Act of 2007, there is no voter registration requirement for 
individuals in the State with respect to elections for Fed-
eral office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to subtitle D of title III 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 336. Removal from voter registration list.’’. 
Subtitle F—Election Day 
Registration and Early Voting 
SEC. 351. ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added and 
amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 337. ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) 
REGISTRATION.—Notwithstanding 
section 
8(a)(1)(D) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6), each State shall permit any indi-
vidual on the day of a Federal election— 
‘‘(1) to register to vote in such election at the 
polling place; and 
‘‘(2) to cast a vote in such election and have 
that vote counted in the same manner as a vote cast 
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by an eligible voter who properly registered during 
the regular registration period. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The requirements under para-
graph (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 the Count Every Vote Act of 2007, there 
is no voter registration requirement for individuals in the 
State with respect to elections for Federal office.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act, as amended by this Act, is amend-
ed by adding at the end of the items relating to sub-
title D of title III the following: 
‘‘Sec. 337. Election Day registration.’’. 
(b) ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION FORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title II of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by this 
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 299A. ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION FORMS. 
‘‘The Commission shall develop an election day reg-
istration form for elections for Federal office.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act, as amended by this Act, is amend-
ed by adding at the end of the items relating to sub-
title E of title II the following: 
‘‘Sec. 299A. Election Day registration forms.’’. 
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(c) ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title II of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 15401 et seq.), as amended by this 
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new part: 
‘‘PART 10—ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION GRANT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 297C. ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall make 
grants to States and other jurisdictions to carry out activi-
ties to provide access, and allow real-time updates, to com-
puterized registration lists at polling places in order to fa-
cilitate the implementation of same-day election registra-
tion and resolve problems with voter lists at the polling 
place, including— 
‘‘(1) providing secure access at polling places to 
the computerized statewide voter database required 
under section 303(a); 
‘‘(2) creating and implementing secure mecha-
nisms to update those lists at the polling place in 
order to facilitate same-day registration; 
‘‘(3) testing and monitoring the use and imple-
mentation of the database at polling places and pro-
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vide a paper copy of the database at the polling 
place; and 
‘‘(4) training poll workers in how to use and 
update the database at a polling place. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State or jurisdiction is 
eligible to receive a payment under the program 
under this section with respect to a fiscal year if it 
submits to the Commission a notice not later than 
3 months before the first day of the fiscal year (in 
such form as the Commission may require) that con-
tains— 
‘‘(A) certifications that the State or juris-
diction will use the payment (either directly or 
as reimbursement) to carry out the activities 
described in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) such other information and certifi-
cations as the Commission may require which 
are necessary for the administration of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE OF STATES THAT REQUIRE 
CHANGES TO STATE LAW.—In the case of a State or 
a jurisdiction located in a State that requires the en-
actment of State legislation to carry out an activity 
covered by any certification submitted under this 
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subsection, the State or jurisdiction shall be per-
mitted to make the certification notwithstanding 
that the legislation has not been enacted at the time 
the certification is submitted, and such State or ju-
risdiction shall submit an additional certification 
once such legislation is enacted. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each entity which receives 
a grant under this part shall submit to the Commis-
sion a report describing the activities carried out 
with the funds provided under the grant. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE.—Each entity shall submit a 
report required under paragraph (1) not later than 
60 days after the end of the fiscal year for which the 
entity received the grant which is the subject of the 
report. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized be appropriated for grants under this part 
$30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 
and 2011.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT .—The table of con-
tents of such Act, as amended by this Act, is amend-
ed by adding at the end of the items relating to sub-
title D of title II the following: 
‘‘PART 10—ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 297C. Election Day registration grant program.’’. 
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SEC. 352. EARLY VOTING. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added and 
amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 338. EARLY VOTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During the 15-day period (or, at 
the option of the State, a longer period) which ends on 
the date of an election for Federal office, each State shall 
allow individuals to vote in the election in the same man-
ner as voting is allowed on the date of such election. 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM EARLY VOTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
Each polling place which allows voting prior to the day 
of a Federal election pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) allow such voting for no less than 4 hours 
on each day (other than Sunday); and 
‘‘(2) have minimum uniform hours each day for 
which such voting occurs. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION 
TO EARLY VOTING.—A State shall permit individuals to 
register to vote at each polling place which allows voting 
prior to the day of a Federal election pursuant to sub-
section (a) in the same manner as the State is required 
to permit individuals to register to vote and vote on the 
day of the election under section 337.’’. 
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