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section, the recipient of the grant shall use the man-
ual prepared by the Commission on successful prac-
tices for poll worker recruiting, training and reten-
tion as an interactive training tool, and shall develop 
training programs with the participation and input 
of experts in adult learning. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—Each State that desires to 
receive a payment under this section shall submit an 
application for the payment to the Commission at 
such time and in such manner and containing such 
information as the Commission shall require. 
(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each appli-
cation submitted under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; 
(B) provide assurances that the funds pro-
vided under this section will be used to supple-
ment and not supplant other funds used to 
carry out the activities; 
(C) provide assurances that the State will 
furnish the Commission with information on the 
number of individuals who served as non-
partisan poll workers after recruitment and 
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training with the funds provided under this sec-
tion; and 
(D) provide such additional information 
and certifications as the Commission deter-
mines to be essential to ensure compliance with 
the requirements of this section. 
(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a grant 
made to a State under this section shall be equal to 
the product of— 
(A) the aggregate amount made available 
for grants to States under this section; and 
(B) the voting age population percentage 
for the State. 
(2) VOTING AGE POPULATION PERCENTAGE DE-
FINED.—In paragraph (1), the ‘‘voting age popu-
lation percentage’’ for a State is the quotient of— 
(A) the voting age population of the State 
(as determined on the basis of the most recent 
information available from the Bureau of the 
Census); and 
(B) the total voting age population of all 
States (as determined on the basis of the most 
recent information available from the Bureau of 
the Census). 
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(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date on which the 
final grant is made under this section, each recipient 
of a grant shall submit a report to the Commission 
on the activities conducted with the funds provided 
by the grant. 
(2) REPORTS BY COMMISSION.—Not later than 
1 year after the date on which the final grant is 
made under this section, the Commission shall sub-
mit a report to Congress on the grants made under 
this section and the activities carried out by recipi-
ents with the grants, and shall include in the report 
such recommendations as the Commission considers 
appropriate. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT AP-
PROPRIATED.—Any amount appropriated to carry 
out this section shall remain available without fiscal 
year limitation until expended. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amount appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out 
this section, not more than 3 percent shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses of the Commission. 
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SEC. 1003. MODEL POLL WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM BY ELECTION AS-
SISTANCE COMMISSION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance 
Commission shall develop and provide to each State mate-
rials for a model poll worker training program which the 
State may use to train individuals to serve as poll workers 
in elections for Federal office. 
(b) CONTENTS OF MATERIALS.—The materials for 
the model poll worker training program developed under 
this section shall include materials to provide training with 
respect to the following: 
(1) The relevant provisions of the Federal laws 
which apply to the administration of elections for 
Federal office in the State, including the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965 and the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002. 
(2) The provision of access to voting to individ-
uals with disabilities in a manner which preserves 
the dignity and privacy of such individuals. 
(3) The provision of access to voting to individ-
uals with limited English language proficiency, and 
to individuals who are members or racial or ethnic 
minorities, consistent with the protections provided 
for such individuals under relevant law, in a manner 
which preserves the dignity of such individuals. 
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(4) Practical experience in the use of the voting 
machines which will be used in the election involved, 
including the accessibility features of such machines. 
(5) Such other election administration subjects 
as the Commission considers appropriate to ensure 
that poll workers are able to effectively assist with 
the administration of elections for Federal office. 
SEC. 1004. STATE DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
TITLE XI—ENHANCEMENT OF 
ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 1101. ENHANCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT OF HELP 
AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 2002. 
(a) COMPLAINTS; AVAILABILITY OF PRIVATE RIGHT 
OF ACTION.—Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15511) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) FILING OF COMPLAINTS BY AGGRIEVED PER-
SONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who is aggrieved 
by a violation of subtitle A or subtitle C of title III 
which has occurred, is occurring, or is about to 
occur may file a written, signed, notarized complaint 
with the Attorney General describing the violation 
and requesting the Attorney General to take appro-
priate action under this section. The Attorney Gen-
eral shall immediately provide a copy of a complaint 
filed under the previous sentence to the entity re-
sponsible for administering the State-based adminis-
trative complaint procedures described in section 
402(a) for the State involved. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The 
Attorney General shall respond to each complaint 
filed under paragraph (1), in accordance with proce-
dures established by the Attorney General that re-
quire responses and determinations to be made with-
in the same (or shorter) deadlines which apply to a 
State under the State-based administrative com-
plaint procedures described in section 402(a)(2). 
The Attorney General shall immediately provide a 
copy of the response made under the previous sen-
tence to the entity responsible for administering the 
State-based administrative complaint procedures de-
scribed in section 402(a) for the State involved. 
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