-
pliance with this subparagraph does not 
bar the Attorney General from seeking ad-
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ditional remedies necessary to fully resolve 
or prevent ongoing, future, or systematic 
violations of this provision or to effectuate 
the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL PROCEDURE IN EVENT OF 
DISASTER.—If a disaster (hurricane, tornado, 
earthquake, storm, volcanic eruption, landslide, 
fire, flood, or explosion), or an act of terrorism 
prevents the State from transmitting any ab-
sentee ballot by the 46th day before the election 
as required by subparagraph (A), the chief 
State election official shall notify the Attorney 
General as soon as practicable and take all ac-
tions necessary, including seeking any necessary 
judicial relief, to ensure that affected absent 
uniformed services voters and overseas voters 
are provided a reasonable opportunity to receive 
and return their absentee ballots in time to be 
counted. 
‘‘(2) REQUESTS
RECEIVED
AFTER
47TH
DAY 
BEFORE
ELECTION.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(8), in the case in which a valid request for an 
absentee ballot is received less than 47 days but not 
less than 30 days before an election for Federal of-
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fice, the State shall transmit the absentee ballot 
within one business day of receipt of the request.’’. 
SEC. 1404. USE OF SINGLE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICA-
TION FOR SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104 of the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20306) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 104. TREATMENT OF BALLOT REQUESTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a State accepts and processes 
an official postcard form (prescribed under section 101) 
submitted by an absent uniformed services voter or over-
seas voter for simultaneous voter registration and absen-
tee ballot application (in accordance with section 
102(a)(4)) and the voter requests that the application be 
considered an application for an absentee ballot for each 
subsequent election for Federal office held in the State 
through the end of the calendar year following the next 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, the 
State shall provide an absentee ballot to the voter for each 
such subsequent election. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR VOTERS CHANGING REGISTRA-
TION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 
voter registered to vote in a State for any election held 
after the voter notifies the State that the voter no longer 
wishes to be registered to vote in the State or after the 
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State determines that the voter has registered to vote in 
another State or is otherwise no longer eligible to vote in 
the State. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF REFUSAL OF APPLICATION ON 
GROUNDS
OF EARLY SUBMISSION.—A State may not 
refuse to accept or to process, with respect to any election 
for Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration 
application or absentee ballot application (including the 
postcard form prescribed under section 101) submitted by 
an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter on 
the grounds that the voter submitted the application be-
fore the first date on which the State otherwise accepts 
or processes such applications for that election which are 
submitted by absentee voters who are not members of the 
uniformed services or overseas citizens.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR REVISION
TO POSTCARD 
FORM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Presidential designee 
shall ensure that the official postcard form pre-
scribed under section 101(b)(2) of the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 
U.S.C. 20301(b)(2)) enables a voter using the form 
to— 
(A) request an absentee ballot for each 
election for Federal office held in a State 
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through the end of the calendar year following 
the next regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office; or 
(B) request an absentee ballot for a spe-
cific election or elections for Federal office held 
in a State during the period described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) PRESIDENTIAL
DESIGNEE.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘‘Presidential designee’’ 
means the individual designated under section 
101(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Ab-
sentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301(a)). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to voter registration 
and absentee ballot applications which are submitted to 
a State or local election official on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1405. EXTENDING GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY FOR 
VOTING PURPOSES TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF 
ABSENT MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302), as amended by 
section 1302, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(i) GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY FOR SPOUSES AND 
DEPENDENTS
OF ABSENT MEMBERS
OF UNIFORMED 
SERVICE.—For the purposes of voting in any election for 
any Federal office or any State or local office, a spouse 
or dependent of an individual who is an absent uniformed 
services voter described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of sec-
tion 107(1) shall not, solely by reason of that individual’s 
absence and without regard to whether or not such spouse 
or dependent is accompanying that individual— 
‘‘(1) be deemed to have lost a residence or 
domicile in that State, without regard to whether or 
not that individual intends to return to that State; 
‘‘(2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or 
domicile in any other State; or 
‘‘(3) be deemed to have become a resident in or 
a resident of any other State.’’. 
