‘‘(B) FEDERAL
ELECTION
CYCLE
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘Federal election cycle’ means the period 
beginning on January 1 of any odd numbered 
year and ending on December 31 of the fol-
lowing year. 
‘‘(c) METHODS AND TIMING FOR TRANSMISSION OF 
BALLOTS AND BALLOTING MATERIALS TO VOTERS.— 
‘‘(1) METHOD FOR REQUESTING BALLOT.—In 
addition to such other methods as the State may es-
tablish for an individual to request an absentee bal-
lot, the State shall permit an individual to submit a 
request for an absentee ballot online. The State shall 
be considered to meet the requirements of this para-
graph if the website of the appropriate State or local 
election official allows an absentee ballot request ap-
plication to be completed and submitted online and 
if the website permits the individual— 
‘‘(A) to print the application so that the 
individual may complete the application and re-
turn it to the official; or 
‘‘(B) request that a paper copy of the ap-
plication be transmitted to the individual by 
mail or electronic mail so that the individual 
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may complete the application and return it to 
the official. 
‘‘(2) ENSURING
DELIVERY
PRIOR
TO
ELEC-
TION.—If an individual requests to vote by absentee 
ballot in an election for Federal office, the appro-
priate State or local election official shall ensure 
that the ballot and relating voting materials are re-
ceived by the individual prior to the date of the elec-
tion so long as the individual’s request is received by 
the official not later than 5 days (excluding Satur-
days, Sundays, and legal public holidays) before the 
date of the election, except that nothing in this para-
graph shall preclude a State or local jurisdiction 
from allowing for the acceptance and processing of 
ballot requests submitted or received after such re-
quired period. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES IN CASE OF EMERGENCY 
PERIODS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTOMATIC MAILING OF ABSENTEE 
BALLOTS TO ALL VOTERS.—If the area in which 
an election is held is in an area in which an 
emergency or disaster which is described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) of section 1135(g)(1) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 
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5(g)(1)) is declared during the period described 
in subparagraph (C)— 
‘‘(i) paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not 
apply with respect to the election; and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 2 weeks before the 
date of the election, the appropriate State 
or local election official shall transmit by 
mail absentee ballots and balloting mate-
rials for the election to all individuals who 
are registered to vote in such election or, 
in the case of any State that does not reg-
ister voters, all individuals who are in the 
State’s central voter file (or if the State 
does not keep a central voter file, to all in-
dividuals who are eligible to vote in such 
election). 
‘‘(B) AFFIRMATION.—If an individual re-
ceives an absentee ballot from a State or local 
election official pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
and returns the voted ballot to the official, the 
ballot shall not be counted in the election unless 
the individual includes with the ballot a signed 
affirmation that— 
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‘‘(i) the individual has not and will 
not cast another ballot with respect to the 
election; and 
‘‘(ii) acknowledges that a material 
misstatement of fact in completing the bal-
lot may constitute grounds for conviction 
of perjury. 
‘‘(C) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period de-
scribed in this subparagraph with respect to an 
election is the period which begins 120 days be-
fore the date of the election and ends 30 days 
before the date of the election. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION
TO
NOVEMBER
2020 
GENERAL
ELECTION.—Because of the public 
health emergency declared pursuant to section 
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) resulting from the COVID–19 
pandemic, the special rules set forth in this 
paragraph shall apply with respect to the regu-
larly scheduled general election for Federal of-
fice held in November 2020 in each State. 
‘‘(d) ACCESSIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES.—The State shall ensure that all absentee bal-
lots and related voting materials in elections for Federal 
office are accessible to individuals with disabilities in a 
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manner that provides the same opportunity for access and 
participation (including with privacy and independence) as 
for other voters. 
‘‘(e) UNIFORM DEADLINE
FOR ACCEPTANCE
OF 
MAILED BALLOTS.—A State may not refuse to accept or 
process a ballot submitted by an individual by mail with 
respect to an election for Federal office in the State on 
the grounds that the individual did not meet a deadline 
for returning the ballot to the appropriate State or local 
election official if— 
‘‘(1) the ballot is postmarked, signed, or other-
wise indicated by the United States Postal Service to 
have been mailed on or before the date of the elec-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) the ballot is received by the appropriate 
election official prior to the expiration of the 10-day 
period which begins on the date of the election. 
‘‘(f) ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF RETURNING BAL-
LOTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to permitting 
an individual to whom a ballot in an election was 
provided under this section to return the ballot to an 
election official by mail, the State shall permit the 
individual to cast the ballot by delivering the ballot 
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at such times and to such locations as the State may 
establish, including— 
‘‘(A) permitting the individual to deliver 
the ballot to a polling place on any date on 
which voting in the election is held at the poll-
ing place; and 
‘‘(B) permitting the individual to deliver 
the ballot to a designated ballot drop-off loca-
tion. 
