I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7389 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility 
for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2024 
Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, and Mr. RASKIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase 
voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and 
older individuals, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Accessible Voting Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings; purpose. 
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TITLE I—ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION OFFICE OF 
ACCESSIBILITY 
Sec. 101. Establishment of the Election Assistance Commission Office of Acces-
sibility. 
Sec. 102. National Resource Center on Accessible Voting. 
Sec. 103. Establishment of national voter accessibility website. 
TITLE II—STATE REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENTS 
Sec. 201. Establishment and maintenance of State accessible election websites. 
Sec. 202. Designation of single State office. 
Sec. 203. Transparency regarding changes. 
Sec. 204. Access to absentee voter registration procedures and no-excuse absen-
tee voting for all voters. 
Sec. 205. Protections for in-person voting for individuals with disabilities and 
older individuals. 
Sec. 206. Protections for individuals subject to guardianship. 
Sec. 207. Payments to States for implementation of accessibility requirements. 
Sec. 208. Technical and conforming amendments relating to issuance of vol-
untary guidance and enforcement. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 301. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting ac-
cess for individuals with disabilities and older individuals. 
Sec. 302. Study and report on accessible voting options. 
Sec. 303. Appointments to EAC Board of Advisors. 
Sec. 304. Removal of limitation on use of funds for participation of protection 
and advocacy systems in litigation related to election-related 
disability access. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since its founding, America has steadily 
worked to ensure the right to vote for all through 
State law, Federal law, and constitutional amend-
ments. 
(2) By 2030, one in five Americans will be over 
65. 
(3) Of the 28,720,000 voting age individuals 
with disabilities in 2020, an estimated 17,740,000 
voted in the November 2020 election. 
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(4) Older individuals who have been lifelong 
voters and who now find it difficult to leave their 
home often cannot vote in person. 
(5) Despite Federal laws requiring fully acces-
sible voting places, barriers to vote for people with 
disabilities and older individuals still exist. 
(6) In 2016 only 40 percent of polling places 
were architecturally accessible and only 45 percent 
of voting booths were accessible. 
(7) Combining deficiencies in architectural and 
voting booth access, only 17 percent of polling places 
could be considered fully accessible in 2016. 
(8) People with disabilities voted at a rate 5.9 
percent greater in 2020 than in 2016 (61.8 to 55.9 
percent). 
(9) In 2017, the Native American Voting 
Rights Coalition found that the distance needed to 
travel to polling locations and drop off boxes for ab-
sentee ballots greatly affected the ability of Native 
Americans to cast ballots. 
(10) The National Congress of American Indi-
ans found that the turnout rate for Native Ameri-
cans and Alaska Native registered voters is between 
5 to 14 percent lower than turnout rates of other ra-
cial and ethnic groups. 
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(11) According to the United States Census 
Bureau, there are nearly 26,000,000 individuals in 
the United States with limited English proficiency 
and more than 66,000,000 who speak a language 
other than English at home. Americans with limited 
English proficiency can face challenges when at-
tempting to register to vote and cast a ballot. 
(12) A strong legislative focus on the needs of 
older individuals, individuals with disabilities, Native 
Americans, Alaska Natives, and individuals with lim-
ited proficiency in the English language is necessary 
to remove obstacles to vote and ensure they can ex-
ercise their right to vote. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to improve 
access for older individuals, individuals with disabilities, 
Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and individuals with 
limited proficiency in the English language to register to 
vote and to cast a ballot by— 
(1) providing States and local governments with 
resources to improve accessibility when registering to 
vote, voting by absentee, and casting a ballot in per-
son; and 
(2) expanding Federal oversight and support to 
ensure greater accessibility to State voting systems. 
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TITLE I—ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION OFFICE OF AC-
CESSIBILITY 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION OFFICE OF ACCESSIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20921) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART 4—ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
OFFICE OF ACCESSIBILITY 
‘‘SEC. 223. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION OFFICE OF 
ACCESSIBILITY. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Election Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility 
(hereinafter in this part referred to as the ‘Office of Acces-
sibility’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Office of Accessibility shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as the effective and visible advocate 
on behalf of voters with access needs, including older 
individuals, individuals with disabilities, Native 
Americans, Alaska Native citizens, and individuals 
with limited proficiency in the English language— 
‘‘(A) within the Election Assistance Com-
mission and with other departments and agen-
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cies of the Federal Government regarding all 
Federal policies affecting such individuals; and 
‘‘(B) in the States to promote the en-
hanced accessibility of voting systems and com-
pliance with this Act and other Federal law and 
regulations; 
‘‘(2) ensure State and local election officials are 
taking steps to obtain, deploy, and maintain voting 
systems that meet Department of Justice accessi-
bility standards; 
‘‘(3) if the Director of the Office of Accessibility 
finds that a State has not taken steps to meet such 
standards, refer the finding to the Department of 
Justice for enforcement; 
‘‘(4) evaluate State proposals to expand voter 
accessibility in order to meet the requirements of 
sections 304 through 309; 
‘‘(5) ensure State and local governments meet 
the requirements of sections 304 through 309 (relat-
ing to accessible election websites and other accessi-
bility requirements), including through referral to 
the Attorney General for action under section 401 as 
appropriate; 
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‘‘(6) administer and evaluate payments to 
States for the establishment and maintenance of ac-
cessible election websites under section 297; 
‘‘(7) establish and operate the National Re-
source Center on Accessible Voting under section 
224; 
‘‘(8) establish the national voter accessibility 
website under section 225; 
‘‘(9) collect and disseminate information related 
to challenges experienced by older individuals, indi-
viduals with disabilities, Native Americans, Alaska 
Natives, and individuals with limited proficiency in 
the English language when registering to vote or 
casting a ballot; and 
‘‘(10) recommend policies and priorities to im-
prove the accessibility of State voter registration sys-
tems, voting systems, the casting of ballots, and the 
application for and casting of absentee, remote, and 
vote by mail ballots. 
‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The Office of Accessibility shall 
have the following primary objectives: 
‘‘(1) Educating State and local election officials 
on the challenges faced by older individuals, individ-
uals with disabilities, Native Americans, Alaska Na-
tives, and individuals with limited proficiency in the 
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English language when voting, and teaching evi-
dence-based strategies for overcoming those chal-
lenges. 
‘‘(2) Educating State and local election officials 
regarding the needs of individuals with disabilities 
and older individuals. 
‘‘(3) Providing educational resources in plain 
language to older individuals and individuals with 
disabilities on their rights and resources when reg-
istering to vote and voting. 