SEC. 1406. TECHNICAL CLARIFICATIONS TO CONFORM TO 
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTER EMPOWER-
MENT ACT AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE 
FEDERAL WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a)(3) of the Uni-
formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 
U.S.C. 20302(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘general elec-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘general, special, primary, and runoff 
elections’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 20303) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘gen-
eral’’; and 
(2) in the heading thereof, by striking ‘‘GEN-
ERAL’’. 
SEC. 1407. TREATMENT OF POSTCARD REGISTRATION RE-
QUESTS. 
Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302), as amended by 
sections 1302 and 1405, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF POSTCARD REGISTRATIONS.— 
A State shall not remove any absent uniformed services 
voter or overseas voter who has registered to vote using 
the official postcard form (prescribed under section 101) 
from the official list of registered voters except in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 8(a)(3) 
of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20507).’’. 
SEC. 1408. PRESIDENTIAL DESIGNEE REPORT ON VOTER 
DISENFRANCHISEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Presidential designee 
shall submit to Congress a report on the impact of wide-
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spread mail-in voting on the ability of active duty military 
service members to vote, how quickly the votes of those 
individuals are counted, and whether higher volumes of 
mail-in votes makes it harder for such individuals to vote 
in elections for Federal elections. 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DESIGNEE.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘Presidential designee’’ means the indi-
vidual designated under section 101(a) of the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20301(a)). 
SEC. 1409. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 1402(b) and section 
1404(c), the amendments made by this subtitle shall apply 
with respect to elections occurring on or after January 1, 
2024. 
Subtitle F—Enhancement of 
Enforcement 
SEC. 1501. ENHANCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT OF HELP 
AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002. 
(a) COMPLAINTS; AVAILABILITY OF PRIVATE RIGHT 
OF ACTION.—Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General’’; 
and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) FILING OF COMPLAINTS BY AGGRIEVED PER-
SONS.—A person who is aggrieved by a violation of title 
III that impairs their ability to cast a ballot or a provi-
sional ballot, to register or maintain one’s registration to 
vote, or to vote on a voting system meeting the require-
ments of such title, which has occurred, is occurring, or 
is about to occur may file a written, signed, and notarized 
complaint with the Attorney General describing the viola-
tion and requesting the Attorney General to take appro-
priate action under this section. The Attorney General 
shall immediately provide a copy of a complaint filed under 
the previous sentence to the entity responsible for admin-
istering the State-based administrative complaint proce-
dures described in section 402(a) for the State involved. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY
OF PRIVATE RIGHT
OF AC-
TION.—Any person who is authorized to file a complaint 
under subsection (b) (including any individual who seeks 
to enforce the individual’s right to a voter-verifiable paper 
ballot, the right to have the voter-verifiable paper ballot 
counted in accordance with this Act, or any other right 
under title III) may file an action under section 1979 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 
1983) to enforce the uniform and nondiscriminatory elec-
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tion technology and administration requirements under 
subtitle A of title III. 
‘‘(d) NO EFFECT ON STATE PROCEDURES.—Nothing 
in this section may be construed to affect the availability 
of the State-based administrative complaint procedures re-
quired under section 402 to any person filing a complaint 
under this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to violations occurring 
with respect to elections for Federal office held in 2024 
or any succeeding year. 
Subtitle G—Promoting Voter Ac-
cess Through Election Adminis-
tration Modernization Improve-
ments 
PART 1—PROMOTING VOTER ACCESS 
SEC. 1601. MINIMUM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
VOTERS 
AFFECTED 
BY 
POLLING 
PLACE 
CHANGES. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 302 of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(d) MINIMUM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
VOTERS AFFECTED BY POLLING PLACE CHANGES.— 
‘‘(1) 
REQUIREMENT
FOR
PRECINCT-BASED 
POLLING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an applicable indi-
vidual has been assigned to a polling place that 
is different than the polling place that such in-
dividual was assigned with respect to the most 
recent past election for Federal office in which 
the individual was eligible to vote— 
‘‘(i) the appropriate election official 
shall, not later than 2 days before the be-
ginning of an early voting period— 
‘‘(I) notify the individual of the 
location of the polling place; and 
‘‘(II) post a general notice on the 
website of the State or jurisdiction, on 
social media platforms (if available), 
and on signs at the prior polling 
place; and 
‘‘(ii) if such assignment is made after 
the date that is 2 days before the begin-
ning of an early voting period and the indi-
vidual appears on the date of the election 
at the polling place to which the individual 
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was previously assigned, the jurisdiction 
shall make every reasonable effort to en-
able the individual to vote a ballot on the 
date of the election without the use of a 
provisional ballot. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘applicable 
individual’ means, with respect to any election 
for Federal office, any individual— 
‘‘(i) who is registered to vote in a ju-
risdiction for such election and was reg-
istered to vote in such jurisdiction for the 
most recent past election for Federal of-
fice; and 
‘‘(ii) whose voter registration address 
has not changed since such most recent 
past election for Federal office. 