‘‘(2) PERMITTING
VOTERS
TO
DESIGNATE 
OTHER PERSON TO RETURN BALLOT.—The State— 
‘‘(A) shall permit a voter to designate any 
person to return a voted and sealed absentee 
ballot to the post office, a ballot drop-off loca-
tion, tribally designated building, or election of-
fice so long as the person designated to return 
the ballot does not receive any form of com-
pensation based on the number of ballots that 
the person has returned and no individual, 
group, or organization provides compensation 
on this basis; and 
‘‘(B) may not put any limit on how many 
voted and sealed absentee ballots any des-
ignated person can return to the post office, a 
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ballot drop off location, tribally designated 
building, or election office. 
‘‘(g) BALLOT PROCESSING AND SCANNING REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall begin proc-
essing and scanning ballots cast by mail for tabula-
tion at least 14 days prior to the date of the election 
involved. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to permit a State to tabulate bal-
lots in an election before the closing of the polls on 
the date of the election. 
‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the authority of States 
to conduct elections for Federal office through the use of 
polling places at which individuals cast ballots. 
‘‘(i) NO EFFECT ON BALLOTS SUBMITTED BY AB-
SENT MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed to affect the treatment of 
any ballot submitted by an individual who is entitled to 
vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.). 
‘‘(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
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Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office. 
‘‘SEC. 323. ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each State shall carry out a 
program to track and confirm the receipt of absentee bal-
lots in an election for Federal office under which the State 
or local election official responsible for the receipt of voted 
absentee ballots in the election carries out procedures to 
track and confirm the receipt of such ballots, and makes 
information on the receipt of such ballots available to the 
individual who cast the ballot, by means of online access 
using the Internet site of the official’s office. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION
ON
WHETHER
VOTE
WAS 
COUNTED.—The information referred to under subsection 
(a) with respect to the receipt of an absentee ballot shall 
include information regarding whether the vote cast on the 
ballot was counted, and, in the case of a vote which was 
not counted, the reasons therefor. 
‘‘(c) USE OF TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER BY 
OFFICIALS WITHOUT INTERNET SITE.—A program estab-
lished by a State or local election official whose office does 
not have an Internet site may meet the requirements of 
subsection (a) if the official has established a toll-free tele-
phone number that may be used by an individual who cast 
an absentee ballot to obtain the information on the receipt 
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of the voted absentee ballot as provided under such sub-
section. 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘SEC. 324. RULES FOR COUNTING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS. 
‘‘(a) STATEWIDE COUNTING OF PROVISIONAL BAL-
LOTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of section 
302(a)(4), notwithstanding the precinct or polling 
place at which a provisional ballot is cast within the 
State, the appropriate election official shall count 
each vote on such ballot for each election in which 
the individual who cast such ballot is eligible to vote. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection 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) UNIFORM
AND NONDISCRIMINATORY STAND-
ARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with the re-
quirements of section 302, each State shall establish 
uniform and nondiscriminatory standards for the 
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issuance, handling, and counting of provisional bal-
lots. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 
apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general 
election for Federal office held in November 2020 
and each succeeding election for Federal office. 
‘‘SEC. 325. COVERAGE OF COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN 
MARIANA ISLANDS. 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘State’ includes the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘SEC. 326. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPANDING 
ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO VOTE. 
‘‘The requirements of this subtitle are minimum re-
quirements, and nothing in this subtitle may be construed 
to prevent a State from establishing standards which pro-
mote the ability of individuals to vote in elections for Fed-
eral office, so long as such standards are not inconsistent 
with the requirements of this subtitle or other Federal 
laws.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
ISSUANCE OF VOLUNTARY GUIDANCE BY ELECTION AS-
SISTANCE COMMISSION.—Section 311(b) of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 21101(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) in the case of the recommendations with 
respect to subtitle C, June 30, 2020.’’. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) COVERAGE
UNDER
EXISTING
ENFORCE-
MENT PROVISIONS.—Section 401 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ‘‘and 303’’ 
and inserting ‘‘303, and subtitle C of title III’’. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF PRIVATE RIGHT OF AC-
TION.—Title IV of such (52 U.S.C. 21111 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 403. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF 
CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a violation of sub-
title C of title III, section 402 shall not apply and 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 corrected within 
20 days after receipt of a notice under subsection (a), or 
within 5 days after receipt of the notice if the violation 
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occurred within 120 days before the date of an election 
for Federal office, the aggrieved person may, in a civil ac-
tion, obtain declaratory or injunctive relief with respect 
to the violation. 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—If the violation occurred within 
5 days before the date of an election for Federal office, 
the aggrieved person need not provide notice to the chief 
election official of the State involved under subsection (a) 
before bringing a civil action under subsection (b).’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of the items relating 
to title III the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Other Requirements 
‘‘Sec. 321. Early voting. 
‘‘Sec. 322. Promoting ability of voters to vote by mail. 
‘‘Sec. 323. Absentee ballot tracking program. 
