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mation about ballot transmission, including the total 
numbers of ballot requests received and ballots 
transmitted, from each unit of local government 
which will administer the election. 
‘‘(3) POST-ELECTION REPORT ON NUMBER OF 
ABSENTEE
BALLOTS
TRANSMITTED
AND
RE-
CEIVED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
each regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
office, each State and unit of local government 
which administered the election shall (through the 
State, in the case of a unit of local government) sub-
mit a report to the Attorney General, the Commis-
sion, and the Presidential Designee on the combined 
number of absentee ballots transmitted to absent 
uniformed services voters and overseas voters for the 
election and the combined number of such ballots 
which were returned by such voters and cast in the 
election, and shall make such report available to the 
general public that same day.’’. 
SEC. 1702. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL PENALTIES AND PRI-
VATE RIGHTS OF ACTION.—Section 105 of the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20307) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 105. ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
bring civil action in an appropriate district court for 
such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be nec-
essary to carry out this title. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—In a civil action brought under 
paragraph (1), if the court finds that the State vio-
lated any provision of this title, it may, to vindicate 
the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the 
State— 
‘‘(A) in an amount not to exceed $110,000 
for each such violation, in the case of a first 
violation; or 
‘‘(B) in an amount not to exceed $220,000 
for each such violation, for any subsequent vio-
lation. 
‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
December 31 of each year, the Attorney General 
shall submit to Congress an annual report on any 
civil action brought under paragraph (1) during the 
preceding year. 
‘‘(b) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—A person who is 
aggrieved by a State’s violation of this title may bring a 
civil action in an appropriate district court for such declar-
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atory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out 
this title. 
‘‘(c) STATE AS ONLY NECESSARY DEFENDANT.—In 
any action brought under this section, the only necessary 
party defendant is the State, and it shall not be a defense 
to any such action that a local election official or a unit 
of local government is not named as a defendant, notwith-
standing that a State has exercised the authority described 
in section 576 of the Military and Overseas Voter Em-
powerment Act to delegate to another jurisdiction in the 
State any duty or responsibility which is the subject of 
an action brought under this section.’’. 
(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 the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 1703. REVISIONS TO 45-DAY ABSENTEE BALLOT 
TRANSMISSION RULE. 
(a) REPEAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 102 of the Uni-
formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 
(52 U.S.C. 20302) is amended by striking sub-
section (g). 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
102(a)(8)(A) 
of 
such 
Act 
(52 
U.S.C. 
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20302(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘except as 
provided in subsection (g),’’. 
(b) REQUIRING USE OF EXPRESS DELIVERY IN CASE 
OF FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENT.—Section 102 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 20302), as amended by subsection 
(a), is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) REQUIRING USE OF EXPRESS DELIVERY IN 
CASE
OF FAILURE TO TRANSMIT BALLOTS WITHIN 
DEADLINES.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSMISSION OF BALLOT BY EXPRESS 
DELIVERY.—If a State fails to meet the requirement 
of subsection (a)(8)(A) to transmit a validly re-
quested absentee ballot to an absent uniformed serv-
ices voter or overseas voter not later than 45 days 
before the election (in the case in which the request 
is received at least 45 days before the election)— 
‘‘(A) the State shall transmit the ballot to 
the voter by express delivery; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a voter who has des-
ignated that absentee ballots be transmitted 
electronically in accordance with subsection 
(f)(1), the State shall transmit the ballot to the 
voter electronically. 
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‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR TRANSMISSION FEWER 
THAN 40 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.—If, in car-
rying out paragraph (1), a State transmits an ab-
sentee ballot to an absent uniformed services voter 
or overseas voter fewer than 40 days before the elec-
tion, the State shall enable the ballot to be returned 
by the voter by express delivery, except that in the 
case of an absentee ballot of an absent uniformed 
services voter for a regularly scheduled general elec-
tion for Federal office, the State may satisfy the re-
quirement of this paragraph by notifying the voter 
of the procedures for the collection and delivery of 
such ballots under section 103A. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENT FOR USE OF EXPRESS DELIV-
ERY.—The State shall be responsible for the pay-
ment of the costs associated with the use of express 
delivery for the transmittal of ballots under this sub-
section.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION
OF
TREATMENT
OF
WEEK-
ENDS.—Section 102(a)(8)(A) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
20302(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the election;’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘the election (or, if the 45th 
day preceding the election is a weekend or legal public hol-
iday, not later than the most recent weekday which pre-
cedes such 45th day and which is not a legal public holi-
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day, but only if the request is received by at least such 
most recent weekday);’’. 
SEC. 1704. 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. USE OF SINGLE APPLICATION FOR SUBSEQUENT 
ELECTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a State accepts and processes 
an official post card 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 next regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office (including any runoff elections which may 
occur as a result of the outcome of such general election), 
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 
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after the voter notifies the State that the voter no longer 
wishes to be registered to vote in the State or after the 
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) 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 
the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 1705. 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) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY FOR SPOUSES AND 
DEPENDENTS
OF ABSENT MEMBERS
OF UNIFORMED 
SERVICE.—For the purposes of voting for 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.’’. 
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SEC. 1706. REQUIRING TRANSMISSION OF BLANK ABSEN-
TEE BALLOTS UNDER UOCAVA TO CERTAIN 
VOTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 103B the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 103C. TRANSMISSION OF BLANK ABSENTEE BALLOTS 
TO CERTAIN OTHER VOTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subject to the 
provisions of this section, each State shall transmit 
blank absentee ballots electronically to qualified indi-
viduals who request such ballots in the same manner 
and under the same terms and conditions under 
which the State transmits such ballots electronically 
to absent uniformed services voters and overseas vot-
ers under the provisions of section 102(f), except 
that no such marked ballots shall be returned elec-
tronically. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any blank absentee bal-
lot transmitted to a qualified individual under this 
section— 
‘‘(A) must comply with the language re-
quirements under section 203 of the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503); and 
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‘‘(B) must comply with the disability re-
quirements under section 508 of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d). 
‘‘(3) AFFIRMATION.—The State may not trans-
mit a ballot to a qualified individual under this sec-
tion unless the individual provides the State with a 
signed affirmation in electronic form that— 
‘‘(A) the individual is a qualified individual 
(as defined in subsection (b)); 
‘‘(B) the individual has not and will not 
cast another ballot with respect to the election; 
and 
‘‘(C) 
acknowledges 
that 
a 
material 
misstatement of fact in completing the ballot 
may constitute grounds for conviction of per-
jury. 
‘‘(4) CLARIFICATION REGARDING FREE POST-
AGE.—An absentee ballot obtained by a qualified in-
dividual under this section shall be considered bal-
loting materials as defined in section 107 for pur-
poses of section 3406 of title 39, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(5) PROHIBITING REFUSAL TO ACCEPT BAL-
LOT
FOR
FAILURE
TO
MEET
CERTAIN
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A State shall not refuse to accept and 
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process any otherwise valid blank absentee ballot 
which was transmitted to a qualified individual 
under this section and used by the individual to vote 
in the election solely on the basis of the following: 
‘‘(A) Notarization or witness signature re-
quirements. 
‘‘(B) Restrictions on paper type, including 
weight and size. 
‘‘(C) Restrictions on envelope type, includ-
ing weight and size. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, except as 
provided in paragraph (2), the term ‘qualified indi-
vidual’ means any individual who is otherwise quali-
fied to vote in an election for Federal office and who 
meets any of the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) The individual— 
‘‘(i) has previously requested an ab-
sentee ballot from the State or jurisdiction 
in which such individual is registered to 
vote; and 
‘‘(ii) has not received such absentee 
ballot at least 2 days before the date of the 
election. 
