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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2398
To establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing
and enhancing voting procedures and administration, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 2001
Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri (for herself and Mr. DREIER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To establish a grant program to provide assistance to States
for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and
administration, 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 ‘‘State Voting Proce-
dures and Administration Modernization Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO VOT-
ING PROCEDURES AND ELECTION ADMINIS-
TRATION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—There is estab-
lished a program under which the Office of Election Ad-
ministration of the Federal Election Commission (here-
after in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Office’’) shall make
grants to eligible States during the first 5 fiscal years
which begin after the date of the enactment of this Act
for carrying out any of the activities described in sub-
section (b).
(b) 
ACTIVITIES
CARRIED
OUT
WITH
GRANT
FUNDS.—The activities described in this subsection are
as follows:
(1) Improving election technologies, systems,
and designs.
(2) Facilitating voter registration and improv-
ing the verification and maintenance of the rolls of
eligible and registered voters.
(3) Improving the accuracy and security of elec-
tion procedures and vote counts.
(4) Promoting greater understanding among
the public of the system of government and election
procedures.
(5) Providing greater access to voter registra-
tion sites and polling places for individuals with dis-
abilities, individuals residing in rural areas, and oth-
ers.
(6) Providing training and related education for
poll workers and other election personnel.
(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection to paragraph (2)
and subsection (e)(1), the amount of a grant made
to a State under the program under this Act for a
fiscal year shall be equal to the product of—
(A) the total amount of funds appropriated
for grants under the program for the fiscal
year; and
(B) the allotment percentage for the State
(as defined in paragraph (2)) or 1⁄2 of 1 per-
cent, whichever is greater.
(2) ALLOTMENT
PERCENTAGE
DEFINED.—In
paragraph (1)(B), the ‘‘allotment percentage’’ for a
State is an amount (expressed as a percentage)
equal to the quotient of—
(A) the population of the State, and
(B) the total population of all States re-
ceiving grants under the program under this
Act for the year.
(d) ELIGIBILITY OF STATES.—A State is eligible to
receive a grant under the program under this Act for a
fiscal year if it submits to the Office (at such time prior
to the beginning of the fiscal year as the Office may re-
quire) an application containing such information and as-
surances as the Office may require, including assurances
that the State will give priority in distributing funds under
the grant to those jurisdictions with the greatest need to
improve voting systems and procedures.
(e) OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES RECEIVING
GRANTS.—
(1) MATCHING.—The amount of a grant pro-
vided to a State under the program under this Act
may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of car-
rying out the activities funded with the grant.
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 6 months after
the end of any fiscal year for which a State received
a grant under the program under this Act, the State
shall submit a report to the Office describing the ac-
tivities carried out during the year with the funds
provided under the grant, and shall make such re-
port available to any person who requests it.
(3) AUDIT.—Each State receiving a grant
under the program under this Act for a fiscal year
shall arrange for an independent auditor to conduct
an audit of the activities carried out with the funds
provided under the grant.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$500,000,000 for each of the first 5 fiscal years which
begin after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(g) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—No grants may be
made under the program under this Act after the expira-
tion of the 5th fiscal year which begins after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. STATE DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the sev-
eral States and the District of Columbia.
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