‘‘Sec. 324. Rules for counting provisional ballots. 
‘‘Sec. 325. Coverage of Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘Sec. 326. Minimum requirements for expanding ability of individuals to vote.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end of the items relating 
to title IV the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 403. Private right of action for violations of certain requirements.’’. 
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SEC. 4. PERMITTING USE OF SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT 
TO MEET IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
FOR VOTING. 
(a) PERMITTING USE OF STATEMENT.—Subtitle C of 
title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added 
by section 3(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 325 and 326 as 
sections 326 and 327; and 
(2) by inserting after section 324 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 325. 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 casting a ballot in an election for Federal of-
fice, the State shall permit the individual to meet 
the requirement— 
‘‘(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 
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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 
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-
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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)), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
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‘‘(G) in the case of a State that has in ef-
fect a requirement that an individual present 
identification as a condition of 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 ac-
cordance with section 303A.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 3, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 325 and 326 as relating to sections 326 and 
327; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 324 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 325. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification re-
quirements.’’. 
(d) 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. 5. VOTING MATERIALS POSTAGE. 
(a) PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE ON RETURN ENVE-
LOPES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 
3(a) and as amended by section 4(a), is further 
amended— 
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(A) by redesignating sections 326 and 327 
as sections 327 and 328; and 
(B) by inserting after section 325 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 326. PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE ON RETURN ENVE-
LOPES FOR VOTING MATERIALS. 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF RETURN ENVELOPES.—The ap-
propriate State or local election official shall provide a 
self-sealing return envelope with— 
‘‘(1) any voter registration application form 
transmitted to a registrant by mail; 
‘‘(2) any application for an absentee ballot 
transmitted to an applicant by mail; and 
‘‘(3) any blank absentee ballot transmitted to a 
voter by mail. 
‘‘(b) PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE.—Consistent with 
regulations of the United States Postal Service, the State 
or the unit of local government responsible for the admin-
istration of the election involved shall prepay the postage 
on any envelope provided under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) NO EFFECT ON BALLOTS OR BALLOTING MATE-
RIALS TRANSMITTED TO ABSENT MILITARY AND OVER-
SEAS VOTERS.—Nothing in this section may be construed 
to affect the treatment of any ballot or balloting materials 
transmitted to an individual who is entitled to vote by ab-
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sentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act, as amended by section 4(c), is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating the items relating to 
sections 326 and 327 as relating to sections 
327 and 328; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 325 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 326. Prepayment of postage on return envelopes for voting materials.’’. 
(b) ROLE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 34 of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after sec-
tion 3406 the following: 
‘‘§ 3407. Voting materials 
‘‘(a) Any voter registration application, absentee bal-
lot application, or absentee ballot with respect to any elec-
tion for Federal office shall be carried expeditiously, with 
postage on the return envelope prepaid by the State or 
unit of local government responsible for the administration 
of the election. 
‘‘(b) As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘absentee ballot’ means any ballot 
transmitted by a voter by mail in an election for 
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Federal office, but does not include any ballot cov-
ered by section 3406; and 
‘‘(2) 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 Com-
missioner to, the Congress. 
‘‘(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to af-
fect the treatment of any ballot or balloting materials 
transmitted to an individual who is entitled to vote by ab-
sentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 34 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 3406 the 
following: 
‘‘3407. Voting materials.’’. 
SEC. 6. REQUIRING TRANSMISSION OF BLANK ABSENTEE 
BALLOTS UNDER UOCAVA TO CERTAIN VOT-
ERS. 
(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: 
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‘‘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 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(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 mis-
statement of fact in completing the ballot may 
constitute grounds for conviction of perjury. 
‘‘(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 
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. 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(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-
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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 
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. 
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘Sec. 103B. Federal voting assistance program improvements. 
‘‘Sec. 103C. Transmission of blank absentee ballots to certain other voters.’’. 
SEC. 7. VOTER REGISTRATION. 
(a) REQUIRING AVAILABILITY
OF INTERNET
FOR 
VOTER REGISTRATION.— 
(1) REQUIRING
AVAILABILITY
OF
INTERNET 
FOR REGISTRATION.—The National Voter Registra-
tion Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 6 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6A. INTERNET REGISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR 
ONLINE REGISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF ONLINE REGISTRATION 
AND CORRECTION OF EXISTING REGISTRATION IN-
FORMATION.—Each State, acting through the chief 
State election official, shall ensure that the following 
services are available to the public at any time on 
the official public websites of the appropriate State 
and local election officials in the State, in the same 
manner and subject to the same terms and condi-
tions as the services provided by voter registration 
agencies under section 7(a): 
‘‘(A) Online application for voter registra-
tion. 
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‘‘(B) Online assistance to applicants in ap-
plying to register to vote. 
‘‘(C) Online completion and submission by 
applicants of the mail voter registration applica-
tion form prescribed by the Election Assistance 
Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2), includ-
ing assistance with providing a signature as re-
quired under subsection (c). 
