I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7040 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that individuals 
who reside in a jurisdiction in a residence subject to foreclosure pro-
ceedings may continue to vote in elections for Federal office held in 
the jurisdiction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 
Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. LEE, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. GON-
ZALEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure 
that individuals who reside in a jurisdiction in a resi-
dence subject to foreclosure proceedings may continue 
to vote in elections for Federal office held in the jurisdic-
tion, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Voters in 
Foreclosure Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 2. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN PROPERTY 
SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS 
TO CONTINUE VOTING IN JURISDICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title III of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 303 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 303A. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN PROP-
ERTY 
SUBJECT 
TO 
FORECLOSURE 
PRO-
CEEDINGS TO CONTINUE VOTING IN JURIS-
DICTION. 
‘‘(a) PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY 
FORECLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any juris-
diction in which an election for Federal office is 
held, an individual who resides in a household which 
is located in the jurisdiction and which is subject to 
foreclosure proceedings at the time of election, or 
who resided in a household which was located in the 
jurisdiction and which was subject to such pro-
ceedings at any time during the 3-year period ending 
on the date of the election, shall be considered to re-
side in the jurisdiction for purposes of determining 
the individual’s eligibility to vote in the election in 
the jurisdiction and shall be permitted to cast a non-
provisional ballot in the election. 
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‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
INDIVIDUALS
REG-
ISTERED IN DIFFERENT JURISDICTION.—Paragraph 
(1) does not apply with respect to an individual in 
a jurisdiction who is registered to vote in the elec-
tion involved in a different jurisdiction. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY.—This section shall 
apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general elec-
tion for Federal office held in November 2008.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15511) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and 303’’ and inserting ‘‘303, and 
303A’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 303 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 303A. Rights of individuals residing in property subject to foreclosure 
proceedings to continue voting in jurisdiction.’’. 
Æ 
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