(7) In referring the 26th Amendment to the 
States for ratification, Congress invoked the Voting 
Rights Act and the principles protected by the 14th 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, explaining that ‘‘[F]orcing young voters to 
undertake special burdens-obtaining absentee ballots, 
or traveling to one centralized location in each city, 
for example-in order to exercise their right to vote 
might well serve to dissuade them from participating 
in the election. This result, and the election proce-
dures that create it, are at least inconsistent with 
the purpose of the Voting Rights [A]ct, which 
sought to encourage greater political participation on 
the part of the young; such segregation might even 
amount to a denial of their 14th Amendment right 
to equal protection of the laws in the exercise of the 
franchise.’’. 
(8) According to the Center for Information & 
Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (re-
ferred to in this Act as ‘‘CIRCLE’’) of Tufts Uni-
versity, a record-high 28 percent of young people 
voted in the 2018 midterm elections, more than dou-
bling the record-low 13 percent youth turnout in 
2014. Still, young people vote at lower levels than 
older adults. 
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(9) Lower youth voting rates are not a sign of 
generational apathy but of systemic barriers and 
issues with the culture of political engagement that 
have plagued young people of various generations for 
decades. Individuals that were part of older genera-
tions voted at similar rates as individuals in the Mil-
lennial and Gen Z generations when those older gen-
erations were youth. For the first presidential elec-
tion in which a generation’s entire 18–24 age cohort 
was eligible to vote (1972 for Boomers, 1992 for 
Gen X, and 2008 for Millennials), each participated 
at about 50 percent. 
(10) The outsized reliance by young voters on 
provisional ballots in recent years demonstrates the 
structural obstacles young voters face due to voter 
restrictions. A 2016 survey found that 1 in 4 
Millennials voted provisionally in the 2016 race, 
compared to 6 percent of Baby Boomers, and 2 per-
cent of the Greatest Generation. 
(11) In addition to voting provisionally at dis-
proportionate rates, young voters’ provisional ballots 
are also disproportionally rejected. As determined by 
a recent Federal court, voters aged 18 to 21 in Flor-
ida had their provisional ballots rejected at a rate 
more than 4 times higher than the rejection rate for 
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provisional ballots cast by voters between the ages of 
45 to 64. 
(12) Similarly, young voters experience a higher 
rejection rate of vote-by-mail ballots compared to 
older voters. One study found that voters aged 18 to 
21 had their vote-by-mail ballots rejected at a rate 
of over 5 times that of voters between the ages of 
45 to 64 and over 8 times those over the age of 65. 
These rejection rates trend with those of voters of 
color. For example, the study found that the rate of 
rejection of vote-by-mail ballots for Hispanic and Af-
rican American voters is over 2 times that of White 
voters. 
(13) Moreover, when special burdens are re-
moved, young people vote more frequently. Once 
polling places were finally situated on campuses dur-
ing the early voting period, pursuant to successful 
26th Amendment litigation, one study found that on 
12 campuses alone, nearly 60,000 registered voters 
participated in the 2018 general election through 
early in-person voting. Young voters, people of color, 
and those who did not cast a ballot in 2016 dis-
proportionately voted at the on-campus voting loca-
tions. Voter turnout is bolstered by on-campus vot-
ing locations because those locations lower the op-
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portunity costs for voting for all registered voters, 
particularly for young registered voters. 
(14) Young people are passionate about polit-
ical issues and often want to engage in the political 
process, but they face barriers to participation. For 
example, they may face structural obstacles such as 
proof requirements that obscure a young person’s 
right to vote, barriers to voter registration, inacces-
sible or poorly equipped polling places, campus ger-
rymanders, over-reliance on provisional ballots, and 
unfair treatment of provisional and vote-by-mail bal-
lots. Some of these barriers are acute for the young-
est voters who are particularly transient and move 
every year, thereby struggling to update their voter 
registration, or who are less likely to have a driver’s 
license to use as voter identification. Youth voters 
are similarly vulnerable to confusion about their 
right to vote from their campus residences. Although 
the Supreme Court summarily affirmed the right of 
college students to vote from their campus resi-
dences in 1979, pursuant to the 26th Amendment, 
misinformation and disinformation persist about this 
right. Congress finds that students indeed have a 
right to vote from their campus residences. Relat-
edly, many young people have not been taught about 
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elections and voting, including the practicalities of 
registering and casting a ballot and the reasons why 
their voices and votes matter in democracy. 