‘‘(D) Online receipt of completed voter reg-
istration applications. 
‘‘(b) ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED APPLICATIONS.— 
A State shall accept an online voter registration applica-
tion provided by an individual under this section, and en-
sure that the individual is registered to vote in the State, 
if— 
‘‘(1) the individual meets the same voter reg-
istration requirements applicable to individuals who 
register to vote by mail in accordance with section 
6(a)(1) using the mail voter registration application 
form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis-
sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2); and 
‘‘(2) the individual meets the requirements of 
subsection (c) to provide a signature in electronic 
form (but only in the case of applications submitted 
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during or after the second year in which this section 
is in effect in the State). 
‘‘(c) SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, an individual meets the requirements of this 
subsection as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of an individual who has 
a signature on file with a State agency, includ-
ing the State motor vehicle authority, that is 
required to provide voter registration services 
under this Act or any other law, the individual 
consents to the transfer of that electronic signa-
ture. 
‘‘(B) If subparagraph (A) does not apply, 
the individual submits with the application an 
electronic copy of the individual’s handwritten 
signature through electronic means. 
‘‘(C) If subparagraph (A) and subpara-
graph (B) do not apply, the individual executes 
a computerized mark in the signature field on 
an online voter registration application, in ac-
cordance with reasonable security measures es-
tablished by the State, but only if the State ac-
cepts such mark from the individual. 
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‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO 
MEET REQUIREMENT.—If an individual is unable to 
meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the State 
shall— 
‘‘(A) permit the individual to complete all 
other elements of the online voter registration 
application; 
‘‘(B) permit the individual to provide a sig-
nature at the time the individual requests a bal-
lot in an election (whether the individual re-
quests the ballot at a polling place or requests 
the ballot by mail); and 
‘‘(C) if the individual carries out the steps 
described in subparagraph (A) and subpara-
graph (B), ensure that the individual is reg-
istered to vote in the State. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.—The State shall ensure that in-
dividuals applying to register to vote online are noti-
fied of the requirements of paragraph (1) and of the 
treatment of individuals unable to meet such re-
quirements, as described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(d) CONFIRMATION AND DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT.—Upon the 
online submission of a completed voter registration 
application by an individual under this section, the 
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appropriate State or local election official shall send 
the individual a notice confirming the State’s receipt 
of the application and providing instructions on how 
the individual may check the status of the applica-
tion. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF DISPOSITION.—Not later than 
7 days after the appropriate State or local election 
official has approved or rejected an application sub-
mitted by an individual under this section, the offi-
cial shall send the individual a notice of the disposi-
tion of the application. 
‘‘(3) METHOD OF NOTIFICATION.—The appro-
priate State or local election official shall send the 
notices required under this subsection by regular 
mail and— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who has 
provided the official with an electronic mail ad-
dress, by electronic mail; and 
‘‘(B) at the option of an individual, by text 
message. 
‘‘(e) PROVISION
OF SERVICES
IN NONPARTISAN 
MANNER.—The services made available under subsection 
(a) shall be provided in a manner that ensures that, con-
sistent with section 7(a)(5)— 
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‘‘(1) the online application does not seek to in-
fluence an applicant’s political preference or party 
registration; and 
‘‘(2) there is no display on the website pro-
moting any political preference or party allegiance, 
except that nothing in this paragraph may be con-
strued to prohibit an applicant from registering to 
vote as a member of a political party. 
‘‘(f) PROTECTION OF SECURITY OF INFORMATION.— 
In meeting the requirements of this section, the State shall 
establish appropriate technological security measures to 
prevent to the greatest extent practicable any unauthor-
ized access to information provided by individuals using 
the services made available under subsection (a). 
‘‘(g) ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES.—A State shall en-
sure that the services made available under this section 
are made available to individuals with disabilities to the 
same extent as services are made available to all other in-
dividuals. 
‘‘(h) USE OF ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE-BASED SYS-
TEM.—A State shall make the services made available on-
line under subsection (a) available through the use of an 
automated telephone-based system, subject to the same 
terms and conditions applicable under this section to the 
services made available online, in addition to making the 
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services available online in accordance with the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(i) NONDISCRIMINATION AMONG REGISTERED VOT-
ERS USING MAIL AND ONLINE REGISTRATION.—In car-
rying out this Act, the Help America Vote Act of 2002, 
or any other Federal, State, or local law governing the 
treatment of registered voters in the State or the adminis-
tration of elections for public office in the State, a State 
shall treat a registered voter who registered to vote online 
in accordance with this section in the same manner as the 
State treats a registered voter who registered to vote by 
mail.’’. 