‘‘(B) The individual— 
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‘‘(i) resides in an area of a State with 
respect to which an emergency or public 
health emergency has been declared by the 
chief executive of the State or of the area 
involved within 5 days of the date of the 
election under the laws of the State due to 
reasons including a natural disaster, in-
cluding severe weather, or an infectious 
disease; and 
‘‘(ii) has not previously requested an 
absentee ballot. 
‘‘(C) The individual expects to be absent 
from such individual’s jurisdiction on the date 
of the election due to professional or volunteer 
service in response to a natural disaster or 
emergency as described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) The individual is hospitalized or ex-
pects to be hospitalized on the date of the elec-
tion. 
‘‘(E) The individual is an individual with a 
disability (as defined in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102)) and resides in a State which does not 
offer voters the ability to use secure and acces-
sible remote ballot marking. For purposes of 
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this subparagraph, a State shall permit an indi-
vidual to self-certify that the individual is an in-
dividual with a disability. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF ABSENT UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES AND OVERSEAS VOTERS.—The term ‘qualified 
individual’ shall not include an absent uniformed 
services voter or an overseas voter. 
‘‘(c) STATE.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 102(a) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 20302(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(10); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(12) meet the requirements of section 103C 
with respect to the provision of blank absentee bal-
lots for the use of qualified individuals described in 
such section.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting the following after 
section 103: 
‘‘Sec. 103A. Procedures for collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots 
of absent overseas uniformed services voters. 
‘‘Sec. 103B. Federal voting assistance program improvements. 
‘‘Sec. 103C. Transmission of blank absentee ballots to certain other voters.’’. 
SEC. 1707. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 1702(b) and section 
1704(b), the amendments made by this subtitle shall apply 
with respect to elections occurring on or after January 1, 
2022. 
Subtitle K—Poll Worker 
Recruitment and Training 
SEC. 1801. GRANTS TO STATES FOR POLL WORKER RE-
CRUITMENT AND TRAINING. 
(a) GRANTS
BY ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Election Assistance 
Commission (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’) shall, subject to the availability of appropria-
tions provided to carry out this section, make a 
grant to each eligible State for recruiting and train-
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ing individuals to serve as poll workers on dates of 
elections for public office. 
(2) USE OF COMMISSION MATERIALS.—In car-
rying out activities with a grant provided under this 
section, the recipient of the grant shall use the man-
ual prepared by the Commission on successful prac-
tices for poll worker recruiting, training and reten-
tion as an interactive training tool, and shall develop 
training programs with the participation and input 
of experts in adult learning. 
(3) 
ACCESS
AND
CULTURAL
CONSIDER-
ATIONS.—The Commission shall ensure that the 
manual described in paragraph (2) provides training 
in methods that will enable poll workers to provide 
access and delivery of services in a culturally com-
petent manner to all voters who use their services, 
including those with limited English proficiency, di-
verse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, 
and regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gen-
der identity. These methods must ensure that each 
voter will have access to poll worker services that are 
delivered in a manner that meets the unique needs 
of the voter. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY.— 
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(1) APPLICATION.—Each State that desires to 
receive a payment under this section shall submit an 
application for the payment to the Commission at 
such time and in such manner and containing such 
information as the Commission shall require. 
(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each appli-
cation submitted under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; 
(B) provide assurances that the funds pro-
vided under this section will be used to supple-
ment and not supplant other funds used to 
carry out the activities; 
(C) provide assurances that the State will 
furnish the Commission with information on the 
number of individuals who served as poll work-
ers after recruitment and training with the 
funds provided under this section; and 
(D) provide such additional information 
and certifications as the Commission deter-
mines to be essential to ensure compliance with 
the requirements of this section. 
(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a grant 
made to a State under this section shall be equal to 
the product of— 
(A) the aggregate amount made available 
for grants to States under this section; and 
(B) the voting age population percentage 
for the State. 
(2) VOTING AGE POPULATION PERCENTAGE DE-
FINED.—In paragraph (1), the ‘‘voting age popu-
lation percentage’’ for a State is the quotient of— 
(A) the voting age population of the State 
(as determined on the basis of the most recent 
information available from the Bureau of the 
Census); and 
(B) the total voting age population of all 
States (as determined on the basis of the most 
recent information available from the Bureau of 
the Census). 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date on which the 
final grant is made under this section, each recipient 
of a grant shall submit a report to the Commission 
on the activities conducted with the funds provided 
by the grant. 
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(2) REPORTS BY COMMISSION.—Not later than 
1 year after the date on which the final grant is 
made under this section, the Commission shall sub-
mit a report to Congress on the grants made under 
this section and the activities carried out by recipi-
ents with the grants, and shall include in the report 
such recommendations as the Commission considers 
appropriate. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT AP-
PROPRIATED.—Any amount appropriated to carry 
out this section shall remain available without fiscal 
year limitation until expended. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amount appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out 
this section, not more than 3 percent shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses of the Commission. 
SEC. 1802. STATE DEFINED. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘State’’ includes the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
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Subtitle L—Enhancement of 
Enforcement 
SEC. 1811. 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 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) FILING OF COMPLAINTS BY AGGRIEVED PER-
SONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who is aggrieved 
by a violation of title III which has occurred, is oc-
curring, or is about to occur may file a written, 
signed, notarized complaint with the Attorney Gen-
eral describing the violation and requesting the At-
torney General to take appropriate action under this 
section. The Attorney General shall immediately pro-
vide a copy of a complaint filed under the previous 
sentence to the entity responsible for administering 
the State-based administrative complaint procedures 
described in section 402(a) for the State involved. 
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‘‘(2) RESPONSE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The 
Attorney General shall respond to each complaint 
filed under paragraph (1), in accordance with proce-
dures established by the Attorney General that re-
quire responses and determinations to be made with-
in the same (or shorter) deadlines which apply to a 
State under the State-based administrative com-
plaint procedures described in section 402(a)(2). 
The Attorney General shall immediately provide a 
copy of the response made under the previous sen-
tence to the entity responsible for administering the 
State-based administrative complaint procedures de-
scribed 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)(1) (including any individual who 
seeks to enforce the individual’s right to a voter-verified 
paper ballot, the right to have the voter-verified paper bal-
lot 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-
tion technology and administration requirements under 
subtitle A of title III. 
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‘‘(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 2022 
or any succeeding year. 
Subtitle M—Federal Election 
Integrity 
SEC. 1821. PROHIBITION ON CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES BY 
CHIEF STATE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 319 the following new 
section: 
‘‘CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES BY CHIEF STATE ELECTION 
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS 
‘‘SEC. 319A. (a) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful 
for a chief State election administration official to take 
an active part in political management or in a political 
campaign with respect to any election for Federal office 
over which such official has supervisory authority. 
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‘‘(b) CHIEF STATE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION OF-
FICIAL.—The term ‘chief State election administration of-
ficial’ means the highest State official with responsibility 
for the administration of Federal elections under State 
law. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVE PART IN POLITICAL MANAGEMENT OR 
IN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.—The term ‘active part in po-
litical management or in a political campaign’ means— 
‘‘(1) holding any position (including any unpaid 
or honorary position) with an authorized committee 
of a candidate, or participating in any decision-mak-
ing of an authorized committee of a candidate; 
‘‘(2) the use of official authority or influence 
for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the 
result of an election for Federal office; 
‘‘(3) the solicitation, acceptance, or receipt of a 
contribution from any person on behalf of a can-
didate for Federal office; and 
‘‘(4) any other act which would be prohibited 
under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 7323(b) of 
title 5, United States Code, if taken by an individual 
to whom such paragraph applies (other than any 
prohibition on running for public office). 
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‘‘(d) EXCEPTION IN CASE OF RECUSAL FROM AD-
MINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS INVOLVING OFFICIAL OR 
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section does not apply 
to a chief State election administration official with 
respect to an election for Federal office in which the 
official or an immediate family member of the offi-
cial is a candidate, but only if— 
‘‘(A) such official recuses himself or herself 
from all of the official’s responsibilities for the 
administration of such election; and 
‘‘(B) the official who assumes responsi-
bility for supervising the administration of the 
election does not report directly to such official. 