(15) Studies reinforce the habit-forming nature 
of voting, making it all the more important that vot-
ing becomes normalized at an early age through un-
obstructed access to the ballot. For example, a re-
cent study found that on average, voting in 1 elec-
tion increases the probability of voting in a future 
election by 10 percentage points. 
(16) According to CIRCLE, youth without col-
lege experience also tend to vote at lower rates than 
young people in college. For example, in 2018, 28 
percent of youth (ages 18–29) voted, while the Insti-
tute for Democracy & Higher Education of Tufts 
University estimated that 40 percent of college stu-
dents cast a ballot. There are disparities by age, and 
even among youth; the youngest group (ages 18 and 
19) vote at lower rates. There are also disparities by 
urbanicity, with young people in rural areas and 
other civic deserts having lower voter turnout. 
(17) According to CIRCLE, low-income youth 
are acutely impacted, since their economic struggles 
translate into multiple logistical barriers to voting. A 
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recent survey of low-income youth found that young 
voters reported barriers to voting, including— 
(A) confusion with voter identification 
rules (88 percent); 
(B) confusion about the impact of voter 
disenfranchisement (42 percent reported lack of 
clarity about whether someone who paid a fine 
for driving under the influence could vote or if 
someone with a suspended driver’s license could 
vote); 
(C) confusion about the location of polling 
places (39 percent did not know where to vote); 
and 
(D) a high lack of confidence that they 
would be fully prepared to vote if an election 
happened ‘‘next week’’ (only half of surveyed 
youth reported confidence). 
(18) Moreover, youth reported negative voting 
experiences due to failure to see young people work-
ing at the polls (87 percent), failure to see poll 
workers that look like them (74 percent), and not 
believing that election officials make an effort to en-
sure that people like them can vote (59 percent). 
(19) Presidential election years are particularly 
consequential for youth voter engagement. For ex-
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ample, 61 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds were reg-
istered to vote in 2008, compared to 49 percent in 
2010. Moreover, youth who registered to vote are 
considerably more likely to vote. Among youth reg-
istered in 2008, 84 percent cast a ballot. 
(20) While direct youth voter registration, out-
reach, and engagement is typically heightened in the 
Summer and Fall months leading up to presidential 
elections, unprecedented obstacles have presented 
themselves amid the COVID–19 pandemic as the 
economy slowed, the Nation shut down, and institu-
tions of higher education, technical and vocational 
schools, and high schools changed their normal oper-
ations. 
(21) The 2020 primary cycle shed light on the 
unique obstacles faced by young voters in uncertain 
times as they were displaced from the college 
domiciles where they would eventually return. Con-
fused and misinformed about their right to vote 
from campus despite the temporary relocation, these 
voters had to adjust for the first time to obtaining, 
printing, properly filling out and submitting along 
with required proofs, and mailing postage-required 
official forms and paperwork, such as voter registra-
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tion forms, absentee ballot requests, and absentee 
ballots. 
(22) The 2020 election resulted in unprece-
dented voter turnout overall, boasting the highest 
turnout in United States history, with 17,000,000 
more voters compared to the last presidential cycle. 
The unprecedented trend tracked for youth voters as 
well. 2020 was the first election in which the major-
ity of voters under the age of 30 voted. States with 
the highest youth voter rates were those with more 
robust registration and vote by mail laws, such as 
those with pre-registration, same day registration, 
election day registration, early voting, and accessible 
no-excuse vote by mail opportunities. 
(23) The response to increased voter turnout 
has been an unprecedented number of State legisla-
tive proposals to make it harder to cast a valid bal-
lot, such as the imposition of limitations on the 
availability of drop-boxes, the counting of out-of-pre-
cinct ballots, and the inclusion of student identifica-
tion as valid voter identification where required. 