(2) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS 
USING ONLINE REGISTRATION.— 
(A) TREATMENT
AS
INDIVIDUALS
REG-
ISTERING TO VOTE BY MAIL FOR PURPOSES OF 
FIRST-TIME VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 303(b)(1)(A) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21083(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘by 
mail’’ and inserting ‘‘by mail or online under 
section 6A of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993’’. 
(B) REQUIRING
SIGNATURE
FOR
FIRST- 
TIME
VOTERS
IN
JURISDICTION.—Section 
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303(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21083(b)) is 
amended— 
(i) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SIGNATURE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
FIRST- 
TIME VOTERS USING ONLINE REGISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State shall, in a 
uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, require 
an individual to meet the requirements of sub-
paragraph (B) if— 
‘‘(i) the individual registered to vote 
in the State online under section 6A of the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the individual has not previously 
voted in an election for Federal office in 
the State. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—An 
individual 
meets the requirements of this subparagraph 
if— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an individual who 
votes in person, the individual provides the 
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appropriate State or local election official 
with a handwritten signature; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual who 
votes by mail, the individual submits with 
the ballot a handwritten signature. 
‘‘(C) 
INAPPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph 
(A) does not apply in the case of an individual 
who is— 
‘‘(i) entitled to vote by absentee ballot 
under the Uniformed and Overseas Citi-
zens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20302 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) provided the right to vote other-
wise 
than 
in 
person 
under 
section 
3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility 
for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 
U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)); or 
‘‘(iii) entitled to vote otherwise than 
in person under any other Federal law.’’. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING 
TO EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 303(d)(2)(A) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21083(d)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Each State’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (b)(5), each 
State’’. 
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(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) TIMING
OF
REGISTRATION.—Section 
8(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (C); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (E); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) in the case of online registration 
through the official public website of an election 
official under section 6A, if the valid voter reg-
istration application is submitted online not 
later than the lesser of 28 days, or the period 
provided by State law, before the date of the 
election (as determined by treating the date on 
which the application is sent electronically as 
the date on which it is submitted); and’’. 
(B) INFORMING
APPLICANTS
OF
ELIGI-
BILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES.—Sec-
tion 
8(a)(5) 
of 
such 
Act 
(52 
U.S.C. 
20507(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 7’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6A, and 7’’. 
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(b) USE OF INTERNET TO UPDATE REGISTRATION 
INFORMATION.— 
(1) UPDATES TO INFORMATION CONTAINED ON 
COMPUTERIZED
STATEWIDE
VOTER
REGISTRATION 
LIST.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(a) of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21083(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) USE OF INTERNET BY REGISTERED VOT-
ERS TO UPDATE INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate State 
or local election official shall ensure that any 
registered voter on the computerized list may at 
any time update the voter’s registration infor-
mation, including the voter’s address and elec-
tronic mail address, online through the official 
public website of the election official responsible 
for the maintenance of the list, so long as the 
voter attests to the contents of the update by 
providing a signature in electronic form in the 
same manner required under section 6A(c) of 
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. 
‘‘(B) PROCESSING OF UPDATED INFORMA-
TION BY ELECTION OFFICIALS.—If a registered 
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voter updates registration information under 
subparagraph (A), the appropriate State or 
local election official shall— 
‘‘(i) revise any information on the 
computerized list to reflect the update 
made by the voter; and 
‘‘(ii) if the updated registration infor-
mation affects the voter’s eligibility to vote 
in an election for Federal office, ensure 
that the information is processed with re-
spect to the election if the voter updates 
the information not later than the lesser of 
7 days, or the period provided by State 
law, before the date of the election. 
‘‘(C) CONFIRMATION AND DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(i) CONFIRMATION
OF
RECEIPT.— 
Upon the online submission of updated 
registration information by an individual 
under this paragraph, the appropriate 
State or local election official shall send 
the individual a notice confirming the 
State’s receipt of the updated information 
and providing instructions on how the indi-
vidual may check the status of the update. 
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‘‘(ii) NOTICE
OF
DISPOSITION.—Not 
later than 7 days after the appropriate 
State or local election official has accepted 
or rejected updated information submitted 
by an individual under this paragraph, the 
official shall send the individual a notice of 
the disposition of the update. 
‘‘(iii) METHOD
OF
NOTIFICATION.— 
The appropriate State or local election offi-
cial shall send the notices required under 
this subparagraph by regular mail and— 
‘‘(I) in the case of an individual 
who has requested that the State pro-
vide voter registration and voting in-
formation through electronic mail, by 
electronic mail; and 
‘‘(II) at the option of an indi-
vidual, by text message.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING 
TO EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 303(d)(1)(A) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21083(d)(1)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subparagraph (B) and subsection (a)(6),’’. 
(2) ABILITY OF REGISTRANT TO USE ONLINE 
UPDATE
TO
PROVIDE
INFORMATION
ON
RESI-
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DENCE.—Section 8(d)(2)(A) of the National Voter 
Registration 
Act 
of 
1993 
(52 
U.S.C. 