‘‘(2) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED.— 
In paragraph (1), the term ‘immediate family mem-
ber’ means, with respect to a candidate, a father, 
mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, 
wife, father-in-law, or mother-in-law.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections for 
Federal office held after December 2021. 
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Subtitle N—Promoting Voter Ac-
cess Through Election Adminis-
tration Improvements 
PART 1—PROMOTING VOTER ACCESS 
SEC. 1901. TREATMENT OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION. 
(a) TREATMENT
OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS
AS 
VOTER
REGISTRATION
AGENCIES
UNDER
NATIONAL 
VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993.—Section 7(a) of the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20506(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) each institution of higher education 
which has a program participation agreement in 
effect with the Secretary of Education under 
section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094), other than an institu-
tion which is treated as a contributing agency 
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under the Automatic Voter Registration Act of 
2021.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6)(A), by inserting ‘‘or, in 
the case of an institution of higher education, with 
each registration of a student for enrollment in a 
course of study, including enrollment in a program 
of distance education, as defined in section 103(7) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1003(7)),’’ after ‘‘assistance,’’. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF INSTITUTIONS UNDER 
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 487(a)(23) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1094(a)(23)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(23)(A)(i) The institution will ensure that an 
appropriate staff person or office is designated pub-
licly as a ‘Campus Vote Coordinator’ and will ensure 
that such person’s or office’s contact information is 
included on the institution’s website. 
‘‘(ii) Not fewer than twice during each calendar 
year (beginning with 2020), the Campus Vote Coor-
dinator shall transmit electronically to each student 
enrolled in the institution (including students en-
rolled in distance education programs) a message 
containing the following information: 
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‘‘(I) Information on the location of polling 
places in the jurisdiction in which the institu-
tion is located, together with information on 
available methods of transportation to and from 
such polling places. 
‘‘(II) A referral to a government-affiliated 
website or online platform which provides cen-
tralized voter registration information for all 
States, including access to applicable voter reg-
istration forms and information to assist indi-
viduals who are not registered to vote in reg-
istering to vote. 
‘‘(III) Any additional voter registration 
and voting information the Coordinator con-
siders appropriate, in consultation with the ap-
propriate State election official. 
‘‘(iii) In addition to transmitting the message 
described in clause (ii) not fewer than twice during 
each calendar year, the Campus Vote Coordinator 
shall transmit the message under such clause not 
fewer than 30 days prior to the deadline for reg-
istering to vote for any election for Federal, State, 
or local office in the State. 
‘‘(B) If the institution in its normal course of 
operations requests each student registering for en-
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rollment in a course of study, including students 
registering for enrollment in a program of distance 
education, to affirm whether or not the student is a 
United States citizen, the institution will comply 
with the applicable requirements for a contributing 
agency under the Automatic Voter Registration Act 
of 2021. 
‘‘(C) If the institution is not described in sub-
paragraph (B), the institution will comply with the 
requirements for a voter registration agency in the 
State in which it is located in accordance with sec-
tion 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (52 U.S.C. 20506). 
‘‘(D) This paragraph applies only with respect 
to an institution which is located in a State to which 
section 4(b) of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503(b)) does not apply.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to elec-
tions held on or after January 1, 2022. 
(c) GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS DEMONSTRATING EX-
CELLENCE IN STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION.— 
(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Education may award competitive grants to public 
and private nonprofit institutions of higher edu-
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cation that are subject to the requirements of sec-
tion 487(a)(23) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(23)), as amended by sub-
section (a), and that the Secretary determines have 
demonstrated excellence in registering students to 
vote in elections for public office beyond meeting the 
minimum requirements of such section. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—An institution of higher edu-
cation is eligible to receive a grant under this sub-
section if the institution submits to the Secretary of 
Education, at such time and in such form as the 
Secretary may require, an application containing 
such information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require to make the determination described in 
paragraph (1), including information and assurances 
that the institution carried out activities to promote 
voter registration by students, such as the following: 
(A) Sponsoring large on-campus voter mo-
bilization efforts. 
(B) Engaging the surrounding community 
in nonpartisan voter registration and get out 
the vote efforts. 
(C) Creating a website for students with 
centralized information about voter registration 
and election dates. 
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(D) Inviting candidates to speak on cam-
pus. 
(E) Offering rides to students to the polls 
to increase voter education, registration, and 
mobilization. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums 
as may be necessary to award grants under this sub-
section. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO OPTION OF 
STUDENTS TO REGISTER IN JURISDICTION OF INSTITU-
TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR JURISDICTION OF DOMI-
CILE.—It is the sense of Congress that, as provided under 
existing law, students who attend an institution of higher 
education and reside in the jurisdiction of the institution 
while attending the institution should have the option of 
registering to vote in elections for Federal office in that 
jurisdiction or in the jurisdiction of their own domicile. 
SEC. 1902. 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), as amended by 
section 1601(a), is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) MINIMUM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
VOTERS AFFECTED BY POLLING PLACE CHANGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State assigns an indi-
vidual who is a registered voter in a State to a poll-
ing place with respect to an election for Federal of-
fice which is not the same polling place to which the 
individual was previously assigned with respect to 
the most recent election for Federal office in the 
State in which the individual was eligible to vote— 
‘‘(A) the State shall notify the individual of 
the location of the polling place not later than 
7 days before the date of the election or the 
first day of an early voting period (whichever 
occurs first); or 
‘‘(B) if the State makes such an assign-
ment fewer than 7 days before the date of the 
election and the individual appears on the date 
of the election at the polling place to which the 
individual was previously assigned, the State 
shall make every reasonable effort to enable the 
individual to vote on the date of the election. 
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‘‘(2) METHODS OF NOTIFICATION.—The State 
shall notify an individual under subparagraph (A) of 
paragraph (1) by mail, telephone, and (if available) 
text message and electronic mail. 
‘‘(3) PLACEMENT OF SIGNS AT CLOSED POLL-
ING PLACES.—If a location which served as a polling 
place in an election for Federal office does not serve 
as a polling place in the next election for Federal of-
fice held in the jurisdiction involved, the State shall 
ensure that signs are posted at such location on the 
date of the election and during any early voting pe-
riod for the election containing the following infor-
mation: 
‘‘(A) A statement that the location is not 
serving as a polling place in the election. 
‘‘(B) The locations serving as polling 
places in the election in the jurisdiction in-
volved. 
‘‘(C) Contact information, including a tele-
phone number and website, for the appropriate 
State or local election official through which an 
individual may find the polling place to which 
the individual is assigned for the election. 
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‘‘(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 
apply with respect to elections held on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2020.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 302(g) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21082(g)), as redesignated by sub-
section (a) and as amended by section 1601(b), is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘(d)(2) and (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(2), 
(e)(2), and (f)(4)’’. 
SEC. 1903. PERMITTING USE OF SWORN WRITTEN STATE-
MENT TO MEET IDENTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR VOTING. 