Pressures have also mounted on the local level, with 
continued efforts to prevent or remove on-campus 
polling locations, which are key to youth engagement 
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since they allow students to vote where they study, 
work, eat, and sleep. 
(24) State and local election administration im-
pacts youth at large, including high school youth in 
their ability to pre-register in advance of turning 18, 
college students matriculating in traditional public 
and private 2- or 4-year institutions of higher edu-
cation or vocational and technical programs, and the 
most vulnerable or overlooked youth populations, 
such as those in less stable housing and those who 
do not pursue college education. 
(25) The 14th and 26th Amendments, and the 
Elections Clause of section 4 of article I and Guar-
antee Clause of section 4 of article IV, of the Con-
stitution empower Congress to protect the right to 
vote in Federal elections. 
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF THE 26TH AMENDMENT. 
Title III of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 
10701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 303. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION; STANDARD OF RE-
VIEW; FEES. 
‘‘(a) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any person eight-
een years of age and older who is aggrieved by a denial 
or abridgment of the right of a citizen of the United States 
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to vote on account of age may commence a civil action 
in any appropriate district court of the United States for 
relief. 
‘‘(b) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—A denial or abridg-
ment of the right of a citizen of the United States to vote 
on account of age shall be established in a private right 
of action under subsection (a) if a qualification or pre-
requisite to voting or standard, practice, or procedure— 
‘‘(1) has the effect of denying or abridging to 
citizens eighteen years of age and older the due 
process or equal protection of the laws that are 
guaranteed to them under the 14th and 26th 
Amendments of the Constitution of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2) is not necessary to advance any compelling 
interest of a State or political subdivision. 
‘‘(c) FEES AND COSTS.—The court, in an action 
under this section, shall allow the plaintiff, if the pre-
vailing party, to recover from the defendant reasonable at-
torneys’ and expert witness fees, and other costs of the 
action.’’. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this Act’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in the 
case of a State described in paragraph (1)(B), sub-
section (a)(3)(B), section 7, and paragraphs (1)(C), 
(5) and (6) of section 8(a) shall apply, but only with 
respect 
to 
institutions 
described 
in 
section 
7(a)(2)(C).’’. 
SEC. 6. PRE-REGISTRATION OF MINORS FOR VOTING IN 
FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) PRE-REGISTRATION OF MINORS FOR VOTING IN 
FEDERAL ELECTIONS.—The National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 8 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8A. PRE-REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR MINORS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING IMPLEMENTATION
OF PRE-REG-
ISTRATION PROCESS.—Each State shall implement a 
process under which— 
‘‘(1) an individual who is a resident of the State 
may apply to register to vote in elections for Federal 
office in the State at any time on or after the date 
on which the individual turns 16 years of age; 
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‘‘(2) if the individual is not 18 years of age or 
older at the time the individual applies under para-
graph (1) but would be eligible to vote in such pri-
mary or general elections if the individual were 18 
years of age, the State shall ensure that the indi-
vidual is registered to vote in elections for Federal 
office in the State that are held on or after the date 
on which the individual turns 18 years of age; and 
‘‘(3) the activities the State implements in 
order to comply with sections 5 and 7 shall include 
pre-registration services (to the same extent as reg-
istration services) for qualifying individuals, as de-
scribed in this subsection. 
‘‘(b) PERMITTING AVAILABILITY OF PROCESS FOR 
YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS.—A State may, at its option, 
make the process implemented under subsection (a) avail-
able to individuals who are younger than 16 years of 
age.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Section 4(b)(2) of the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503(b)(2)), 
as added by section 5(b), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B), subsection 
(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) subsection (a)(3)(B)’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (A), as added by para-
graph (1), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) section 8A shall apply.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
90-day period that begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 7. ON-CAMPUS POLLING LOCATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CAMPUS.—The term ‘‘campus’’— 
(A) means a geographic site of an institu-
tion of higher education that is permanent in 
nature and offers courses in educational or 
training programs which are available for stu-
dents to attend in person; and 
(B) includes main campuses, branch cam-
puses, and additional locations in the United 
States. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 101 and subsections (b) and (c) of section 
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102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a), 1001(b), 1002(b), 1002(c)). 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States and the District of Columbia. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall ensure that poll-
ing places for each election for Federal office (referred to 
in this section as a ‘‘Federal election’’) are made available, 
on the date of a Federal election, on— 
(1) each campus of any State public institution 
of higher education in the State, except any such 
campus for which the State has received a waiver 
under subsection (e); and 
(2) each campus of any other institution of 
higher education in the State for which the State 
has received the institution’s written permission to 
have a polling place on campus. 