20507(d)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting after 
‘‘return the card’’ the following: ‘‘or update the 
registrant’s information on the computerized 
Statewide voter registration list using the online 
method provided under section 303(a)(6) of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘returned,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘re-
turned or if the registrant does not update the 
registrant’s information on the computerized 
Statewide voter registration list using such on-
line method,’’. 
(c) SAME DAY REGISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 
3(a) and as amended by sections 4(a) and 5(a), is 
further amended— 
(A) by redesignating sections 327 and 328 
as sections 328 and 329; and 
(B) by inserting after section 326 the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 327. SAME DAY REGISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—Each State shall permit 
any eligible individual on the day of a Federal elec-
tion and on any day when voting, including early 
voting, is permitted for a Federal election— 
‘‘(A) to register to vote in such election at 
the polling place using a form that meets the 
requirements under section 9(b) of the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (or, if the indi-
vidual is already registered to vote, to revise 
any of the individual’s voter registration infor-
mation); and 
‘‘(B) to cast a vote in such election. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to a State in which, 
under a State law in effect continuously on and after 
the date of the enactment of this section, there is no 
voter registration requirement for individuals in the 
State with respect to elections for Federal office. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means, with respect 
to any election for Federal office, an individual who is oth-
erwise qualified to vote in that election. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each State shall be re-
quired to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) 
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for the regularly scheduled general election for Federal of-
fice occurring in November 2020 and for any subsequent 
election for Federal office.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act, as added by section 3 and as 
amended by sections 4 and 5, is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating the items relating to 
sections 327 and 328 as relating to sections 
328 and 329; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 326 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 327. Same day registration.’’. 
(d) PROHIBITING STATE FROM REQUIRING APPLI-
CANTS TO PROVIDE MORE THAN LAST 4 DIGITS OF SO-
CIAL SECURITY NUMBER.— 
(1) FORM INCLUDED WITH APPLICATION FOR 
MOTOR
VEHICLE
DRIVER’S
LICENSE.—Section 
5(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504(c)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended 
by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, and to the extent that the applica-
tion requires the applicant to provide a Social Secu-
rity number, may not require the applicant to pro-
vide more than the last 4 digits of such number;’’. 
(2) NATIONAL
MAIL
VOTER
REGISTRATION 
FORM.—Section 9(b)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
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20508(b)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and to the 
extent that the form requires the applicant to pro-
vide a Social Security number, the form may not re-
quire the applicant to provide more than the last 4 
digits of such number;’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to the 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal of-
fice held in November 2020 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office. 
SEC. 8. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VOTERS RESIDING IN IN-
DIAN 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 
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 
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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 
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 
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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 
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 
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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-
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 
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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. 
(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. 
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(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-
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). 
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(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-
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 
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in the language of the applicable minority group as 
well as in the English language. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) In the case of a minority group 
that is not American Indian or Alaska Na-
tive and the language of that minority 
group is oral or unwritten, the State or po-
litical subdivision shall only be required to 
furnish, in the covered language, oral in-
structions, assistance, translation of voting 
materials, or other information relating to 
registration and voting. 
‘‘(ii) 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 lan-
guage oral instructions, assistance, or 
other information relating to registration 
and voting, including all voting materials, 
if the Tribal Government of that minority 
group has certified that the language of 
the applicable American Indian or Alaska 
Native language is presently unwritten or 
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the Tribal Government does not want writ-
ten translations 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 2020 and each succeeding election for Fed-
eral office. 
SEC. 9. PAYMENTS BY ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
TO STATES TO ASSIST WITH COSTS OF COM-
PLIANCE. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS.—Subtitle D of title 
II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new part: 
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‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COSTS OF 
COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESS ACT 
‘‘SEC. 297. PAYMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COSTS OF COMPLI-
ANCE WITH ACCESS ACT. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY AND USE OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
make a payment to each eligible State to assist the 
State with the costs of complying with the American 
Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Secu-
rity Act and the amendments made by such Act, in-
cluding the provisions of such Act and such amend-
ments which require States to pre-pay the postage 
on absentee ballots and balloting materials. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
EDUCATION
CAMPAIGNS.—For 
purposes of this part, the costs incurred by a State 
in carrying out a campaign to educate the public 
about the requirements of the American Coronavi-
rus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act 
and the amendments made by such Act shall be in-
cluded as the costs of complying with such Act and 
such amendments. 
‘‘(b) PRIMARY ELECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS
TO
STATES.—In addition to 
any payments under subsection (a), the Commission 
shall make a payment to each eligible State to assist 
the State with the costs incurred in voluntarily elect-
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ing to comply with the American Coronavirus/ 
COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act and 
the amendments made by such Act with respect to 
primary elections for Federal office held in the State 
in 2020. 