‘‘(4) Providing translated educational resources 
for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and individ-
uals with limited proficiency in the English language 
on their rights and resources when registering to 
vote and voting. 
‘‘(5) Studying potential improvements and pro-
viding strategies that State and local election offi-
cials may implement, and encouraging the enact-
ment of State or local laws as necessary for such im-
plementation, with the goal of— 
‘‘(A) ensuring that individuals with disabil-
ities and older individuals are provided the op-
portunity to cast a private and independent bal-
lot in person in an election for Federal office, 
including— 
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‘‘(i) identification of barriers to in- 
person voting and strategies for remedi-
ating architectural, attitudinal, transpor-
tation, technological, and other barriers to 
accessible in-person voting; 
‘‘(ii) strategies to reduce adversely 
long wait times for casting ballots; 
‘‘(iii) alternative options to cast a bal-
lot on the day of an election, such as pro-
viding the option to cast a ballot outside of 
the polling place or from a vehicle; 
‘‘(iv) strategies and criteria to create 
expedited voting lines for those needing 
such service; or 
‘‘(v) the ability for an individual who 
cannot physically wait in line to exit the 
line without losing their place; 
‘‘(B) ensuring that individuals with disabil-
ities and older individuals are provided the op-
portunity to cast a private and independent ab-
sentee ballot, including— 
‘‘(i) ensuring the process for request-
ing and securing an absentee ballot is ac-
cessible to individuals with disabilities and 
older individuals; 
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‘‘(ii) ensuring the process for submit-
ting an absentee ballot is accessible to indi-
viduals with disabilities and older individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(iii) ensuring the process for mark-
ing an absentee ballot is accessible to indi-
viduals with disabilities and older individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(C) implementing policies that encourage 
more individuals with disabilities and older indi-
viduals to serve as poll workers, including per-
mitting shorter shifts to accommodate individ-
uals who cannot work a full Election Day. 
‘‘(6) Promoting research into the use of acces-
sible ballot marking devices and educating State and 
local election officials on the secure use of accessible 
ballot marking devices. 
‘‘(d) DIRECTOR OF ACCESSIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Accessibility 
shall be headed by a Director of Accessibility (re-
ferred to in this part as the ‘Director’) who shall be 
appointed by the Executive Director of the Election 
Assistance Commission. 
‘‘(2) TERM OF SERVICE FOR THE DIRECTOR.— 
The Director shall serve for a term of 4 years. The 
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term of the first individual appointed to the position 
of Director shall end on January 3, 2028, and the 
term of each individual appointed for a full term to 
the position of Director thereafter shall end on Jan-
uary 3 of each fourth year thereafter. 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date that is 6 
months prior to the date on which a vacancy is 
scheduled to occur in the position of the Direc-
tor or the date on which the Director submits 
a Letter of Resignation, the Election Assistance 
Commission Standards Board and Election As-
sistance Commission Board of Advisors under 
part 2 of this subtitle (hereafter in this part re-
ferred to as the ‘Standards Board’ and the 
‘Board of Advisors’, respectively), shall each ap-
point a search committee to recommend at least 
three nominees for the position. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIRING
CONSIDERATION
OF 
NOMINEES.—The Executive Director of the 
Election Assistance Commission shall consider 
the nominees recommended by the Standards 
Board and the Board of Advisors in appointing 
the Director. 
‘‘(4) PROCEDURE FOR REAPPOINTMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may be 
reappointed for one or more additional full 
terms if the Standards Board and the Board of 
Advisors recommends such reappointment. 
‘‘(B) TIMING OF RECOMMENDATION.—The 
Standards Board and the Board of Advisors 
may recommend such reappointment for an ad-
ditional term before the date on which the cur-
rent term of the Director expires, but not more 
than 3 months before such date. 
‘‘(5) CONTINUATION IN OFFICE.—An individual 
serving in the position of Director at the end of the 
term of the individual as Director may continue to 
serve until a successor is appointed. 
‘‘(e) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Deputy 
Director of the Office who shall— 
‘‘(A) be appointed by the Director; 
‘‘(B) perform such duties as may be as-
signed by the Director; and 
‘‘(C) during the absence or incapacity of 
the Director or during a vacancy in that office, 
act as the Director. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—The term of an individual ap-
pointed to the position of Deputy Director shall end 
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on the date on which the term of the Director ap-
pointing the Deputy Director ends. 
‘‘(3) CONTINUATION IN OFFICE.—An individual 
serving in the position of Deputy Director at the end 
of the term of the individual as Deputy Director 
may continue to serve until a successor is appointed. 
‘‘(f) OTHER STAFF.—Subject to rules prescribed by 
the Commission, the Director may appoint and fix the pay 
of such additional personnel as the Director considers ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this part, and every 
2 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress 
a report describing the activities carried out under this 
part during the period since the last report was submitted 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this part, the term ‘acces-
sible’, ‘individual with a disability’, ‘older individual’, and 
‘State’ have the meaning given those terms in section 304. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Office of Accessibility to carry out the 
provisions of this part $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 and 2026 and such sums as may be necessary for 
each succeeding year.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DUTIES OF 
EAC.—Section 202 of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (52 U.S.C. 20922) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) establishing the Election Assistance Com-
mission Office of Accessibility under section 223.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 222 the following new items: 
‘‘PART 4—ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION OFFICE OF ACCESSIBILITY 
‘‘Sec. 223. Election Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility.’’. 
SEC. 102. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON ACCESSIBLE 
VOTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 4 of subtitle A of title II of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 
101, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 224. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON ACCESSIBLE 
VOTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2025, 
the Office of Accessibility shall, directly or by grant or 
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contract with eligible entities described in subsection (d), 
establish and operate a National Resource Center on Ac-
cessible Voting (in this section referred to as the ‘Center’). 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In order to address the unique 
challenges faced by older individuals, individuals with dis-
abilities, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and individ-
uals with limited proficiency in the English language, the 
Center shall provide State and local election officials, poll 
workers, and volunteers with the information and tech-
nical assistance needed to effectively provide accessible 
voting, and ensure that older individuals, individuals with 
disabilities, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and indi-
viduals with limited proficiency in the English language 
are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including with 
privacy and independence. The Center shall also identify 
barriers to accessible voting among these populations and 
propose solutions that States and localities can adopt. 
‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The Center shall assist the Office 
of Accessibility in carrying out the primary objectives of 
the Office as described in section 223(c). 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant or contract under this subsection, an entity 
shall— 
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‘‘(A) submit an application to the Office of 
Accessibility at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Office of Ac-
cessibility may reasonably require; and 
‘‘(B) meet the criteria described in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA
DESCRIBED.—The criteria de-
scribed in this paragraph, with respect to an entity, 
are that the entity— 
‘‘(A) has demonstrated expertise in work-
ing with organizations or individuals on issues 
affecting individuals with disabilities and older 
individuals; 
‘‘(B) has documented experience in pro-
viding training and technical assistance on a 
national basis or a formal relationship with an 
organization that has such experience; 
‘‘(C) partners with an organization that 
has demonstrated expertise in election security; 
and 
‘‘(D) meets such other criteria as deter-
mined appropriate by the Office of Accessibility. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each 
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succeeding fiscal year. Amounts appropriated under the 
preceding sentence shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(f) OPERATING STANDARDS AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The Office of Accessibility shall develop 
and issue operating standards and reporting requirements 
for the Center.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 223, as added by section 101(b)(2), the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 224. National Resource Center on Accessible Voting.’’. 
SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL VOTER ACCESSI-
BILITY WEBSITE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to cre-
ate an accessible national website to provide support and 
information to State and local election officials, individuals 
with disabilities, and older individuals. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Part 4 of subtitle A of title 
II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by 
section 101 and amended by section 102, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 225. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL VOTER ACCESSI-
BILITY WEBSITE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Accessibility shall 
work with State and local election officials to collect data 
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Developmental Disabilities Assistance 
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 15002)); and 
‘‘(II) information on how to ob-
tain transportation to the polls from 
State or local agencies; and 
‘‘(2) provide a description of resources for local 
election officials to use in providing guidance to poll 
workers in order to ensure that polling places are ac-
cessible for individuals with disabilities and older in-
dividuals in a manner that provides the same oppor-
tunity for access and participation (including privacy 
and independence) as for other voters. 
‘‘(b) DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Accessibility 
shall maintain a database of complaints or griev-
ances from individuals who feel their ability to reg-
ister to vote or vote has been blocked or delayed, 
and the outcome of their complaints (as reported by 
States pursuant to section 297(d)). 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Office of Ac-
cessibility shall make such complaints and a descrip-
tion of the outcomes of such complaints available to 
the public, while maintaining the anonymity of any 
individual who submits a complaint. 
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‘‘(3) REFERRAL OF COMPLAINTS TO DEPART-
MENT OF JUSTICE.—The Office of Accessibility shall 
refer any complaints or grievances which violate 
Federal law to the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘acces-
sible’, ‘individual with a disability’, ‘older individual’, and 
‘State’ have the meaning given those terms in section 
304.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 224, as added by section 102(b), the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 225. Establishment of national voter accessibility website.’’. 
TITLE II—STATE 
REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENTS 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE 
ACCESSIBLE ELECTION WEBSITES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21018 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as 
sections 305 and 306; and 
(2) by inserting after section 303 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ACCES-
SIBLE ELECTION WEBSITES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall ensure their 
election websites are accessible and meet the following re-
quirements: 
‘‘(1) 
LOCAL
ELECTION
OFFICIALS.—The 
website shall provide local election officials, poll 
workers, and volunteers with— 
‘‘(A) guidance to ensure that polling places 
are accessible for individuals with disabilities 
and older individuals in a manner that provides 
the same opportunity for access and participa-
tion (including privacy and independence) as for 
other voters; and 
‘‘(B) online training and resources on— 
‘‘(i) how best to promote the access 
and participation of individuals with dis-
abilities and older individuals in elections 
for public office; and 
‘‘(ii) the voting rights and protections 
for individuals with disabilities and older 
individuals under State and Federal law. 
‘‘(2) VOTERS.—The website shall provide infor-
mation about voting, including— 
‘‘(A) the accessibility of all polling places 
within the State, including outreach programs 
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to inform individuals about the availability of 
accessible polling places; 
‘‘(B) how to register to vote and confirm 
voter registration in the State; 
‘‘(C) the location and operating hours of 
all polling places in the State; 
‘‘(D) the availability of aid or assistance 
for individuals with disabilities and older indi-
viduals to cast their vote in a manner that pro-
vides the same opportunity for access and par-
ticipation (including privacy and independence) 
as for other voters at polling places; 
‘‘(E) the availability of transportation aid 
or assistance to the polling place for individuals 
with disabilities or older individuals; 
‘‘(F) recent changes in State and Federal 
voting procedures that impact individuals with 
disabilities or older individuals; 
‘‘(G) the rights and protections under 
State and Federal law for individuals with dis-
abilities and older individuals to participate in 
elections; and 
‘‘(H) how to contact State, local, and Fed-
eral officials with complaints or grievances if in-
dividuals with disabilities, older individuals, Na-
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tive Americans, Alaska Natives, and individuals 
with limited proficiency in the English language 
feel their ability to register to vote or vote has 
been blocked or delayed. 
‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIP WITH OUTSIDE TECHNICAL OR-
GANIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief State election of-
ficial of each State, through the committee of appro-
priate individuals under subsection (c)(2), shall part-
ner with an outside technical organization with dem-
onstrated experience in establishing accessible and 
easy to use accessible election websites to— 
‘‘(A) update an existing election website to 
make it fully accessible in accordance with this 
section; or 
‘‘(B) develop an election website that is 
fully accessible in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) IN-HOUSE TRAINING.—Under such part-
nership, the outside technical organization shall also 
be required to provide training to in-house personnel 
of the State or units of local government to maintain 
and update election websites in an accessible man-
ner. 
‘‘(c) STATE PLAN.— 
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‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The chief State election 
official of each State shall, through a committee of 
appropriate individuals as described in paragraph 
(2), develop a State plan that describes how the 
State and local governments will meet the require-
ments under this section. 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP.—The com-
mittee shall comprise at least the following individ-
uals: 
‘‘(A) The chief election officials of the four 
most populous jurisdictions within the State. 
‘‘(B) The chief election officials of the four 
least populous jurisdictions within the State. 
‘‘(C) Representatives from two disability 
advocacy groups, including at least one such 
representative who is an individual with a dis-
ability. 
‘‘(D) Representatives from two older indi-
vidual advocacy groups, including at least one 
such representative who is an older individual. 
‘‘(E) Representatives from two inde-
pendent non-governmental organizations with 
expertise in establishing and maintaining acces-
sible websites. 
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‘‘(F) Representatives from two inde-
pendent non-governmental voting rights organi-
zations. 
‘‘(G) Representatives from State protection 
and advocacy systems as defined in section 102 
of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
15002). 