(a) PERMITTING USE OF STATEMENT.—Title III of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303A. PERMITTING USE OF SWORN WRITTEN STATE-
MENT TO MEET IDENTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) USE OF STATEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), if a State has in effect a requirement 
that an individual present identification as a condi-
tion of receiving and casting a ballot in an election 
for Federal office, the State shall permit the indi-
vidual to meet the requirement— 
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‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who de-
sires to vote in person, by presenting the appro-
priate State or local election official with a 
sworn written statement, signed by the indi-
vidual under penalty of perjury, attesting to the 
individual’s identity and attesting that the indi-
vidual is eligible to vote in the election; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who de-
sires to vote by mail, by submitting with the 
ballot the statement described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-PRINTED VERSION 
OF STATEMENT BY COMMISSION.—The Commission 
shall develop a pre-printed version of the statement 
described in paragraph (1)(A) which includes a 
blank space for an individual to provide a name and 
signature for use by election officials in States which 
are subject to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) PROVIDING PRE-PRINTED COPY OF STATE-
MENT.—A State which is subject to paragraph (1) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) make copies of the pre-printed 
version of the statement described in paragraph 
(1)(A) which is prepared by the Commission 
available at polling places for election officials 
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to distribute to individuals who desire to vote in 
person; and 
‘‘(B) include a copy of such pre-printed 
version of the statement with each blank absen-
tee or other ballot transmitted to an individual 
who desires to vote by mail. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRING USE OF BALLOT IN SAME MANNER 
AS INDIVIDUALS PRESENTING IDENTIFICATION.—An in-
dividual who presents or submits a sworn written state-
ment in accordance with subsection (a)(1) shall be per-
mitted to cast a ballot in the election in the same manner 
as an individual who presents identification. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION
FOR FIRST-TIME VOTERS REG-
ISTERING BY MAIL.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply 
with respect to any individual described in paragraph (1) 
of section 303(b) who is required to meet the requirements 
of paragraph (2) of such section.’’. 
(b) REQUIRING STATES TO INCLUDE INFORMATION 
ON USE OF SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT IN VOTING IN-
FORMATION MATERIAL POSTED AT POLLING PLACES.— 
Section 302(b)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21082(b)(2)), 
as amended by section 1072(b) and section 1202(b), is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G); 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(I) in the case of a State that has in ef-
fect a requirement that an individual present 
identification as a condition of receiving and 
casting a ballot in an election for Federal office, 
information on how an individual may meet 
such requirement by presenting a sworn written 
statement in accordance with section 303A.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 303 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 303A. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification 
requirements.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1904. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VOTERS RESIDING IN 
INDIAN LANDS. 
(a) ACCOMMODATIONS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) DESIGNATION OF BALLOT PICKUP AND COL-
LECTION LOCATIONS.—Given the widespread lack of 
residential mail delivery in Indian Country, an In-
dian Tribe may designate buildings as ballot pickup 
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and collection locations with respect to an election 
for Federal office at no cost to the Indian Tribe. An 
Indian Tribe may designate one building per pre-
cinct located within Indian lands. The applicable 
State or political subdivision shall collect ballots 
from those locations. The applicable State or polit-
ical subdivision shall provide the Indian Tribe with 
accurate precinct maps for all precincts located with-
in Indian lands 60 days before the election. 
(2) PROVISION
OF
MAIL-IN
AND
ABSENTEE 
BALLOTS.—The State or political subdivision shall 
provide mail-in and absentee ballots with respect to 
an election for Federal office to each individual who 
is registered to vote in the election who resides on 
Indian lands in the State or political subdivision in-
volved without requiring a residential address or a 
mail-in or absentee ballot request. 
(3) USE OF DESIGNATED BUILDING AS RESI-
DENTIAL AND MAILING ADDRESS.—The address of a 
designated building that is a ballot pickup and col-
lection location with respect to an election for Fed-
eral office may serve as the residential address and 
mailing address for voters living on Indian lands if 
the tribally designated building is in the same pre-
cinct as that voter. If there is no tribally designated 
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building within a voter’s precinct, the voter may use 
another tribally designated building within the In-
dian lands where the voter is located. Voters using 
a tribally designated building outside of the voter’s 
precinct may use the tribally designated building as 
a mailing address and may separately designate the 
voter’s appropriate precinct through a description of 
the 
voter’s 
address, 
as 
specified 
in 
section 
9428.4(a)(2) of title 11, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(4) LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY.—In the case of 
a State or political subdivision that is a covered 
State or political subdivision under section 203 of 
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503), 
that State or political subdivision shall provide ab-
sentee or mail-in voting materials with respect to an 
election for Federal office in the language of the ap-
plicable minority group as well as in the English lan-
guage, bilingual election voting assistance, and writ-
ten translations of all voting materials in the lan-
guage of the applicable minority group, as required 
by section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 
U.S.C. 10503), as amended by subsection (b). 
(5) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section 
alters the ability of an individual voter residing on 
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Indian lands to request a ballot in a manner avail-
able to all other voters in the State. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(A) ELECTION
FOR
FEDERAL
OFFICE.— 
The term ‘‘election for Federal office’’ means a 
general, special, primary or runoff election for 
the office of President or Vice President, or of 
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
(B) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(C) INDIAN
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Indian 
lands’’ includes— 
(i) any Indian country of an Indian 
Tribe, as defined under section 1151 of 
title 18, United States Code; 
(ii) any land in Alaska owned, pursu-
ant to the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), by an 
Indian Tribe that is a Native village (as 
defined in section 3 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
1602)) or by a Village Corporation that is 
associated with an Indian Tribe (as de-
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fined in section 3 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
1602)); 
(iii) any land on which the seat of the 
Tribal Government is located; and 
(iv) any land that is part or all of a 
Tribal designated statistical area associ-
ated with an Indian Tribe, or is part or all 
of an Alaska Native village statistical area 
associated with an Indian Tribe, as defined 
by the Census Bureau for the purposes of 
the most recent decennial census. 
(D) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian 
Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian 
tribe’’ in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
(E) TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘Tribal Government’’ means the recognized 
governing body of an Indian Tribe. 
(7) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(A) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney 
General may bring a civil action in an appro-
priate district court for such declaratory or in-
junctive relief as is necessary to carry out this 
subsection. 
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(B) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(i) A person or Tribal Government 
who is aggrieved by a violation of this sub-
section may provide written notice of the 
violation to the chief election official of the 
State involved. 
(ii) An aggrieved person or Tribal 
Government may bring a civil action in an 
appropriate district court for declaratory 
or injunctive relief with respect to a viola-
tion of this subsection, if— 
(I) that person or Tribal Govern-
ment provides the notice described in 
clause (i); and 
(II)(aa) in the case of a violation 
that occurs more than 120 days be-
fore the date of an election for Fed-
eral office, the violation remains and 
90 days or more have passed since the 
date on which the chief election offi-
cial of the State receives the notice 
under clause (i); or 
(bb) in the case of a violation 
that occurs 120 days or less before 
the date of an election for Federal of-
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fice, the violation remains and 20 
days or more have passed since the 
date on which the chief election offi-
cial of the State receives the notice 
under clause (i). 
(iii) In the case of a violation of this 
section that occurs 30 days or less before 
the date of an election for Federal office, 
an aggrieved person or Tribal Government 
may bring a civil action in an appropriate 
district court for declaratory or injunctive 
relief with respect to the violation without 
providing notice to the chief election offi-
cial of the State under clause (i). 
(b) BILINGUAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(C)), by striking ‘‘1990’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF VOTING MATERIALS IN THE LAN-
GUAGE OF A MINORITY GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever any State or po-
litical subdivision subject to the prohibition of sub-
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section (b) of this section provides any registration 
or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance, or 
other materials or information relating to the elec-
toral process, including ballots, it shall provide them 
in the language of the applicable minority group as 
well as in the English language. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) In the case of a minority group that 
is not American Indian or Alaska Native and 
the language of that minority group is oral or 
unwritten, the State or political subdivision 
shall only be required to furnish, in the covered 
language, oral instructions, assistance, trans-
lation of voting materials, or other information 
relating to registration and voting. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a minority group that 
is American Indian or Alaska Native, the State 
or political subdivision shall only be required to 
furnish in the covered language oral instruc-
tions, assistance, or other information relating 
to registration and voting, including all voting 
materials, if the Tribal Government of that mi-
nority group has certified that the language of 
the applicable American Indian or Alaska Na-
tive language is presently unwritten or the 
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Tribal Government does not want written trans-
lations in the minority language. 