(c) NON-STATE INSTITUTIONS.—Not less than 90 
days before the State’s deadline for certifying polling place 
locations in advance of each Federal election, the State 
shall request in writing permission to place a polling place 
for a Federal election, to be available on the date of that 
election, on the campus of each institution of higher edu-
cation that is not a State public institution of higher edu-
cation— 
(1) for the next Federal election; or 
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(2) for a longer period of time, as agreed to by 
the State and the institution of higher education. 
(d) ALTERNATIVE POLLING PLACES.—For each in-
stitution of higher education that is not a State public in-
stitution of higher education and that does not give writ-
ten permission as described in subsection (c) for placement 
of a polling place on the institution’s campus, the State 
shall implement alternative procedures to ensure voting is 
accessible to youth on that campus who are age 18 and 
over. Such procedures may include— 
(1) offering free shuttles for such youth to 
other nearby polling locations; 
(2) making available on the campus absentee 
voting drop boxes for such youth; or 
(3) offering an on-campus early voting option 
or a mobile unit on the campus for early voting or 
election day voting for such youth. 
(e) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may, 
upon the request of a State, waive the requirement 
under subsection (b)(1) with respect to a Federal 
election for a campus described in such paragraph 
for which the State, in accordance with the guidance 
under paragraph (3)— 
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(A) determines is an unsuitable polling lo-
cation in the State for that Federal election; 
and 
(B) agrees to require alternative proce-
dures at such campus to ensure voting in Fed-
eral elections is accessible to youth who are age 
18 and over for that Federal election. 
(2) APPLICATIONS TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE 
PROCEDURES.—To request a waiver under para-
graph (1) with respect to a Federal election and for 
a campus described in subsection (b)(1), a State 
shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
that includes information on the alternative proce-
dures the State will require the State public institu-
tion of higher education to implement with respect 
to that Federal election for that campus to ensure 
voting is accessible to youth who are age 18 and 
over. Such procedures may include— 
(A) offering free shuttles for such youth to 
other polling locations; 
(B) making available on the campus absen-
tee voting drop boxes for such youth; or 
(C) offering an on-campus early voting op-
tion or a mobile unit on the campus for early 
voting or election day voting for such youth. 
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(3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall issue guidance on the administration of 
this section, including guidance on the coverage 
under this section of campuses and institutions of 
higher education, as defined in subsection (a), ac-
ceptable reasons for allowing a waiver under this 
subsection, and alternative procedures described in 
paragraph (2), with respect to a campus described 
in subsection (b)(1). Such guidance shall include 
considerations of issues relating to the accessibility 
of the campus, including— 
(A) the inability to modify the physical at-
tributes of the campus to make the campus ac-
cessible for voting; 
(B) the proximity of the campus to local 
population centers; 
(C) the ability of youth age 18 and over 
who are from historically disadvantaged com-
munities to access the campus; 
(D) the ability of the institution of higher 
education to comply with other Federal or State 
laws relating to Federal elections at that cam-
pus location; and 
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(E) the number of students enrolled at the 
institution of higher education in the year of 
the relevant Federal election. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may bring a civil action in an appropriate dis-
trict court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as 
is necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(A) A person who is aggrieved by a viola-
tion of this section may provide written notice 
of the violation to the chief election official of 
the State involved. 