‘‘(C) METHODS
OF
NOTIFICATION.—The 
appropriate election official shall notify an indi-
vidual under clause (i)(I) of subparagraph (A) 
by mail, telephone, and (if available) text mes-
sage and electronic mail. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTE CENTERS.—In 
the case of a jurisdiction in which individuals are 
not assigned to specific polling places, not later than 
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2 days before the beginning of an early voting pe-
riod, the appropriate election official shall notify 
each individual eligible to vote in such jurisdiction of 
the location of all polling places at which the indi-
vidual may vote. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE WITH RESPECT TO CLOSED POLL-
ING PLACES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If a location which 
served as a polling place for an election for 
Federal office in a State does not serve as a 
polling place in the next election for Federal of-
fice held in the State, the State shall ensure 
that signs are posted at such location on the 
date of the election and during any early voting 
period for the election containing the following 
information: 
‘‘(i) A statement that the location is 
not serving as a polling place in the elec-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) The locations serving as polling 
places in the election in the jurisdiction in-
volved. 
‘‘(iii) The name and address of any 
substitute polling place serving the same 
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precinct and directions from the former 
polling place to the new polling place. 
‘‘(iv) Contact information, including a 
telephone number and website, for the ap-
propriate State or local election official 
through which an individual may find the 
polling place to which the individual is as-
signed for the election. 
‘‘(B) INTERNET
POSTING.—Each State 
which is required to post signs under subpara-
graph (A) shall also provide such information 
through a website and through social media (if 
available). 
‘‘(4) LINGUISTIC
PREFERENCE.—The notices 
required under this subsection shall comply with the 
requirements of section 203 of the Voting Rights 
Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503). 
‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 
apply with respect to elections held on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2024.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 302(e) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21082(e)), as redesignated by sub-
section (a), is amended by striking ‘‘Each State’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (d)(4), each 
State’’. 
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SEC. 1602. APPLICABILITY TO COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
Paragraphs (6) and (8) of section 107 of the Uni-
formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 
U.S.C. 20310) are each amended by striking ‘‘and Amer-
ican Samoa’’ and inserting ‘‘American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’’. 
SEC. 1603. ELIMINATION OF 14-DAY TIME PERIOD BETWEEN 
GENERAL ELECTION AND RUNOFF ELECTION 
FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN THE VIRGIN IS-
LANDS AND GUAM. 
Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide that 
the unincorporated territories of Guam and the Virgin Is-
lands shall each be represented in Congress by a Delegate 
to the House of Representatives’’, approved April 10, 
1972 (48 U.S.C. 1712), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) The Delegate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The Delegate’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘on the fourteenth day following 
such an election’’ in the fourth sentence of sub-
section (a); and 
(3) by striking subsection (b). 
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SEC. 1604. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINIS-
TRATION LAWS TO TERRITORIES OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) NATIONAL
VOTER
REGISTRATION
ACT
OF 
1993.—Section 3(4) of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502(4)) is amended by striking 
‘‘States and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands’’. 
(b) HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002.— 
(1) COVERAGE
OF
COMMONWEALTH
OF
THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.—Section 901 of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and the United States Vir-
gin Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
TO
HELP 
AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002.—Such Act is further 
amended as follows: 
(A) The second sentence of section 
213(a)(2) (52 U.S.C. 20943(a)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and American Samoa’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘American Samoa, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands’’. 