‘‘(2) STATE PARTY-RUN PRIMARIES.—In addi-
tion to any payments under paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall make payments to each eligible polit-
ical party of the State for costs incurred by such 
parties to send absentee ballots and return envelopes 
with prepaid postage to eligible voters participating 
in such primaries during 2020. 
‘‘(c) PASS-THROUGH OF FUNDS TO LOCAL JURISDIC-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State receives a pay-
ment under this part for costs that include costs in-
curred by a local jurisdiction or Tribal government 
within the State, the State shall pass through to 
such local jurisdiction or Tribal government a por-
tion of such payment that is equal to the amount of 
the costs incurred by such local jurisdiction or Trib-
al government. 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘Tribal Government’ means the 
recognized governing body of an Indian tribe (as de-
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fined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(d) SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this part and 
not less frequently than once each calendar year there-
after, the Commission shall make payments under this 
part. 
‘‘(e) COVERAGE OF COMMONWEALTH OF NORTHERN 
MARIANA ISLANDS.—In this part, the term ‘State’ in-
cludes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—No funds may be provided to a 
State under this part for costs attributable to the elec-
tronic return of marked ballots by any voter. 
‘‘SEC. 297A. AMOUNT OF PAYMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 
297C, the amount of a payment made to an eligible State 
for a year under this part shall be determined by the Com-
mission. 
‘‘(b) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AFTER 
APPROPRIATION.—A payment made to an eligible State 
or eligible unit of local government under this part shall 
be available without fiscal year limitation. 
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‘‘SEC. 297B. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Except as provided in section 
297C, each State that desires to receive a payment under 
this part for a fiscal year, and each political party of a 
State that desires to receive a payment under section 
297(b)(2), shall submit an application for the payment to 
the Commission at such time and in such manner and con-
taining such information as the Commission shall require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application 
submitted under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) describe the activities for which assistance 
under this part is sought; and 
‘‘(2) provide such additional information and 
certifications as the Commission determines to be es-
sential to ensure compliance with the requirements 
of this part. 
‘‘SEC. 297C. SPECIAL RULES FOR PAYMENTS FOR ELEC-
TIONS SUBJECT TO EMERGENCY RULES. 
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF ESTIMATED COSTS.—If the spe-
cial rules in the case of an emergency period under section 
322(c)(3) apply to an election, not later than the applica-
ble deadline under subsection (c), the State shall submit 
to the Commission a request for a payment under this 
part, and shall include in the request the State’s estimate 
of the costs the State expects to incur in the administra-
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tion of the election which are attributable to the applica-
tion of such special rules to the election. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT.—Not later than 7 days after receiv-
ing a request from the State under subsection (a), the 
Commission shall make a payment to the State in an 
amount equal to the estimate provided by the State in the 
request. 
‘‘(c) APPLICABLE DEADLINE.—The applicable dead-
line under this paragraph with respect to an election is— 
‘‘(1) with respect to the regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office held in November 
2020, 15 days after the date of the enactment of 
this part; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to any other election, 15 days 
after the emergency or disaster described in section 
322(c)(3) is declared. 
‘‘SEC. 297D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for pay-
ments under this part— 
‘‘(1) in the case of payments made under sec-
tion 297C, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any other payments, such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020. 
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‘‘SEC. 297E. REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS.—Not later than 6 
months after the end of each fiscal year for which an eligi-
ble State received a payment under this part, the State 
shall submit a report to the Commission on the activities 
conducted with the funds provided during the year. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS BY COMMISSION TO COMMITTEES.— 
With respect to each fiscal year for which the Commission 
makes payments under this part, the Commission shall 
submit a report on the activities carried out under this 
part to the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to subtitle D of title II the following: 
‘‘PART 7—PAYMENTS TO ASSIST WITH COSTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH 
ACCESS ACT 
‘‘Sec. 297. Payments to assist with costs of compliance with Access Act. 
‘‘Sec. 297A. Amount of payment. 
‘‘Sec. 297B. Requirements for eligibility. 
‘‘Sec. 297C. Special rules for payments for elections subject to emergency rules. 
‘‘Sec. 297D. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘Sec. 297E. Reports.’’. 
SEC. 10. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIM-
ITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS.—Subtitle D of title 
II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
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21001 et seq.), as amended by section 9(a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART 8—GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK- 
LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 298. GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING AU-
DITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS.—The Commission 
shall make a grant to each eligible State to conduct risk- 
limiting audits as described in subsection (b) with respect 
to the regularly scheduled general elections for Federal of-
fice held in November 2020 and each succeeding election 
for Federal office. 
‘‘(b) RISK-LIMITING AUDITS DESCRIBED.—In this 
part, a ‘risk-limiting audit’ is a post-election process— 
‘‘(1) which is conducted in accordance with 
rules and procedures established by the chief State 
election official of the State which meet the require-
ments of subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) under which, if the reported outcome of 
the election is incorrect, there is at least a predeter-
mined percentage chance that the audit will replace 
the incorrect outcome with the correct outcome as 
determined by a full, hand-to-eye tabulation of all 
votes validly cast in that election that ascertains 
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voter intent manually and directly from voter- 
verifiable paper records. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
RULES
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—The rules and procedures established for con-
ducting a risk-limiting audit shall include the following 
elements: 
‘‘(1) Rules for ensuring the security of ballots 
and documenting that prescribed procedures were 
followed. 