‘‘(d) PARTNERSHIP TO MONITOR AND VERIFY AC-
CESSIBILITY.—The chief State election official of each eli-
gible State, through the committee of appropriate individ-
uals under subsection (c)(2), shall partner with at least 
two of the following organizations to monitor and verify 
the accessibility of the election website and the complete-
ness of the election information and the accuracy of the 
disability information provided on such website: 
‘‘(1) University Centers for Excellence in Devel-
opmental Disabilities Education, Research, and 
Services designated under section 151(a) of the De-
velopmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15061(a)). 
‘‘(2) Centers for Independent Living, as de-
scribed in part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f et seq.). 
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‘‘(3) A State Council on Developmental Disabil-
ities described in section 125 of the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 15025). 
‘‘(4) State protection and advocacy systems as 
defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabil-
ities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 15002). 
‘‘(5) Statewide Independent Living Councils es-
tablished under section 705 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796d). 
‘‘(6) State Assistive Technology Act Programs. 
‘‘(7) A visual access advocacy organization. 
‘‘(8) An organization for the deaf. 
‘‘(9) A mental health organization. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) 
ACCESSIBLE.—The 
term 
‘accessible’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of the election website 
under subsection (a) or section 225, or an elec-
tronic communication under section 307— 
‘‘(i) that the functions and content of 
the website or electronic communication, 
including all text, visual, and aural con-
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tent, are as accessible to people with dis-
abilities as to those without disabilities; 
‘‘(ii) that the functions and content of 
the website or electronic communication 
are accessible to individuals with limited 
proficiency in the English language; and 
‘‘(iii) that the website or electronic 
communication meets, at a minimum, con-
formance to Level AA of the Web Content 
Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 of the Web Ac-
cessibility Initiative (or any successor 
guidelines); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a facility (including a 
polling place), that the facility is readily acces-
sible to and usable by individuals with disabil-
ities and older individuals, as determined under 
the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design 
adopted by the Department of Justice (or any 
successor standards). 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL
WITH
A
DISABILITY.—The 
term ‘individual with a disability’ means an indi-
vidual with a disability, as defined in section 3 of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102), and who is otherwise qualified to vote in 
elections for Federal office. 
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‘‘(3) OLDER INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘older in-
dividual’ means an individual who is 60 years of age 
or older and who is otherwise qualified to vote in 
elections for Federal office. 
‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply on 
or after January 1, 2025.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—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, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 303 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Establishment and maintenance of accessible election websites.’’. 
SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF SINGLE STATE OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21018 et seq.), as amended 
by section 201, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as 
sections 306 and 307; and 
(2) by inserting after section 304 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 305. DESIGNATION OF SINGLE STATE OFFICE TO PRO-
VIDE INFORMATION FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS 
WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
IN THE STATE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall designate a sin-
gle office which shall be responsible for providing informa-
tion with respect to Federal elections to all individuals 
with disabilities or older individuals. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Such office shall be re-
sponsible for the following: 
‘‘(1) Maintaining the accessible State election 
website as described in section 304. 
‘‘(2) Providing information regarding voter reg-
istration, absentee ballots, and in-person voting pro-
cedures to be used by individuals with disabilities 
and older individuals with respect to elections for 
Federal office. 
‘‘(3) Regularly auditing polling places to ensure 
they are accessible, as defined in section 304, and 
publicly posting the results of such audits no later 
than 6 months after the completion of the audit. 
‘‘(4) Providing information to State and local 
election officials on how to set up and operate acces-
sible voting systems and information regarding the 
accessibility of voting procedures, including guidance 
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on compatibility with assistive technologies such as 
screen readers and ballot marking devices. 
‘‘(5) Working with— 
‘‘(A) community members with disabilities 
and disability advocacy groups year round; and 
‘‘(B) older individuals and advocacy groups 
for older individuals year round. 
‘‘(6) Integrating information on accessibility, 
accommodations, disability, and older individuals 
into regular training materials for poll workers and 
election administration officials. 
‘‘(7) Training poll workers on how to make poll-
ing places accessible for individuals with disabilities 
and older individuals. 
‘‘(8) Promoting the hiring of individuals with 
disabilities and older individuals as poll workers and 
election staff. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply on 
or after January 1, 2025.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 304, as added by section 201(b), the following: 
‘‘Sec. 305. Designation of single State office to provide information for all indi-
viduals with disabilities and older individuals in the State.’’. 
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SEC. 203. TRANSPARENCY REGARDING CHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21018 et seq.), as amended 
by sections 201 and 202, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 306 and 307 as 
sections 307 and 308; and 
(2) by inserting after section 305 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 306. TRANSPARENCY REGARDING CHANGES. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE OF ENACTED CHANGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State or political sub-
division makes any change in any prerequisite to 
voting or standard, practice, or procedure with re-
spect to voting in any election for Federal office that 
will result in the prerequisite, standard, practice, or 
procedure being different from that which was in ef-
fect as of the date that is 180 days before the elec-
tion, the State or political subdivision must provide 
reasonable public notice in such State or political 
subdivision and on the accessible State election 
website as described in section 304, containing a 
concise description of the change, including the dif-
ference between the changed prerequisite, standard, 
practice, or procedure and the prerequisite, stand-
ard, practice, or procedure which was previously in 
effect. 
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‘‘(2) FORMAT.—The public notice described in 
paragraph (1) shall be provided in a format that is 
convenient and accessible to individuals with disabil-
ities and older individuals. 
‘‘(3) ACCESSIBLE EMAIL AND MAIL NOTICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or political 
subdivision shall send out an accessible elec-
tronic mail or mail notice to any voter who re-
quest to be notified of any changes described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROCESS.—A 
State or political subdivision shall establish a 
process under which a voter may request to be 
notified of any such changes. 
‘‘(4) DEADLINE FOR NOTICE.—A State or polit-
ical subdivision shall provide the public notice re-
quired under paragraph (1) not later than 7 days 
after making the change involved. 
‘‘(b) TRANSPARENCY REGARDING POLLING PLACE 
RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to identify any 
changes that may impact the right to vote of any in-
dividual, prior to the 30th day before the date of an 
election, each State or political subdivision with re-
sponsibility for allocating registered voters, voting 
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machines, and official poll workers to particular pre-
cincts and polling places shall provide reasonable 
public notice in such State or political subdivision 
and on the accessible State election website as de-
scribed in section 304, of the information described 
in paragraph (2) for precincts and polling places 
within such State or political subdivision. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph with respect to a 
precinct or polling place is each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The name or number of the precinct 
or polling place. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a polling place, the lo-
cation, including the street address, and con-
firmation that the polling place is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities and older individ-
uals. 