‘‘(3) WRITTEN TRANSLATIONS FOR ELECTION 
WORKERS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
State or political division may be required to provide 
written translations of voting materials, with the 
consent of any applicable Indian Tribe, to election 
workers to ensure that the translations from English 
to the language of a minority group are complete, 
accurate, and uniform.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to the 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held 
in November 2022 and each succeeding election for Fed-
eral office. 
SEC. 1905. VOTER INFORMATION RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND 
HOTLINE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF SYSTEMS 
AND SERVICES.— 
(1) STATE-BASED
RESPONSE
SYSTEMS.—The 
Attorney General shall coordinate the establishment 
of a State-based response system for responding to 
questions and complaints from individuals voting or 
seeking to vote, or registering to vote or seeking to 
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register to vote, in elections for Federal office. Such 
system shall provide— 
(A) State-specific, same-day, and imme-
diate assistance to such individuals, including 
information on how to register to vote, the loca-
tion and hours of operation of polling places, 
and how to obtain absentee ballots; and 
(B) State-specific, same-day, and imme-
diate assistance to individuals encountering 
problems with registering to vote or voting, in-
cluding individuals encountering intimidation or 
deceptive practices. 
(2) HOTLINE.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with State election officials, shall establish 
and operate a toll-free telephone service, using a 
telephone number that is accessible throughout the 
United States and that uses easily identifiable nu-
merals, through which individuals throughout the 
United States— 
(A) may connect directly to the State- 
based response system described in paragraph 
(1) with respect to the State involved; 
(B) may obtain information on voting in 
elections for Federal office, including informa-
tion on how to register to vote in such elections, 
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the locations and hours of operation of polling 
places, and how to obtain absentee ballots; and 
(C) may report information to the Attor-
ney General on problems encountered in reg-
istering to vote or voting, including incidences 
of voter intimidation or suppression. 
(3) COLLABORATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL 
ELECTION OFFICIALS.— 
(A) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FROM 
STATES.—The Attorney General shall coordi-
nate the collection of information on State and 
local election laws and policies, including infor-
mation on the statewide computerized voter reg-
istration lists maintained under title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, so that indi-
viduals who contact the free telephone service 
established under paragraph (2) on the date of 
an election for Federal office may receive an 
immediate response on that day. 
(B) FORWARDING
QUESTIONS
AND
COM-
PLAINTS TO STATES.—If an individual contacts 
the free telephone service established under 
paragraph (2) on the date of an election for 
Federal office with a question or complaint with 
respect to a particular State or jurisdiction 
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within a State, the Attorney General shall for-
ward the question or complaint immediately to 
the appropriate election official of the State or 
jurisdiction so that the official may answer the 
question or remedy the complaint on that date. 
(4) CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
DE-
VELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS AND SERVICES.—The At-
torney General shall ensure that the State-based re-
sponse system under paragraph (1) and the free 
telephone service under paragraph (2) are each de-
veloped in consultation with civil rights organiza-
tions, voting rights groups, State and local election 
officials, voter protection groups, and other inter-
ested community organizations, especially those that 
have experience in the operation of similar systems 
and services. 
(b) USE OF SERVICE BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH 
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.—The Attorney General shall 
design and operate the telephone service established under 
this section in a manner that ensures that individuals with 
disabilities are fully able to use the service, and that as-
sistance is provided in any language in which the State 
(or any jurisdiction in the State) is required to provide 
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election materials under section 203 of the Voting Rights 
Act of 1965. 
(c) VOTER HOTLINE TASK FORCE.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
The Attorney General shall appoint individuals (in 
such number as the Attorney General considers ap-
propriate but in no event fewer than 3) to serve on 
a Voter Hotline Task Force to provide ongoing anal-
ysis and assessment of the operation of the tele-
phone service established under this section, and 
shall give special consideration in making appoint-
ments to the Task Force to individuals who rep-
resent civil rights organizations. At least one mem-
ber of the Task Force shall be a representative of 
an organization promoting voting rights or civil 
rights which has experience in the operation of simi-
lar telephone services or in protecting the rights of 
individuals to vote, especially individuals who are 
members of racial, ethnic, or linguistic minorities or 
of communities who have been adversely affected by 
efforts to suppress voting rights. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—An individual shall be eligi-
ble to serve on the Task Force under this subsection 
if the individual meets such criteria as the Attorney 
General may establish, except that an individual may 
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not serve on the task force if the individual has been 
convicted of any criminal offense relating to voter in-
timidation or voter suppression. 
(3) TERM
OF
SERVICE.—An individual ap-
pointed to the Task Force shall serve a single term 
of 2 years, except that the initial terms of the mem-
bers first appointed to the Task Force shall be stag-
gered so that there are at least 3 individuals serving 
on the Task Force during each year. A vacancy in 
the membership of the Task Force shall be filled in 
the same manner as the original appointment. 
(4) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Mem-
bers of the Task Force shall serve without pay, but 
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable 
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(d) BI-ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Attorney 
General shall submit a report to Congress on the operation 
of the telephone service established under this section dur-
ing the previous 2 years, and shall include in the report— 
(1) an enumeration of the number and type of 
calls that were received by the service; 
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(2) a compilation and description of the reports 
made to the service by individuals citing instances of 
voter intimidation or suppression, together with a 
description of any actions taken in response to such 
instances of voter intimidation or suppression; 
(3) an assessment of the effectiveness of the 
service in making information available to all house-
holds in the United States with telephone service; 
(4) any recommendations developed by the 
Task Force established under subsection (c) with re-
spect to how voting systems may be maintained or 
upgraded to better accommodate voters and better 
ensure the integrity of elections, including but not 
limited to identifying how to eliminate coordinated 
voter suppression efforts and how to establish effec-
tive mechanisms for distributing updates on changes 
to voting requirements; and 
(5) any recommendations on best practices for 
the State-based response systems established under 
subsection (a)(1). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal 
year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
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(2) 
SET-ASIDE
FOR
OUTREACH.—Of 
the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section for a 
fiscal year pursuant to the authorization under para-
graph (1), not less than 15 percent shall be used for 
outreach activities to make the public aware of the 
availability of the telephone service established under 
this section, with an emphasis on outreach to indi-
viduals with disabilities and individuals with limited 
proficiency in the English language. 
SEC. 1906. ENSURING EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT OPER-
ATION OF POLLING PLACES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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), section 1101(a), section 
1611(a), section 1621(a), section 1622(a), and section 
1623(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 310 and 311 as 
sections 311 and 312; and 
(2) by inserting after section 309 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 310. ENSURING EQUITABLE AND EFFICIENT OPER-
ATION OF POLLING PLACES. 
‘‘(a) PREVENTING UNREASONABLE WAITING TIMES 
FOR VOTERS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall provide a 
sufficient number of voting systems, poll workers, 
and other election resources (including physical re-
sources) at a polling place used in any election for 
Federal office, including a polling place at which in-
dividuals may cast ballots prior to the date of the 
election, to ensure— 
‘‘(A) a fair and equitable waiting time for 
all voters in the State; 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 shall take into account the 
following factors: 
‘‘(A) The voting age population. 
‘‘(B) Voter turnout in past elections. 
‘‘(C) The number of voters registered. 
‘‘(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 
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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 to authorize a 
State to meet the requirements of this subsection by 
closing any polling place, prohibiting an individual 
from entering a line at a polling place, or refusing 
to permit an individual who has arrived at a polling 
place prior to closing time from voting at the polling 
place. 