‘‘(2) Rules and procedures for ensuring the ac-
curacy of ballot manifests produced by election agen-
cies. 
‘‘(3) Rules and procedures for governing the 
format of ballot manifests, cast vote records, and 
other data involved in the audit. 
‘‘(4) Methods to ensure that any cast vote 
records used in the audit are those used by the vot-
ing system to tally the election results sent to the 
chief State election official and made public. 
‘‘(5) Procedures for the random selection of 
ballots to be inspected manually during each audit. 
‘‘(6) Rules for the calculations and other meth-
ods to be used in the audit and to determine wheth-
er and when the audit of an election is complete. 
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‘‘(7) Procedures and requirements for testing 
any software used to conduct risk-limiting audits. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this part, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘ballot manifest’ means a record 
maintained by each election agency that meets each 
of the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) The record is created without reliance 
on any part of the voting system used to tab-
ulate votes. 
‘‘(B) The record functions as a sampling 
frame for conducting a risk-limiting audit. 
‘‘(C) The record contains the following in-
formation with respect to the ballots cast and 
counted in the election: 
‘‘(i) The total number of ballots cast 
and counted by the agency (including 
undervotes, overvotes, and other invalid 
votes). 
‘‘(ii) The total number of ballots cast 
in each election administered by the agency 
(including undervotes, overvotes, and other 
invalid votes). 
‘‘(iii) A precise description of the 
manner in which the ballots are physically 
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stored, including the total number of phys-
ical groups of ballots, the numbering sys-
tem for each group, a unique label for each 
group, and the number of ballots in each 
such group. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘incorrect outcome’ means an 
outcome that differs from the outcome that would be 
determined by a full tabulation of all votes validly 
cast in the election, determining voter intent manu-
ally, directly from voter-verifiable paper records. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘outcome’ means the winner of 
an election, whether a candidate or a position. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘reported outcome’ means the 
outcome of an election which is determined accord-
ing to the canvass and which will become the official, 
certified outcome unless it is revised by an audit, re-
count, or other legal process. 
‘‘SEC. 298A. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES. 
‘‘A State is eligible to receive a grant under this part 
if the State submits to the Commission, at such time and 
in such form as the Commission may require, an applica-
tion containing— 
‘‘(1) a certification that, not later than 5 years 
after receiving the grant, the State will conduct risk- 
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limiting audits of the results of elections for Federal 
office held in the State as described in section 298; 
‘‘(2) a certification that, not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
chief State election official of the State has estab-
lished or will establish the rules and procedures for 
conducting the audits which meet the requirements 
of section 298(c); 
‘‘(3) a certification that the audit shall be com-
pleted not later than the date on which the State 
certifies the results of the election; 
‘‘(4) a certification that, after completing the 
audit, the State shall publish a report on the results 
of the audit, together with such information as nec-
essary to confirm that the audit was conducted prop-
erly; 
‘‘(5) a certification that, if a risk-limiting audit 
conducted under this part leads to a full manual 
tally of an election, State law requires that the State 
or election agency shall use the results of the full 
manual tally as the official results of the election; 
and 
‘‘(6) such other information and assurances as 
the Commission may require. 
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‘‘SEC. 298B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for grants 
under this part $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to re-
main available until expended.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 9(b), is further amend-
ed by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle 
D of title II the following: 
‘‘PART 8—GRANTS FOR CONDUCTING RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS 
OF ELECTIONS 
‘‘Sec. 298. Grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elec-
tions. 
‘‘Sec. 298A. Eligibility of States. 
‘‘Sec. 298B. Authorization of appropriations. 
(c) GAO ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS OF AUDITS.— 
(1) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the first election for Federal office is held after 
grants are first awarded to States for conducting 
risk-limiting audits under part 8 of subtitle D of 
title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (as 
added by subsection (a)) for conducting risk-limiting 
audits of elections for Federal office, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct an 
analysis of the extent to which such audits have im-
proved the administration of such elections and the 
security of election infrastructure in the States re-
ceiving such grants. 
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(2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit a report on the analysis 
conducted under subsection (a) to the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
SEC. 11. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ELEC-
TION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any funds other-
wise appropriated to the Election Assistance Commission 
for fiscal year 2020, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 in order for the Commis-
sion to provide additional assistance and resources to 
States for improving the administration of elections. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization under this sub-
section shall remain available without fiscal year limita-
tion. 
SEC. 12. DEFINITION. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OF-
FICE.—Title IX of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 21141 et seq.) is amended by adding 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-
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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.’’. 
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