‘‘(C) The number of voting machines as-
signed, including the number of voting ma-
chines accessible to individuals with disabilities 
and older individuals and the number of poll 
workers who have received training on how to 
set up and operate the accessible voting sys-
tems. 
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‘‘(D) The total number of poll workers of-
ficially assigned to the polling place, including 
the number of such poll workers who have re-
ceived training to assist individuals with disabil-
ities and older individuals. 
‘‘(E) The number of official volunteer poll 
workers assigned who have received training to 
assist individuals with disabilities and older in-
dividuals. 
‘‘(F) In the case of a polling place, the 
dates and hours of operation. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES IN INFORMATION REPORTED.— 
If a State or political subdivision makes any change 
in any of the information described in paragraph (2) 
with respect to which a notice is provided pursuant 
to paragraph (1), the State or political subdivision 
shall provide reasonable public notice in such State 
or political subdivision and on the accessible State 
election website as described in section 304, of the 
change in the information not later than 48 hours 
after the change occurs or, if the change occurs 
fewer than 48 hours before the date of the election 
for Federal office, as soon as practicable after the 
change occurs. 
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‘‘(4) FORMAT.—The public notice described in 
paragraph (1) or (3) shall be provided in a format 
that is reasonably convenient and accessible to indi-
viduals with disabilities and older individuals. 
‘‘(5) ACCESSIBLE EMAIL AND MAIL NOTICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or political 
subdivision shall send out an accessible elec-
tronic mail and mail notice to any voter who re-
quests to be notified of any changes described 
in paragraph (1) and to the State protection 
and advocacy systems (as defined in section 102 
of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
15002)). 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROCESS.—A 
State or political subdivision shall establish a 
process under which a voter may request to be 
notified of any such changes. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to elections for Federal office held on or after 
January 1, 2025.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 305, as added by section 202(b), the following: 
‘‘Sec. 306. Transparency regarding changes.’’. 
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SEC. 204. ACCESS TO ABSENTEE VOTER REGISTRATION 
PROCEDURES AND NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE 
VOTING FOR ALL VOTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21018 et seq.), as amended 
by sections 201, 202, and 203, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 307 and 308 as 
sections 308 and 309; and 
(2) by inserting after section 306 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 307. ACCESS TO ABSENTEE VOTER REGISTRATION 
PROCEDURES AND NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE 
VOTING FOR ALL VOTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 6(c) 
and subparagraph (B) or (D) of section 8(a)(1) of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20505(c); 20507(a)(1)), each State shall— 
‘‘(1) permit any eligible voter to— 
‘‘(A) request and utilize absentee ballot 
procedures for elections for Federal office; and 
‘‘(B) vote by absentee ballot in elections 
for Federal office; 
‘‘(2) accept and process, with respect to any 
election for Federal office, any otherwise valid voter 
registration application from any eligible voter if the 
application is received by the appropriate State elec-
tion official not less than 21 days before the election; 
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‘‘(3) accept and process, with respect to any 
election for Federal office, any otherwise valid ab-
sentee ballot application from any eligible voter if 
the application is received by the appropriate State 
election official not less than 7 days before the elec-
tion; 
‘‘(4) in addition to any other method of reg-
istering to vote in the State, establish procedures— 
‘‘(A) for States to send voter registration 
applications to eligible voters in accordance with 
the eligible voter’s preferred method of trans-
mission as designated under subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(B) by which an eligible voter may des-
ignate whether the eligible voter prefers that 
such voter registration applications be trans-
mitted by mail or electronically; and 
‘‘(C) to allow eligible voters to electroni-
cally submit the mail voter registration applica-
tion form prescribed under section 9(a)(2) of 
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
(52 U.S.C. 20508(a)(2)); 
‘‘(5) in addition to any other method of apply-
ing for an absentee ballot in the State, establish pro-
cedures— 
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‘‘(A) for States to send absentee ballot ap-
plications to eligible voters in accordance with 
the eligible voter’s preferred method of trans-
mission as designated under subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(B) by which an eligible voter may des-
ignate whether the eligible voter prefers that 
such absentee ballot requests be transmitted 
and submitted by mail or electronically; and 
‘‘(C) under which, not later than 7 days 
after the appropriate State or local election offi-
cial has approved or rejected an absentee ballot 
application, the official shall provide the indi-
vidual a notice of the disposition of the applica-
tion, and in the case of rejection of the applica-
tion provide the individual with the reason for 
rejection and options to correct or update their 
application; 
‘‘(6) establish procedures to allow eligible voters 
to establish a permanent absentee voter status until 
the voter submits an application to terminate their 
permanent absentee voter status; 
‘‘(7) transmit a validly requested absentee bal-
lot to any eligible voter— 
‘‘(A) in the case in which the request is re-
ceived at least 45 days before an election for 
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Federal office, not later than 45 days before the 
election; and 
‘‘(B) in the case in which the request is re-
ceived less than 45 days before an election for 
Federal office— 
‘‘(i) in accordance with State law; and 
‘‘(ii) if practicable and as determined 
appropriate by the State, in a manner that 
expedites the transmission of such absen-
tee ballot; and 
‘‘(8) if the State declares or otherwise holds a 
runoff election for Federal office, establish a written 
plan which provides that absentee ballots are made 
available to eligible voters in a manner that gives 
them sufficient time to vote in the runoff election. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF MEANS OF ELECTRONIC COM-
MUNICATION FOR ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO REQUEST AND 
FOR STATES TO SEND VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICA-
TIONS AND ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS, AND FOR 
OTHER
PURPOSES
RELATED
TO
VOTING
INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall, in addi-
tion to the designation of a single State office under 
section 305, designate not less than 1 means of elec-
tronic communication— 
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‘‘(A) for use by eligible voters who wish to 
register to vote or vote in any jurisdiction in the 
State to request voter registration applications 
and absentee ballot applications under para-
graphs (3) and (4), respectively, of subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(B) for use by States to send voter reg-
istration applications and absentee ballot appli-
cations requested under such paragraphs; 
‘‘(C) for the purpose of providing related 
voting, balloting, and election information to eli-
gible voters; and 
‘‘(D) that meets the accessibility require-
ment as described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) CLARIFICATION REGARDING PROVISION OF 
MULTIPLE
MEANS
OF
ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICA-
TION.—A State may, in addition to the means of 
electronic communication so designated, provide 
multiple means of electronic communication to eligi-
ble voters, including a means of electronic commu-
nication for the appropriate jurisdiction of the State. 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION
OF
DESIGNATED
MEANS
OF 
ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION
WITH
INFORMA-
TIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT AC-
COMPANY BALLOTING MATERIALS.—Each State shall 
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include a means of electronic communication so des-
ignated with all informational and instructional ma-
terials that accompany balloting materials sent by 
the State to eligible voters. 
