I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1343 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet 
standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elec-
tions for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure 
that no individual waits for longer than 30 minutes to cast a vote 
at a polling place, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require 
States to meet standards for the location and operation 
of polling places used in elections for Federal office, 
including a standard requiring States to ensure that 
no individual waits for longer than 30 minutes to cast 
a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Voting Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING STATES TO MEET STANDARDS FOR LO-
CATION 
AND 
OPERATION 
OF 
POLLING 
PLACES USED IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL 
OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 303 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303A. COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR LOCATION 
AND OPERATION OF POLLING PLACES. 
‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE.—Each State shall comply with 
the standards established by the Commission under this 
section for the location and operation of polling places 
used in elections for Federal office. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) STANDARDS DESCRIBED.—In consultation 
with the chief State election officials of the States, 
the Commission shall establish national standards 
for the location and operation of polling places used 
in elections for Federal office (other than sites used 
as polling places on dates other than the date of the 
election), including the following: 
‘‘(A) A requirement that no individual 
shall be required to wait for longer than 30 
minutes in order to cast a vote at a polling 
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place except in the event of an emergency or 
natural disaster. 
‘‘(B) Standards for determining the num-
ber of polling places within a jurisdiction on the 
basis of the voting age population of the juris-
diction, taking into consideration factors which 
include the linguistic preferences of voters in 
the jurisdiction, the availability of same-day 
voter registration in the jurisdiction, and other 
relevant factors. 
‘‘(C) Standards for the nondiscriminatory 
placement and location of polling places within 
a jurisdiction, including standards to ensure 
that polling places are accessible to voters with 
disabilities and voters using public transpor-
tation. 
‘‘(D) Standards for ensuring that each 
polling place has sufficient resources, including 
voting systems, ballots, and election officials, to 
meet the requirement described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(E) Standards for ensuring that voters 
are given timely, accurate, and current informa-
tion in clear and concise language regarding 
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