‘‘(4) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Commission shall establish and publish guidelines to 
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assist States in meeting the requirements of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 
take effect upon the expiration of the 180-day period 
which begins on the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, without regard to whether or not the 
Commission has established and published guidelines 
under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(b) LIMITING VARIATIONS ON NUMBER OF HOURS 
OF OPERATION OF POLLING PLACES WITHIN A STATE.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2), each 
State shall establish hours of operation for all 
polling places in the State on the date of any 
election for Federal office held in the State 
such that the polling place with the greatest 
number of hours of operation on such date is 
not in operation for more than 2 hours longer 
than the polling place with the fewest number 
of hours of operation on such date. 
‘‘(B) PERMITTING VARIANCE ON BASIS OF 
POPULATION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
does 
not 
apply to the extent that the State establishes 
variations in the hours of operation of polling 
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places on the basis of the overall population or 
the voting age population (as the State may se-
lect) of the unit of local government in which 
such polling places are located. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS FOR POLLING PLACES WITH 
HOURS ESTABLISHED BY UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT.—Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of 
a polling place— 
‘‘(A) whose hours of operation are estab-
lished, in accordance with State law, by the unit 
of local government in which the polling place 
is located; or 
‘‘(B) which is required pursuant to an 
order by a court to extend its hours of oper-
ation beyond the hours otherwise established.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 1031(c), section 
1101(d), section 1611(c), section 1621(c), section 
1622(c), and section 1623(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 310 and 311 as relating to sections 311 and 
312; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 309 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 310. Ensuring equitable and efficient operation of polling places.’’. 
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SEC. 1907. REQUIRING STATES TO PROVIDE SECURED 
DROP BOXES FOR VOTED ABSENTEE BAL-
LOTS IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 
(a) 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), section 1101(a), section 
1611(a), section 1621(a), section 1622(a), section 
1623(a), and section 1906(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 311 and 312 as 
sections 312 and 313; and 
(2) by inserting after section 310 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 311. USE OF SECURED DROP BOXES FOR VOTED AB-
SENTEE BALLOTS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING USE OF DROP BOXES.—In each 
county in the State, each State shall provide in-person, 
secured, and clearly labeled drop boxes at which individ-
uals may, at any time during the period described in sub-
section (b), drop off voted absentee ballots in an election 
for Federal office. 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM PERIOD FOR AVAILABILITY OF DROP 
BOXES.—The period described in this subsection is, with 
respect to an election, the period which begins 45 days 
before the date of the election and which ends at the time 
the polls close for the election in the county involved. 
‘‘(c) ACCESSIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State shall ensure 
that the drop boxes provided under this section are 
accessible for use— 
‘‘(A) by individuals with disabilities, as de-
termined in consultation with the 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)) of the State; and 
‘‘(B) by individuals with limited proficiency 
in the English language. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.—For purposes of 
this subsection, drop boxes shall be considered to be 
accessible for use by individuals with disabilities if 
the drop boxes meet such criteria as the Attorney 
General may establish for such purposes. 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If a State pro-
vides a drop box under this section on the grounds 
of or inside a building or facility which serves as a 
polling place for an election during the period de-
scribed in subsection (b), nothing in this subsection 
may be construed to waive any requirements regard-
ing the accessibility of such polling place for the use 
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of individuals with disabilities or individuals with 
limited proficiency in the English language. 
‘‘(d) NUMBER OF DROP BOXES.— 
‘‘(1) FORMULA FOR DETERMINATION OF NUM-
BER.—The number of drop boxes provided under 
this section in a county with respect to an election 
shall be determined as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a county in which the 
number of individuals who are residents of the 
county and who are registered to vote in the 
election is equal to or greater than 20,000, the 
number of drop boxes shall be a number equal 
to or greater than the number of such individ-
uals divided by 20,000 (rounded to the nearest 
whole number). 
‘‘(B) In the case of any other county, the 
number of drop boxes shall be equal to or 
greater than one. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—For purposes of this subsection, 
the number of individuals who reside in a county 
and who are registered to vote in the election shall 
be determined as of the 90th day before the date of 
the election. 
‘‘(e) LOCATION OF DROP BOXES.—The State shall 
determine the location of drop boxes provided under this 
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section in a county on the basis of criteria which ensure 
that the drop boxes are— 
‘‘(1) available to all voters on a non-discrimina-
tory basis; 
‘‘(2) accessible to voters with disabilities (in ac-
cordance with subsection (c)); 
‘‘(3) accessible by public transportation to the 
greatest extent possible; 
‘‘(4) available during all hours of the day; and 
‘‘(5) sufficiently available in all communities in 
the county, including rural communities and on 
Tribal lands within the county (subject to subsection 
(f)). 
‘‘(f) RULES FOR DROP BOXES ON TRIBAL LANDS.— 
In making a determination of the number and location of 
drop boxes provided under this section on Tribal lands in 
a county, the appropriate State and local election officials 
shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with Tribal leaders prior to making 
the determination; and 
‘‘(2) take into account criteria such as the 
availability of direct-to-door residential mail delivery, 
the distance and time necessary to travel to the drop 
box locations (including in inclement weather), 
modes of transportation available, conditions of 
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roads, and the availability (if any) of public trans-
portation. 
‘‘(g) TIMING
OF SCANNING
AND PROCESSING
OF 
BALLOTS.—For purposes of section 306(e) (relating to 
the timing of the processing and scanning of ballots for 
tabulation), a vote cast using a drop box provided under 
this section shall be treated in the same manner as any 
other vote cast during early voting. 
‘‘(h) POSTING OF INFORMATION.—On or adjacent to 
each drop box provided under this section, the State shall 
post information on the requirements that voted absentee 
ballots must meet in order to be counted and tabulated 
in the election. 
‘‘(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2022 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 1031(c), section 
1101(d), section 1611(c), section 1621(c), section 
1622(c), section 1623(a), and section 1906(b), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 311 and 312 as relating to sections 312 and 
313; and 
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(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 310 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 311. Use of secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots.’’. 
SEC. 1908. PROHIBITING STATES FROM RESTRICTING 
CURBSIDE VOTING. 
(a) 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), section 1101(a), section 
1611(a), section 1621(a), section 1622(a), section 
1623(a), section 1906(a), and section 1907(a), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating sections 312 and 313 as 
sections 313 and 314; and 
(2) by inserting after section 311 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 312. PROHIBITING STATES FROM RESTRICTING 
CURBSIDE VOTING. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—A State may not— 
‘‘(1) prohibit any jurisdiction administering an 
election for Federal office in the State from utilizing 
curbside voting as a method by which individuals 
may cast ballots in the election; or 
‘‘(2) impose any restrictions which would ex-
clude any individual who is eligible to vote in such 
an election in a jurisdiction which utilizes curbside 
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voting from casting a ballot in the election by the 
method of curbside voting. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2022 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 1031(c), section 
1101(d), section 1611(c), section 1621(c), section 
1622(c), section 1623(a), section 1906(b), and section 
1907(b), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 312 and 313 as relating to sections 313 and 
314; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 311 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 312. Prohibiting States from restricting curbside voting.’’. 
PART 2—DISASTER AND EMERGENCY 
CONTINGENCY PLANS 
SEC. 1911. REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION CON-
TINGENCY PLANS IN RESPONSE TO NATURAL 
DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
State and each jurisdiction in a State which is re-
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sponsible for administering elections for Federal of-
fice shall establish and make publicly available a 
contingency plan to enable individuals to vote in 
elections for Federal office during a state of emer-
gency, public health emergency, or national emer-
gency which has been declared for reasons includ-
ing— 
(A) a natural disaster; or 
(B) an infectious disease. 