‘‘(4) TRANSMISSION IF NO PREFERENCE INDI-
CATED.—In the case where an eligible voter does not 
designate a preference under paragraph (3)(B) or 
(4)(B), respectively, of subsection (a), the State 
shall transmit the voter registration application or 
absentee ballot application by any delivery method 
allowable in accordance with applicable State law, or 
if there is no applicable State law, by mail. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH STATES.—The Elec-
tion Assistance Commission shall work with States 
to ensure the mail voter registration application 
form prescribed under section 9(a)(2) of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20508(a)(2)) is accessible as defined in section 304 
and capable of being submitted electronically to 
State election offices by individuals. 
‘‘(c) TRANSMISSION AND MARKING OF BLANK AB-
SENTEE BALLOTS BY MAIL AND ELECTRONICALLY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall establish 
procedures— 
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‘‘(A) to securely transmit blank absentee 
ballots by mail and electronically (in accordance 
with the preferred method of transmission des-
ignated by the eligible voter under subpara-
graph (B)) to eligible voters for an election for 
Federal office; and 
‘‘(B) by which the eligible voter may des-
ignate whether the individual prefers that such 
blank absentee ballot be transmitted by mail or 
electronically. 
‘‘(2) TRANSMISSION IF NO PREFERENCE INDI-
CATED.—In the case where an eligible voter does not 
designate a preference under paragraph (1)(B), the 
State shall transmit the ballot by any delivery meth-
od allowable in accordance with applicable State law, 
or if there is no applicable State law, by mail. 
‘‘(3) MARKING
OF
BLANK
ABSENTEE
BAL-
LOTS.—Each State shall establish procedures to 
allow voters to securely mark blank absentee ballots 
through assistive technology for an election for Fed-
eral office. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION OF METHODS TO TRACK DE-
LIVERY TO AND RETURN OF BALLOT BY INDIVIDUAL 
REQUESTING BALLOT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), under the procedures established 
under paragraph (1), the State may apply such 
methods as the State considers appropriate 
which are in accordance with paragraph (1), 
such as assigning a unique identifier to the bal-
lot, to ensure that if an eligible voter requests 
the State to transmit a blank absentee ballot to 
the individual in accordance with this sub-
section, the voted absentee ballot which is re-
turned by the individual is the same blank ab-
sentee ballot which the State transmitted to the 
individual. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In carrying out this 
paragraph, a State may not adopt a method of 
tracking absentee ballots which would violate 
the right of an individual to a private ballot. If 
a unique identifier is assigned to an absentee 
ballot, the State must adopt procedures to en-
sure the identity of the individual remains se-
cret. 
‘‘(d) ACCESSIBILITY
REQUIREMENT
FOR
ELEC-
TRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.—Any electronic communica-
tion under this section, including any application, ballot, 
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or instructional material sent electronically, shall be acces-
sible as defined in section 304. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to allow the casting of ballots over 
the internet. 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to elections for Federal office held on or after 
January 1, 2025.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 906(a) 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21145(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘section 303(b)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sections 303(b) and 307(a)’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 306, as added by section 
203(b), the following: 
‘‘Sec. 307. Access to absentee registration procedures and no-excuse absentee 
voting for all voters.’’. 
SEC. 205. PROTECTIONS FOR IN-PERSON VOTING FOR INDI-
VIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER IN-
DIVIDUALS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21018 et seq.), as 
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amended by sections 201, 202, 203, and 204, is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating sections 308 and 309 
as sections 309 and 310; and 
(B) by inserting after section 307 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 308. ACCESS TO VOTING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure all polling places within the 
State are accessible, as defined in section 304; 
‘‘(B) that voter drop boxes are accessible 
for use— 
‘‘(i) by individuals with disabilities, as 
determined in consultation with the protec-
tion and advocacy systems (as defined in 
section 102 of the Developmental Disabil-
ities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)) of the State; 
‘‘(ii) by individuals with limited pro-
ficiency in the English language; and 
‘‘(iii) by homeless individuals (as de-
fined in section 103 of the McKinney– 
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Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11302)) of the State; 
‘‘(C) consider procedures to address long 
wait times at polling places that allow individ-
uals with disabilities and older individuals alter-
nate options to cast a ballot in person in an 
election for Federal office, such as the option to 
cast a ballot outside of the polling place or from 
a vehicle, or providing an expedited voting line; 
and 
‘‘(D) consider options to establish ‘mobile 
polling sites’ to allow election officials or volun-
teers to travel to long-term care facilities and 
assist residents who request assistance in cast-
ing a ballot in order to maintain the privacy 
and independence of voters in these facilities. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If a State pro-
vides a drop box under this section on the grounds 
of or inside of a building or facility which serves as 
a polling place for an election for Federal office, 
nothing in this subsection may be construed to waive 
any requirements regarding the accessibility of such 
polling place for the use of individuals with disabil-
ities or individuals with limited proficiency in the 
English language. 
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‘‘(b) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to alter the requirements under Federal law 
that all polling places for Federal elections are accessible 
to individuals with disabilities and older individuals. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to elections for Federal office held on or after 
January 1, 2025.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 307, as added by section 
204(b), the following: 
‘‘Sec. 308. Access to voting for individuals with disabilities and older individ-
uals.’’. 
(b) REVISIONS TO VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE 
ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED ACT.— 
(1) REPORTS TO ELECTION ASSISTANCE COM-
MISSION.—Section 3(c) of the Voting Accessibility 
for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 
20102(c)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION’’; 
(B) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by 
striking ‘‘Federal Election Commission’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Election Assistance Commission’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
REFERENCES.—The Voting Accessibility for the El-
derly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 20101 et 
seq.), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘handicapped and elderly 
individuals’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘individuals with disabilities and older individ-
uals’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘handicapped and elderly 
voters’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘in-
dividuals with disabilities and older individ-
uals’’; 
(C) in section 3(b)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘handicapped or elderly voter’’ and inserting 
‘‘individual with a disability or older indi-
vidual’’; 
(D) in section 5(b), by striking ‘‘handi-
capped voter’’ and inserting ‘‘individual with a 
disability’’; and 
(E) in section 8— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) ‘accessible’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 304 of the Help America Vote Act 
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of 2002, as added by section 101(a) of the Acces-
sible Voting Act of 2024; 
‘‘(2) ‘older individual’ has the meaning given 
that term in such section 304;’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (4), and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(4) ‘individual with a disability’ has the mean-
ing given that term in such section 304; and’’. 