(B) If the violation is not corrected within 
90 days after receipt of a notice under subpara-
graph (A), or within 20 days after receipt of 
the notice if the violation occurred within 120 
days before the date of a Federal election, the 
aggrieved person may bring a civil action in an 
appropriate district court for declaratory or in-
junctive relief with respect to the violation. 
(C) If the violation occurred within 30 
days before the date of a Federal election, the 
aggrieved person need not provide notice to the 
chief election official of the State under sub-
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paragraph (A) before bringing a civil action 
under subparagraph (B). 
(D) The court, in an action under this sec-
tion, shall allow the plaintiff, if the prevailing 
party, to recover from the defendant reasonable 
attorneys’ and expert witness fees and other 
costs of the action. 
SEC. 8. PROHIBITION OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) APPLICABILITY TO ALL ELECTIONS FOR FED-
ERAL OFFICE.—Section 202 of the Voting Rights Act of 
1965 (52 U.S.C. 10502) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the offices of Presi-
dent and Vice President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal office’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘presidential elections’’ 
and inserting ‘‘elections for Federal of-
fice’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘their 
President and Vice President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal office’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, and in some cases, the twenty- 
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sixth amendment, including the right to vote 
from a college domicile; and’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘presi-
dential elections’’ and inserting ‘‘elections for 
Federal office’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘voting for President and 
Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘voting in elec-
tions for Federal office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘presidential elections’’ and 
inserting ‘‘elections for Federal office’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘election for President and 
Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘election for Fed-
eral office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘electors for President and 
Vice President, or for President and Vice Presi-
dent,’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal office,’’ each 
place the term appears; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the choice of 
electors for President and Vice President or for 
President and Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral office’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘election for President and 
Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘election for Fed-
eral office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the choice of electors for 
President and Vice President, or for President 
and Vice President,’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal of-
fice’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘election for President and 
Vice President’’ and inserting ‘‘election for Fed-
eral office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for the choice of electors 
for President and Vice President, or for Presi-
dent and Vice President,’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
Federal office’’. 
(b) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION RELATING TO RESI-
DENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING.—Section 202 of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10502) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any person who 
is aggrieved by a violation of this section may commence 
a civil action in any appropriate district court of the 
United States for relief. The court, in an action under this 
section, shall allow the plaintiff, if the prevailing party, 
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to recover from the defendant reasonable attorneys’ and 
expert witness fees and other costs of the action.’’. 
SEC. 9. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER IDENTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as 
sections 305 and 306, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 303 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 304. TREATMENT OF STUDENT IDENTIFICATION 
CARDS AS VOTER IDENTIFICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that a State or 
local jurisdiction has a voter identification requirement, 
the State or local jurisdiction shall treat a student identi-
fication card issued by an institution of higher education 
as meeting such voter identification requirement. 
‘‘(b) INSTITUTION
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘institution of higher 
education’ has the meaning given that term in subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 101 and subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a), 1001(b), 1002(b), 1002(c)).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) 
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is amended by striking ‘‘and 303’’ and inserting ‘‘, 303, 
and 304’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 
306, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 303 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Treatment of student identification cards as voter identification.’’. 