(B) 
Section 
252(c)(2) 
(52 
U.S.C. 
21002(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘or the 
United States Virgin Islands’’ and inserting 
‘‘the United States Virgin Islands, or the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
CONSULTATION OF HELP AMERICA VOTE FOUNDA-
TION
WITH
LOCAL
ELECTION
OFFICIALS.—Section 
90102(c) of title 36, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and the United States Virgin Is-
lands’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands’’. 
SEC. 1605. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL VOTER PROTECTION 
LAWS TO TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) INTIMIDATION OF VOTERS.—Section 594 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Delegate 
from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commis-
sioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to the Congress’’. 
(b) INTERFERENCE
BY
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—Section 595 of title 18, United States Code, is 
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amended by striking ‘‘Delegate from the District of Co-
lumbia, or Resident Commissioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress’’. 
(c) VOTING
BY NONCITIZENS.—Section 611(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Del-
egate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commis-
sioner,’’ and inserting ‘‘or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to the Congress’’. 
SEC. 1606. ENSURING EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT OPER-
ATION OF POLLING PLACES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Subtitle A of title III of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21081 et seq.), as amended by section 1031(a), sec-
tion 1044(a), section 1101(a), section 1102(a), sec-
tion 1103(a), section 1104(a), section 1201(a), sec-
tion 1301(a), section 1302(a), section 1303(b), and 
section 1305(a), is amended— 
(A) by redesignating sections 315 and 316 
as sections 316 and 317, respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after section 314 the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 315. ENSURING EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT OPER-
ATION OF POLLING PLACES. 
‘‘(a) PREVENTING UNREASONABLE WAITING TIMES 
FOR VOTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or jurisdiction 
shall take reasonable efforts to provide a sufficient 
number of voting systems, poll workers, and other 
election resources (including physical resources) at a 
polling place used in any election for Federal office, 
including a polling place at which individuals may 
cast ballots prior to the date of the election, to en-
sure— 
‘‘(A) a fair and equitable waiting time for 
all voters in the State or jurisdiction; and 
‘‘(B) that no individual will be required to 
wait longer than 30 minutes to cast a ballot at 
the polling place. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In determining the number of 
voting systems, poll workers, and other election re-
sources provided at a polling place for purposes of 
paragraph (1), the State or jurisdiction shall take 
into account the following factors: 
‘‘(A) The voting age population. 
‘‘(B) Voter turnout in past elections. 
‘‘(C) The number of voters registered. 
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‘‘(D) The number of voters who have reg-
istered since the most recent Federal election. 
‘‘(E) Census data for the population served 
by the polling place, such as the proportion of 
the voting-age population who are under 25 
years of age or who are naturalized citizens. 
‘‘(F) The needs and numbers of voters 
with disabilities and voters with limited English 
proficiency. 
‘‘(G) The type of voting systems used. 
‘‘(H) The length and complexity of initia-
tives, referenda, and other questions on the bal-
lot. 
‘‘(I) Such other factors, including relevant 
demographic factors relating to the population 
served by the polling place, as the State con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed— 
‘‘(A) to authorize a State or jurisdiction to 
meet the requirements of this subsection by 
closing any polling place, prohibiting an indi-
vidual from entering a line at a polling place, 
or refusing to permit an individual who has ar-
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materials that are necessary to register to vote in 
any such election. 
(2) DATE OF NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) FELONY CONVICTION.—In the case of 
such an individual who has been convicted of a 
felony, the notification required under para-
graph (1) shall be given on the date on which 
the individual— 
(i) is sentenced to serve only a term 
of probation; or 
(ii) is released from the custody of 
that State (other than to the custody of 
another State or the Federal Government 
to serve a term of imprisonment for a fel-
ony conviction). 
(B) MISDEMEANOR
CONVICTION.—In the 
case of such an individual who has been con-
victed of a misdemeanor, the notification re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be given on 
the date on which such individual is sentenced 
by a State court. 
(b) FEDERAL NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—Any individual who has 
been convicted of a criminal offense under Federal 
law shall be notified in accordance with paragraph 
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