tunity to register to vote from subsequently registering to 
vote. 
SEC. 203. PROMOTING ACCURACY OF STATEWIDE VOTER 
REGISTRATION LISTS. 
(a) DEADLINES FOR TRANSMITTAL OF CHANGE OF 
ADDRESS OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.— 
(1) INFORMATION RECEIVED BY STATE MOTOR 
VEHICLE AUTHORITY.—Section 5(d) of the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg– 
3(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTOMATIC TRANSMITTAL OF CHANGE OF AD-
DRESS
OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.—Not 
later than 24 hours after receiving a change of address 
form or any other information indicating that identifying 
information with respect to an individual which is included 
in the records of the State motor vehicle authority has 
been changed, the State motor vehicle authority shall 
transmit such form or other information to the chief State 
election official, unless— 
‘‘(1) the records of the authority include infor-
mation indicating that the individual is not eligible 
to register to vote in the State; or 
‘‘(2) the individual states on the form or other-
wise indicates that the change of address or other 
information is not for voter registration purposes.’’. 
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(2) INFORMATION RECEIVED BY OTHER VOTER 
REGISTRATION AGENCIES.—Section 7 of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg–5) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) AUTOMATIC TRANSMITTAL OF CHANGE OF AD-
DRESS
OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.—Not 
later than 24 hours after receiving a change of address 
form or any other information indicating that identifying 
information with respect to an individual which is included 
in the records of a voter registration agency designated 
under this section has been changed, the appropriate offi-
cial of such agency shall transmit such form or other in-
formation to the chief State election official, unless— 
‘‘(1) the records of the agency include informa-
tion indicating that the individual is not eligible to 
register to vote in the State; or 
‘‘(2) the individual states on the form or other-
wise indicates that the change of address or other 
information is not for voter registration purposes.’’. 
(3) INFORMATION
RECEIVED
FROM
SOURCE 
AGENCIES.—Not later than 24 hours after receiving 
a change of address form or any other information 
indicating that identifying information with respect 
to an individual which is included in the records of 
a source agency designated under section 201 has 
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been changed, the appropriate official of such agency 
shall transmit such form or other information to the 
chief State election official, unless— 
(A) the records of the agency include infor-
mation indicating that the individual is not eli-
gible to register to vote in the State; or 
(B) the individual states on the form or 
otherwise indicates that the change of address 
or other information is not for voter registra-
tion purposes. 
(b) REVISION OF STATEWIDE COMPUTERIZED LIST 
TO REFLECT REVISED INFORMATION.—Section 303(a) of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(a)), 
as amended by section 102(a), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) REVISION OF LIST TO REFLECT INFORMA-
TION RECEIVED FROM OTHER STATE OFFICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State motor vehi-
cle authority (pursuant to section 5(d) of the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 
U.S.C. 1973gg–3(d))) a voter registration agen-
cy (designated under section 7 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1973gg–5)), or a source agency (des-
ignated under section 201 of the Voting Line 
Reduction and Online Registration Act) trans-
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mits to the chief State election official a change 
of address form or any other information indi-
cating that identifying information with respect 
to an individual has been changed, the appro-
priate State or local election official shall— 
‘‘(i) determine whether the individual 
appears on the computerized list estab-
lished under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) if the individual appears on the 
list, revise the information relating to the 
individual on the list to reflect the individ-
ual’s new address or other changed identi-
fying information. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION
TO
VOTERS.—If an 
election official revises any voter registration in-
formation on the computerized list with respect 
to any voter (including removing the voter from 
the list), immediately after revising the infor-
mation, the official shall send the individual a 
written notice of the revision which includes the 
following information: 
‘‘(i) The voter’s name, date of birth, 
and address, as reflected in the revised in-
formation on the computerized list. 
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‘‘(ii) A statement that the voter’s 
voter registration information has been up-
dated. 
‘‘(iii) Information on how to correct 
information on the computerized list. 
‘‘(iv) A statement of the eligibility re-
quirements for registered voters in the 
State. 
‘‘(v) A statement (in larger font size 
than the other statements on the notice) 
that it is illegal for an individual who does 
not meet the eligibility requirements for 
registered voters in the State to vote in an 
election in the State. 
‘‘(vi) A statement that the voter may 
terminate the voter’s status as a registered 
voter in the State, or request a change in 
the voter’s voter registration information, 
at any time by contacting the appropriate 
State or local election official, together 
with contact information for such official 
(including any website through which the 
voter may contact the official or obtain in-
formation on voter registration in the 
State). 
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‘‘(C) USE OF ELECTRONIC MAIL.—If an 
election official has an electronic mail address 
for any voter to whom the official is required to 
send a written notice under this paragraph, the 
official may meet the requirements of this para-
graph by sending the notice to the voter in elec-
tronic form at that address, but only if prior to 
sending the notice, the official sends a test elec-
tronic mail to the voter at that address and re-
ceives confirmation that the address is current 
and valid.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 
during 2014 or any succeeding year. 
SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) CHIEF STATE ELECTION OFFICIAL.—In this 
title, the term ‘‘chief State election official’’ means, with 
respect to a State, the individual designated by the State 
under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–8) to be responsible for co-
ordination of the State’s responsibilities under such Act. 
(b) STATE.—In this title, the term ‘‘State’’ includes 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and Amer-
ican Samoa, but does not include any State in which, 
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under a State law in effect continuously on and after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, there is no voter reg-
istration requirement for individuals in the State with re-
spect to elections for Federal office. 
TITLE III—SHORTENING VOTER 
WAIT TIMES AND EARLY VOTING 
SEC. 301. EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS, 
POLL WORKERS, AND ELECTION RESOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Additional 
Requirements 
‘‘SEC. 321. MINIMUM REQUIRED VOTING SYSTEMS AND 
POLL WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall provide for the 
minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, 
and other election resources (including all other physical 
resources) for each voting site on the day of any Federal 
election and on any days during which such State allows 
early voting for a Federal election in accordance with the 
standards determined under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) VOTING SITE.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘voting site’ means a polling location, except that in 
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the case of any polling location which serves more than 
1 precinct, such term shall mean a precinct. 
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE AND STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 
2014, the Commission shall conduct a study and 
then issue standards that establish a minimum num-
ber of voting systems, poll workers, and other elec-
tion resources (including all other physical re-
sources) for each voting site on the day of any Fed-
eral election and on any days during which early vot-
ing is allowed for a Federal election. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The standards de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall provide for a uni-
form and nondiscriminatory distribution of such 
systems, workers, and other resources, and, to 
the extent possible, shall take into account, 
among other factors, the following: 
‘‘(i) The voting age population. 
‘‘(ii) Voter turnout in past elections. 
‘‘(iii) The number of voters registered. 
‘‘(iv) The number of voters who have 
registered since the most recent Federal 
election. 
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‘‘(v) Census data for the population 
served by such voting site. 
‘‘(vi) The educational levels and socio- 
economic factors of the population served 
by such voting site. 
‘‘(vii) The needs and numbers of vot-
ers with disabilities and voters with limited 
English proficiency. 
‘‘(viii) The type of voting systems 
used. 
‘‘(B) 
NO
FACTOR
DISPOSITIVE.—The 
standards shall provide that the distribution of 
such systems should take into account the total-
ity of all relevant factors, and no single factor 
shall be dispositive under the standards. 
‘‘(C) PURPOSE.—To the extent possible, 
the standards shall provide for a distribution of 
voting systems, poll workers, and other election 
resources with the goals of— 
‘‘(i) ensuring a fair and equitable 
waiting time for all voters in the State; 
and 
‘‘(ii) preventing a waiting time of over 
1 hour at any voting site. 
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‘‘(3) DEVIATION.—The standards described in 
paragraph (1) shall permit States, upon giving rea-
sonable public notice, to deviate from any allocation 
requirements in the case of unforeseen cir-
cumstances such as a natural disaster or terrorist 
attack. 
‘‘SEC. 322. ALLOCATION OF ELECTION RESOURCES. 
‘‘(a) STATE PLANS TO PREVENT UNREASONABLE 
VOTER WAITING TIMES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days be-
fore each election for Federal office, each State shall 
submit a written plan to the Commission describing 
the measures it is implementing to ensure, to the 
greatest extent possible, an equitable waiting time 
for all voters in the State, and a waiting time of less 
than 1 hour at any polling place in the election. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after receiving a State plan under paragraph (1), 
the Commission shall make the plan available to the 
public. 
‘‘(b) REMEDIAL PLANS FOR STATES WITH EXCES-
SIVE VOTER WAIT TIMES.— 
‘‘(1) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STATE
REMEDIAL 
PLANS.— 
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‘‘(A) REMEDIAL PLANS.—Each jurisdiction 
for which the Commission determines that a 
substantial number of voters waited more than 
90 minutes to cast a vote in an election for 
Federal office, or in which there were substan-
tial violations of the standards established 
under section 321(c) with respect to an election 
for Federal office, shall comply with a State re-
medial plan established by the Commission to 
provide for the effective allocation of resources 
to administer elections held in the State and to 
reduce the waiting time of voters. 
‘‘(B) 
COORDINATION
WITH
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL
AND
STATES.—Each remedial plan 
established by the Commission shall provide for 
coordination between the Commission, the At-
torney General, and the State involved to mon-
itor the compliance of the State with the reme-
dial plan during the period leading up to the 
election and on the date of the election and to 
respond to serious delays in the ability of voters 
to cast their ballots at polling places. 
‘‘(2) JURISDICTION DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the term ‘jurisdiction’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘registrar’s jurisdiction’ in section 
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