(3) SHORT TITLE AMENDMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the ‘‘Vot-
ing Accessibility for the Elderly and Handi-
capped Act’’ (Public Law 98–435; 42 U.S.C. 
1973ee note) is amended by striking ‘‘for the 
Elderly and Handicapped’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
Individuals with Disabilities and Older Individ-
uals’’. 
(B) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any 
other provision of law, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to 
the ‘‘Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and 
Handicapped Act’’ shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the ‘‘Voting Accessibility for Individ-
uals with Disabilities and Older Individuals 
Act’’. 
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(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 
2025, and apply to with respect to elections for Fed-
eral office held on or after that date. 
SEC. 206. PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO 
GUARDIANSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21018 et seq.), as amended 
by sections 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 309 and 310 as 
sections 310 and 310A; and 
(2) by inserting after section 308 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 309. PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO 
GUARDIANSHIP. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State shall not determine that 
an individual lacks the capacity to vote in an election for 
Federal office on the ground that the individual is subject 
to guardianship, unless a court of competent jurisdiction 
issues a court order finding by clear and convincing evi-
dence that the individual cannot communicate, with or 
without accommodations, a desire to participate in the vot-
ing process. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to elections for Federal office held on or after 
January 1, 2025.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 308, as added by section 205(a)(2), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 309. Protections for individuals subject to guardianship.’’. 
SEC. 207. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 
ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title II of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR IMPLEMEN-
TATION OF ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 297. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR IMPLEMENTATION 
OF ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office 
of Accessibility (hereinafter in this section referred 
to as the ‘Director’) shall make payments to each el-
igible State (as described in subsection (c)) in an 
amount determined under paragraph (2) for each 
applicable period (as defined in paragraph (3)) be-
ginning on or after October 1, 2025. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), the amount of a payment made to 
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a State for an applicable period shall be equal 
to the product of— 
‘‘(i) the total amount appropriated for 
requirements payments for the applicable 
period pursuant to the authorization under 
subsection (g); and 
‘‘(ii) the State allocation percentage 
for the State (as determined under sub-
paragraph (B)). 
‘‘(B) STATE
ALLOCATION
PERCENTAGE 
DEFINED.—The ‘State allocation percentage’ 
for a State is the amount (expressed as a per-
centage) equal to the quotient of— 
‘‘(i) the voting age population of the 
State (as reported in the most recent de-
cennial census); and 
‘‘(ii) the total voting age population of 
all States (as reported in the most recent 
decennial census). 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM PAYMENT.—The amount of 
any payment made to an eligible State under 
this section shall not be less than $1,000,000. 
‘‘(D) PRO RATA REDUCTIONS.—The Direc-
tor shall make such pro rata reductions to the 
allocations determined under subparagraph (A) 
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as are necessary to comply with the require-
ments of subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(E) 
CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF 
FUNDS
AFTER
APPROPRIATION.—A payment 
made to a State under this section shall be 
available to the State without fiscal year limita-
tion. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE PERIOD DEFINED.—The ‘ap-
plicable period’, with respect to a payment under 
this section, is a period of 2 fiscal years. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO UNITS OF 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—At least 10 percent of funds 
allocated to a State under this section shall be dis-
tributed to units of local government to develop or 
upgrade accessible election websites and to share in-
formation with the statewide accessible election 
website as described in section 304. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible State shall use 
a payment under this section to meet the require-
ments of sections 304 through 309. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SEP-
ARATE
ACCESSIBLE
ELECTION
WEBSITES.—Funds 
under this section may not be used to establish ac-
cessible election websites for individuals with disabil-
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ities and older individuals under section 304 that are 
separate from the election websites for the general 
population. Funds must be used to make existing 
election websites accessible, or to develop accessible 
election websites where one does not already exist. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that desires to 
receive a payment under this section for an applica-
ble period shall submit an application for such pay-
ment to the Director at such time and in such man-
ner and containing such information as the Director 
shall require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each appli-
cation submitted under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) with respect to the requirements 
under section 304 (relating to accessible elec-
tion websites)— 
‘‘(i) a description of the State plan as 
developed by the committee of appropriate 
individuals under subsection (c) of such 
section; 
‘‘(ii) an assurance that the State will 
work with State and local disability and 
aging advocates to ensure the election 
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website is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities and older individuals; 
‘‘(iii) a description of how the State 
will ensure the election website maintains 
accessibility; 
‘‘(iv) a description of how the State 
will ensure information on the election 
website is accessible to local election offi-
cials; and 
‘‘(v) identification of each organiza-
tion the State is partnering with pursuant 
to subsection (d) of such section in order 
to monitor and verify the accessibility of 
the State election website, including the 
written support of each such organization; 
‘‘(B) with respect to the requirements 
under sections 305 through 309, a description 
of how the State will meet such requirements; 
and 
‘‘(C) such other information as the Direc-
tor determines appropriate to ensure compli-
ance with the requirements of such sections 304 
through 309. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the 6 
months after the end of each applicable period 
for which an eligible State received a payment 
under this section, the State shall submit a re-
port to the Director on the activities conducted 
using such payments during the applicable pe-
riod, and shall include in the report a list of ex-
penditures during such applicable period. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—Each report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include the num-
ber and description of complaints and griev-
ances by individuals alleging their ability to reg-
ister to vote or vote was unfairly blocked or de-
layed. 
‘‘(2) REPORT BY DIRECTOR TO COMMITTEES.— 
With respect to each applicable period for which the 
Director makes payments under this section, the Di-
rector shall submit a report on the activities carried 
out under this section to the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Rules and Administration and the 
Special Committee on Aging of the Senate. 
‘‘(e) STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.—The Director 
shall establish standards and guidelines for approved ac-
tivities supported by payments under this section. Such 
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standards and guidelines shall permit eligible States re-
ceiving such a payment to refine or adapt the standards 
and guidelines for an individual project, where such a re-
finement or adaptation is made necessary by a local cir-
cumstance. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘acces-
sible’, ‘individual with a disability’, ‘older individual’, and 
‘State’ have the meaning given those terms in section 304. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 
and 2026; 
‘‘(B) $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 
and 2028; and 
‘‘(C) $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2029 
and 2030. 