(2) UPDATING.—Each State and jurisdiction 
shall update the contingency plan established under 
this subsection not less frequently than every 5 
years. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO SAFETY.—The 
contingency plan established under subsection (a) shall in-
clude initiatives to provide equipment and resources need-
ed to protect the health and safety of poll workers and 
voters when voting in person. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RECRUITMENT OF 
POLL
WORKERS.—The contingency plan established 
under subsection (a) shall include initiatives by the chief 
State election official and local election officials to recruit 
poll workers from resilient or unaffected populations, 
which may include— 
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(1) employees of other State and local govern-
ment offices; and 
(2) in the case in which an infectious disease 
poses significant increased health risks to elderly in-
dividuals, students of secondary schools and institu-
tions of higher education in the State. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may bring a civil action against any State or ju-
risdiction in an appropriate United States District 
Court for such declaratory and injunctive relief (in-
cluding a temporary restraining order, a permanent 
or temporary injunction, or other order) as may be 
necessary to carry out the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
(2) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a viola-
tion of this section, any person who is aggrieved 
by such violation may provide written notice of 
the violation to the chief election official of the 
State involved. 
(B) RELIEF.—If the violation is not cor-
rected within 20 days after receipt of a notice 
under subparagraph (A), or within 5 days after 
receipt of the notice if the violation occurred 
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within 120 days before the date of an election 
for Federal office, the aggrieved person may, in 
a civil action, obtain declaratory or injunctive 
relief with respect to the violation. 
(C) SPECIAL RULE.—If the violation oc-
curred within 5 days before the date of an elec-
tion for Federal office, the aggrieved person 
need not provide notice to the chief election of-
ficial of the State involved under subparagraph 
(A) before bringing a civil action under sub-
paragraph (B). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) ELECTION
FOR
FEDERAL
OFFICE.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘election for Fed-
eral office’’ means a general, special, primary, or 
runoff election for the office of President or Vice 
President, or of Senator or Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con-
gress. 
(2) STATE.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘State’’ includes 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. 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Fed-
eral office held in November 2022 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office. 
PART 3—IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION OF 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SEC. 1921. REAUTHORIZATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION. 
Section 210 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 20930) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for each of the fiscal years 
2003 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 
2021 and each succeeding fiscal year’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(but not to exceed $10,000,000 
for each such year)’’. 
SEC. 1922. REQUIRING STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN POST- 
GENERAL ELECTION SURVEYS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.), as amended 
by section 1903(a), is further amended by inserting after 
section 303A the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303B. REQUIRING PARTICIPATION IN POST-GENERAL 
ELECTION SURVEYS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each State shall furnish to the 
Commission such information as the Commission may re-
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quest for purposes of conducting any post-election survey 
of the States with respect to the administration of a regu-
larly scheduled general election for Federal office. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2022 and any succeeding 
election.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 1903(c), is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
303A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 303B. Requiring participation in post-general election surveys.’’. 
SEC. 1923. REPORTS BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STAND-
ARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ON USE OF FUNDS 
TRANSFERRED FROM ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION. 
(a) REQUIRING REPORTS ON USE FUNDS AS CONDI-
TION OF RECEIPT.—Section 231 of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20971) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REPORT
ON USE
OF FUNDS TRANSFERRED 
FROM COMMISSION.—To the extent that funds are trans-
ferred from the Commission to the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology for purposes 
of carrying out this section during any fiscal year, the Di-
rector may not use such funds unless the Director certifies 
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at the time of transfer that the Director will submit a re-
port to the Commission not later than 90 days after the 
end of the fiscal year detailing how the Director used such 
funds during the year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 1924. RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS 
OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION. 
(a) ASSESSMENT
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
AND CYBERSECURITY.—Not later than December 31, 
2021, the Election Assistance Commission shall carry out 
an assessment of the security and effectiveness of the 
Commission’s information technology systems, including 
the cybersecurity of such systems. 
(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT 
PROCEDURES.— 
(1) REVIEW
OF
PROCEDURES.—The Election 
Assistance Commission shall carry out a review of 
the effectiveness and efficiency of the State-based 
administrative complaint procedures established and 
maintained under section 402 of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21112) for the inves-
tigation and resolution of allegations of violations of 
title III of such Act. 
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(2) RECOMMENDATIONS TO STREAMLINE PRO-
CEDURES.—Not later than December 31, 2021, the 
Commission shall submit to Congress a report on 
the review carried out under paragraph (1), and 
shall include in the report such recommendations as 
the Commission considers appropriate to streamline 
and improve the procedures which are the subject of 
the review. 
SEC. 1925. REPEAL OF EXEMPTION OF ELECTION ASSIST-
ANCE COMMISSION FROM CERTAIN GOVERN-
MENT CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205 of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20925) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (e). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered 
into by the Election Assistance Commission on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
PART 3—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1931. APPLICATION OF LAWS TO COMMONWEALTH OF 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 
(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 
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‘‘States, the District of Columbia, 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-
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-
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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. 1932. DEFINITION OF ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OF-
FICE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Title IX of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 907. ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE DEFINED. 
‘‘For purposes of titles I through III, the term ‘elec-
tion for Federal office’ means a general, special, primary, 
or runoff election for the office of President or Vice Presi-
dent, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to title IX the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 907. Election for Federal office defined.’’. 
SEC. 1933. NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically provided, 
nothing in this title may be construed to authorize or re-
quire conduct prohibited under any of the following laws, 
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or to supersede, restrict, or limit the application of such 
laws: 
(1) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 
10301 et seq.). 
(2) The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and 
Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.). 
(3) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Ab-
sentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.). 
(4) The National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.). 
(5) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
(6) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
701 et seq.). 
(b) NO EFFECT ON PRECLEARANCE OR OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS UNDER VOTING RIGHTS ACT.—The ap-
proval by any person of a payment or grant application 
under this title, or any other action taken by any person 
under this title, shall not be considered to have any effect 
on requirements for preclearance under section 5 of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10304) or any other 
requirements of such Act. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF STATES TO PRO-
VIDE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOTING.—Nothing 
in this title or the amendments made by this title may 
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be construed to prohibit any State from enacting any law 
which provides greater opportunities for individuals to reg-
ister to vote and to vote in elections for Federal office than 
are provided by this title and the amendments made by 
this title. 
Subtitle O—Severability 
SEC. 1941. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
TITLE II—ELECTION INTEGRITY 
Subtitle A—Findings Reaffirming Commitment of Congress To Restore the 
Voting Rights Act 
Sec. 2001. Findings reaffirming commitment of Congress to restore the Voting 
Rights Act. 
Subtitle B—Findings Relating to Native American Voting Rights 
Sec. 2101. Findings relating to Native American voting rights. 
Subtitle C—Findings Relating to District of Columbia Statehood 
Sec. 2201. Findings relating to District of Columbia statehood. 
Subtitle D—Territorial Voting Rights 
Sec. 2301. Findings relating to territorial voting rights. 
Sec. 2302. Congressional Task Force on Voting Rights of United States Citizen 
Residents of Territories of the United States. 
Subtitle E—Redistricting Reform 
Sec. 2400. Short title; finding of constitutional authority. 
PART 1—REQUIREMENTS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING 
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Sec. 2401. Requiring congressional redistricting to be conducted through plan 
of independent State commission. 
Sec. 2402. Ban on mid-decade redistricting. 
PART 2—INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS 
Sec. 2411. Independent redistricting commission. 
Sec. 2412. Establishment of selection pool of individuals eligible to serve as 
members of commission. 
Sec. 2413. Criteria for redistricting plan; public notice and input. 
Sec. 2414. Establishment of related entities. 
Sec. 2415. Report on diversity of memberships of independent redistricting 
commissions. 
PART 3—ROLE OF COURTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF REDISTRICTING PLANS 
Sec. 2421. Enactment of plan developed by 3-judge court. 
Sec. 2422. Special rule for redistricting conducted under order of Federal 
court. 
PART 4—ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 2431. Payments to States for carrying out redistricting. 
Sec. 2432. Civil enforcement. 
Sec. 2433. State apportionment notice defined. 
Sec. 2434. No effect on elections for State and local office. 
Sec. 2435. Effective date. 