SEC. 10. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACTIVITIES TO ENCOUR-
AGE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH IN ELECTION 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title II of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART 7—GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH 
INVOLVEMENT IN ELECTION ACTIVITIES 
‘‘SEC. 297. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT 
IN ELECTION ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall make 
grants to eligible States to increase the involvement of 
youth, including those under 18 years of age, in public 
election activities in the State. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—A State is eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section if the State submits 
to the Commission, at such time and in such form 
as the Commission may require, an application con-
taining— 
‘‘(A) a description of the State’s plan; 
‘‘(B) a description of the performance 
measures and targets the State will use to de-
termine its success in carrying out the plan; 
and 
‘‘(C) such other information and assur-
ances as the Commission may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS
OF
PLAN.—A State’s plan 
under this subsection shall include— 
‘‘(A) methods to promote the use of the 
pre-registration process implemented under sec-
tion 8A of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993; 
‘‘(B) modifications to the curriculum of 
secondary schools in the State to promote civic 
engagement; 
‘‘(C) a description of how the State will 
provide funding to secondary schools and insti-
tutions of higher education to enable those 
schools and institutions to support activities 
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(including activities carried out by student or-
ganizations) to increase voter registration and 
voter turnout, including pre-registration where 
allowable; 
‘‘(D) the creation of a paid fellowship pro-
gram for youth to work with State and local 
election officials to support youth civic and po-
litical engagement; 
‘‘(E) a description of how the grant fund-
ing will reduce disparities in access to the elec-
toral process among youth who are members of 
protected classes, as defined by the Commis-
sion, under Federal law; and 
‘‘(F) such other activities to encourage the 
involvement of youth in the electoral process as 
the State considers appropriate, including en-
couraging youth to serve as poll workers, dep-
uty voter registrars, or election workers where 
allowable, and outreach activities to engage sec-
ondary schools, postsecondary educational insti-
tutions, and the most vulnerable or overlooked 
youth populations, such as those in less stable 
housing and those who do not pursue college 
education. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF GRANT; REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A State receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the funds provided 
by the grant over a 2-year period agreed to between 
the State and the Commission. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the end of the 2-year period agreed to under para-
graph (1), the State shall submit to the Commission 
a report on the activities the State carried out with 
the funds provided by the grant, and shall include 
in the report an analysis of the extent to which the 
State met the performance measures and targets in-
cluded in its application under subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(d) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘State’ means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(e) YOUTH ENGAGEMENT FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall es-
tablish a Youth Engagement Fund for the purpose 
of making grants under this section. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATION.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Youth 
Engagement Fund to carry out this section— 
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‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2022, $26,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(B) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
difference between $26,000,000 and the amount 
of unobligated funds in the Youth Engagement 
Fund as of the close of the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in para-
graph (2) shall remain available for a period of 10 
years from the fiscal year in which appropriated.’’. 
(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—GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN ELECTION 
ACTIVITIES 
‘‘Sec. 297. Grants to encourage youth involvement in election activities.’’. 
SEC. 11. STUDIES AND DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) GAO STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a report on voter registration trends, ab-
sentee voting trends, and provisional voting trends, 
disaggregated by age and (where information on 
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(F) 35 to 39. 
(G) 40 to 44. 
(H) 45 to 49. 
(I) 50 to 54. 
(J) 55 to 59. 
(K) 60 to 64. 
(L) 65 to 69. 
(M) 70 to 74. 
(N) 75 to 79. 
(O) 80 to 84. 
(P) 85 and over. 
(b) ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION DATA COL-
LECTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Election Assistance 
Commission shall collect, as a part of the Election 
Administration and Voting Survey effort, and make 
publicly available, data from States on— 
(A) application and rejection rates of voter 
registration applications and absentee ballot ap-
plications for elections for Federal office based 
on age and (where information on race is avail-
able) race; 
(B) application and rejection rates of ab-
sentee ballots and the issuance and rejection 
rates of provisional ballots cast for elections for 
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Federal office based on age and (where infor-
mation on race is available) race; 
(C) the reasons provided by the State for 
the rejection of such ballots; and 
(D) information on the availability of poll-
ing places on the campuses of institutions of 
higher education as defined in section 7 of this 
Act, including consideration of the characteris-
tics of those institutions and the populations 
they serve. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated ac-
cording to each age cohort described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (P) of subsection (a)(2). 
(3) REQUIRING STATE SUBMISSION OF INFOR-
MATION REGARDING REJECTED BALLOTS.— 
(A) REQUIREMENT.—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 following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303A. REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION RE-
GARDING 
REJECTED 
APPLICATIONS 
AND 
BALLOTS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each State shall furnish to the 
Election Assistance Commission such information as the 
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Commission may request for purposes of carrying out sec-
tion 10(b) of the Youth Voting Rights Act. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the elections for Federal office held on or 
after the date of enactment of this section.’’. 
(B) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking 
‘‘and 303’’ and inserting ‘‘303, and 303A’’. 
(C) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents of such Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 303 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 303A. Required submission of information regarding rejected applications 
and ballots.’’. 
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