‘‘(2) CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS 
AFTER APPROPRIATION.—A payment made to an eli-
gible State under this section shall be available to 
the State without fiscal year limitation, but shall 
only be used for the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(h) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
REQUIREMENTS
PAY-
MENTS.—Any payment to a State under this section shall 
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be in addition to any requirements payment under section 
251 and shall not be taken into account in determining 
the amount of such payment under section 252.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 296 the following new item: 
‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCESSIBILITY 
REQUIREMENTS 
‘‘Sec. 297. Payments to States for implementation of accessibility require-
ments.’’. 
SEC. 208. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RE-
LATING TO ISSUANCE OF VOLUNTARY GUID-
ANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF VOLUNTARY GUIDANCE BY ELEC-
TION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.—Section 311 of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21101) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subtitle A’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subtitles A and B’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) in the case of the recommendations with 
respect to sections 304 through 309, January 1, 
2025.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH OFFICE
OF ACCESSI-
BILITY.—The Commission shall coordinate with the Elec-
tion Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility estab-
lished under section 223 in adopting recommendations 
with respect to sections 304 through 309.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 301, 302, 
and 303’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A of title III’’. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 301. EXPANSION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANT 
PROGRAM TO ASSURE VOTING ACCESS FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER 
INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) PURPOSES OF PAYMENTS.—Section 261(b) of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21021(b)) is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) making absentee voting and voting in an 
individual’s place of residence accessible to individ-
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uals with the full range of disabilities (including im-
pairments involving vision, hearing, mobility, cog-
nition, or dexterity) through the implementation of 
accessible absentee voting systems that work in con-
junction with assistive technologies for which indi-
viduals have access at their homes, independent liv-
ing centers, long-term care facilities, or other facili-
ties in a manner that provides the same opportunity 
for access and participation (including privacy and 
independence) as for other voters; 
‘‘(2) making polling places, including the path 
of travel, entrances, exits, and voting areas of each 
polling facility, accessible to individuals with disabil-
ities, including the blind and visually impaired, in a 
manner that provides the same opportunity for ac-
cess and participation (including privacy and inde-
pendence) as for other voters; and 
‘‘(3) providing solutions to problems of access 
to voting and elections for individuals with disabil-
ities that are universally designed and provide the 
same opportunities for individuals with and without 
disabilities.’’. 
(b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 264(a) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 21024(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding 
fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this part.’’. 
(c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 
264 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21024) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Any 
amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sub-
section (b), any amounts’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) RETURN AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) DEADLINE FOR OBLIGATION AND EXPEND-
ITURE.—In the case of any amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) for a 
payment to a State or unit of local government for 
fiscal year 2025 or any succeeding fiscal year, any 
portion of such amounts which have not been obli-
gated or expended by the State or unit of local gov-
ernment prior to the expiration of the 4-year period 
which begins on the date the State or unit of local 
government first received the amounts shall be 
transferred to the Commission. 
‘‘(2) 
REALLOCATION
OF
TRANSFERRED 
AMOUNTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
use the amounts transferred under paragraph 
(1) to make payments on a pro rata basis to 
each covered payment recipient described in 
subparagraph (B), which may obligate and ex-
pend such payment for the purposes described 
in section 261(b) during the 1-year period 
which begins on the date of receipt. 
‘‘(B) COVERED PAYMENT RECIPIENTS DE-
SCRIBED.—In subparagraph (A), a ‘covered 
payment recipient’ is a State or unit of local 
government with respect to which— 
‘‘(i) amounts were appropriated pur-
suant to the authority of subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(ii) no amounts were transferred to 
the Commission under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 302. STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESSIBLE VOTING OP-
TIONS. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—The Election Assistance 
Commission (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’), in coordination with the Access Board and the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall 
make grants to not fewer than 3 eligible entities to study, 
test, and develop accessible and secure remote voting sys-
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tems and voting, verification, and casting devices to en-
hance the accessibility of voting and verification for indi-
viduals with disabilities. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity is eligible to receive a 
grant under this section if it submits to the Commission 
(at such time and in such form as the Commission may 
require) an application containing— 
(1) certifications that the entity shall specifi-
cally investigate enhanced methods or devices, in-
cluding nonelectronic devices, that will assist such 
individuals and voters in marking voter-verified 
paper ballots and presenting or transmitting the in-
formation printed or marked on such ballots back to 
such individuals and voters, and casting such ballots; 
(2) a certification that the entity shall complete 
the activities carried out with the grant not later 
than January 1, 2026; and 
(3) such other information and certifications as 
the Commission may require. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
TECHNOLOGY.—Any tech-
nology developed with the grants made under this section 
shall be treated as non-proprietary and shall be made 
available to the public, including to manufacturers of vot-
ing systems. 
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(d) COORDINATION WITH GRANTS FOR TECHNOLOGY 
IMPROVEMENTS.—The Commission shall carry out this 
section so that the activities carried out with the grants 
made under subsection (a) are coordinated with the re-
search conducted under the grant program carried out by 
the Commission under section 271 of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21041), to the extent that 
the Director and Commission determine necessary to pro-
vide for the advancement of accessible voting technology. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 303. APPOINTMENTS TO EAC BOARD OF ADVISORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(a) of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20944(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘37’’ and inserting ‘‘49’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(17) Two members appointed by the National 
Council on Disability. 
‘‘(18) Two members appointed by the Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging. 
‘‘(19) Four members from organizations, whose 
executive leadership team consists of fifty-one per-
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cent of individuals with disabilities, representing the 
interests of voters with disabilities, of whom— 
‘‘(A) two members shall be appointed by 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives, of whom one 
shall be appointed by the chair and one shall be 
appointed by the ranking minority member; and 
‘‘(B) two members shall be appointed by 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate, of whom one shall 
be appointed by the chair and one shall be ap-
pointed by the ranking minority member. 
‘‘(20) Four members from organizations rep-
resenting the interests of older voters, of whom— 
‘‘(A) two members shall be appointed by 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives, of whom one 
shall be appointed by the chair and one shall be 
appointed by the ranking minority member; and 
‘‘(B) two members shall be appointed by 
the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate, 
of whom one shall be appointed by the chair 
and one shall be appointed by the ranking mi-
nority member.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2025. 
SEC. 304. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 
PARTICIPATION OF PROTECTION AND ADVO-
CACY SYSTEMS IN LITIGATION RELATED TO 
ELECTION-RELATED DISABILITY ACCESS. 
Section 292(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 21062(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘; except 
that’’ and all that follows and inserting a period. 
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