Subtitle F—Saving Eligible Voters From Voter Purging 
Sec. 2501. Short title. 
Sec. 2502. Conditions for removal of voters from list of registered voters. 
Subtitle G—No Effect on Authority of States To Provide Greater 
Opportunities for Voting 
Sec. 2601. No effect on authority of States to provide greater opportunities for 
voting. 
Subtitle H—Residence of Incarcerated Individuals 
Sec. 2701. Residence of incarcerated individuals. 
Subtitle I—Severability 
Sec. 2801. Severability. 
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Subtitle A—Findings Reaffirming 
Commitment of Congress to Re-
store the Voting Rights Act 
SEC. 2001. FINDINGS REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT OF CON-
GRESS TO RESTORE THE VOTING RIGHTS 
ACT. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The right to vote for all Americans is sac-
rosanct and rules for voting and election administra-
tion should protect the right to vote and promote 
voter participation. 
(2) The Voting Rights Act has empowered the 
Department of Justice and Federal courts for nearly 
a half a century to block discriminatory voting prac-
tices before their implementation in States and local-
ities with the most troubling histories and ongoing 
records of racial discrimination. 
(3) There continues to be an alarming move-
ment to erect barriers to make it more difficult for 
Americans to participate in our Nation’s democratic 
process. The Nation has witnessed unprecedented ef-
forts to turn back the clock and erect barriers to 
voting for communities of color which have faced 
historic and continuing discrimination, as well as 
disabled, young, elderly, and low-income Americans. 
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(4) The Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby County 
v. Holder decision gutted decades-long Federal pro-
tections for communities of color that face historic 
and continuing discrimination, emboldening States 
and local jurisdictions to pass voter suppression laws 
and implement procedures, such as those requiring 
photo identification, limiting early voting hours, 
eliminating same-day registration, purging voters 
from the rolls, and reducing the number of polling 
places. Congress is committed to reversing the dev-
astating impact of this decision. 
(5) Racial discrimination in voting is a clear 
and persistent problem. The actions of States and 
localities around the country post-Shelby County, in-
cluding at least 10 findings by Federal courts of in-
tentional discrimination, underscore the need for 
Congress to conduct investigatory and evidentiary 
hearings to determine the legislation necessary to re-
store the Voting Rights Act and combat continuing 
efforts in America that suppress the free exercise of 
the franchise in communities of color. 
(6) The 2018 midterm and 2020 general elec-
tions provide further evidence that systemic voter 
discrimination and intimidation continues to occur in 
communities of color across the country, making it 
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clear that democracy reform cannot be achieved 
until Congress restores key provisions of the Voting 
Rights Act. 
(7) Congress must remain vigilant in protecting 
every eligible citizen’s right to vote. Congress should 
respond by modernizing the electoral system to— 
(A) improve access to the ballot; 
(B) enhance the integrity and security of 
our voting systems; 
(C) ensure greater accountability for the 
administration of elections; 
(D) restore protections for voters against 
practices in States and localities plagued by the 
persistence of voter disenfranchisement; and 
(E) ensure that Federal civil rights laws 
protect the rights of voters against discrimina-
tory and deceptive practices. 
Subtitle B—Findings Relating to 
Native American Voting Rights 
SEC. 2101. FINDINGS RELATING TO NATIVE AMERICAN VOT-
ING RIGHTS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The right to vote for all Americans is sa-
cred. Congress must fulfill the Federal Government’s 
trust responsibility to protect and promote Native 
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Americans’ exercise of their fundamental right to 
vote, including equal access to voter registration vot-
ing mechanisms and locations, and the ability to 
serve as election officials. 
(2) The Native American Voting Rights Coali-
tion’s four-State survey of voter discrimination 
(2016) and nine field hearings in Indian Country 
(2017–2018) revealed obstacles that Native Ameri-
cans must overcome, including a lack of accessible 
and proximate registration and polling sites, non-
traditional addresses for residents on Indian reserva-
tions, inadequate language assistance for Tribal 
members, and voter identification laws that discrimi-
nate against Native Americans. The Department of 
Justice and courts have recognized that some juris-
dictions have been unresponsive to reasonable re-
quests from federally recognized Indian Tribes for 
more accessible and proximate voter registration 
sites and in-person voting locations. 
(3) The 2018 midterm and 2020 general elec-
tions provide further evidence that systemic voter 
discrimination and intimidation continues to occur in 
communities of color and Tribal lands across the 
country, making it clear that democracy reform can-
not be achieved until Congress restores key provi-
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sions of the Voting Rights Act and passes additional 
protections. 
(4) Congress has broad, plenary authority to 
enact legislation to safeguard the voting rights of 
Native American voters. 
(5) Congress must conduct investigatory and 
evidentiary hearings to determine the necessary leg-
islation to restore the Voting Rights Act and combat 
continuous efforts that suppress the voter franchise 
within Tribal lands, to include, but not to be limited 
to, the Native American Voting Rights Act 
(NAVRA) and the Voting Rights Advancement Act 
(VRAA). 
Subtitle C—Findings Relating to 
District of Columbia Statehood 
SEC. 2201. FINDINGS RELATING TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
STATEHOOD. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The 705,000 District of Columbia residents 
deserve voting representation in Congress and local 
self-government, which only statehood can provide. 
(2) The United States is the only democratic 
country that denies both voting representation in the 
national legislature and local self-government to the 
residents of its Nation’s capital. 
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graph (A) of paragraph (3). At the time the 
agency appoints an alternate to fill a vacancy 
under the previous sentence, the agency shall 
designate, on a random basis, another indi-
vidual from the same category to serve as an al-
ternate member, in accordance with subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (3). 
(B) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY FIRST MEM-
BERS.—If a vacancy occurs in the commission 
with respect to a member who was appointed by 
the first members of the commission under sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (1) from one of the 
categories referred to in such subparagraph, the 
first members shall, in accordance with the spe-
cial rules described in paragraph (2), fill the va-
cancy by appointing one of the 2 alternates 
from such category who was designated under 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3). At the time 
the first members appoint an alternate to fill a 
vacancy under the previous sentence, the first 
members shall, in accordance with the special 
rules described in paragraph (2), designate an-
other individual from the same category to 
serve as an alternate member, in accordance 
with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3). 
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(8) DEADLINE.—The State shall meet the re-
quirements of this subsection not later than each 
October 15 of a year ending in the numeral nine. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON RE-
DISTRICTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall appoint a 
Select Committee on Redistricting to approve or dis-
approve a selection pool developed by the inde-
pendent redistricting commission for the State under 
section 2412. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Select Committee on 
Redistricting for a State under this subsection shall 
consist of the following members: 
(A) One member of the upper house of the 
State legislature, who shall be appointed by the 
leader of the party with the greatest number of 
seats in the upper house. 
(B) One member of the upper house of the 
State legislature, who shall be appointed by the 
leader of the party with the second greatest 
number of seats in the upper house. 
(C) One member of the lower house of the 
State legislature, who shall be appointed by the 
leader of the party with the greatest number of 
seats in the lower house. 
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(D) One member of the lower house of the 
State legislature, who shall be appointed by the 
leader of the party with the second greatest 
number of seats in the lower house. 
(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR STATES WITH UNICAM-
ERAL LEGISLATURE.—In the case of a State with a 
unicameral legislature, the Select Committee on Re-
districting for the State under this subsection shall 
consist of the following members: 
(A) Two members of the State legislature 
appointed by the chair of the political party of 
the State whose candidate received the highest 
percentage of votes in the most recent statewide 
election for Federal office held in the State. 
(B) Two members of the State legislature 
appointed by the chair of the political party 
whose candidate received the second highest 
percentage of votes in the most recent statewide 
election for Federal office held in the State. 
(4) DEADLINE.—The State shall meet the re-
quirements of this subsection not later than each 
January 15 of a year ending in the numeral zero. 
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