I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4477 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish requirements 
for the administration of elections for public office in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2023 
Mr. CLINE 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 establish 
requirements for the administration of elections for pub-
lic office in the District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘American Confidence 
in Elections: District of Columbia Election Integrity and 
Voter Confidence Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTIONS IN DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED.—Title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21801 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
title: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Requirements for 
Elections in District of Columbia 
‘‘SEC. 321. STATEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY; 
FINDINGS. 
‘‘Congress finds that it has the authority to establish 
the terms and conditions for the administration of elec-
tions for public office in the District of Columbia— 
‘‘(1) under article I, section 8, clause 17 of the 
Constitution of the United States, which grants Con-
gress the exclusive power to enact legislation with 
respect to the seat of the government of the United 
States; and 
‘‘(2) under other enumerated powers granted to 
Congress. 
‘‘SEC. 322. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Voter Identification Act’. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRING PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION TO 
RECEIVE A BALLOT OR VOTE.— 
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‘‘(B) such document or other written infor-
mation is of sufficient validity such that the 
election official is reasonably certain as to the 
identity of the individual. 
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION WITHOUT COST 
TO INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS.—If the District of Columbia 
charges an individual a fee for an identification described 
in subsection (b)(3) and the individual provides an attesta-
tion that the individual is unable to afford the fee, the 
District of Columbia shall provide the identification to the 
individual at no cost. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO SINCERELY 
HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.—In the case of an individual 
who is unable to comply with the requirements of sub-
section (b) due to sincerely held religious beliefs, the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall provide such individual with an al-
ternative identification that shall be deemed to meet the 
requirements of an identification described in subsection 
(b)(3). 
‘‘(e) DESIGNATION
OF
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA 
AGENCY TO PROVIDE COPIES OF IDENTIFICATION.—The 
Mayor of the District of Columbia shall designate an agen-
cy of the District of Columbia Government to provide an 
individual with a copy of an identification described in 
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subsection (b)(3) at no cost to the individual for the pur-
poses of meeting the requirement under subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(f) INCLUSION OF PHOTOS IN POLL BOOKS.— 
‘‘(1) METHODS FOR OBTAINING PHOTOS.— 
‘‘(A) PROVISION OF PHOTOS BY OFFICES 
OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT.—If 
any office of the District of Columbia Govern-
ment has a photograph or digital image of the 
likeness of an individual who is eligible to vote 
in a District of Columbia election, the office, in 
consultation with the chief election official of 
the District of Columbia, shall provide access to 
the photograph or digital image to the chief 
election official of the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(B) TAKING
OF
PHOTOS
AT
POLLING 
PLACE.—If a photograph or digital image of an 
individual who votes in person at a polling place 
is not included in the poll book which contains 
the name of the individuals who are eligible to 
vote in the District of Columbia election and 
which is used by election officials to provide 
ballots to such eligible individuals, the appro-
priate election official shall take a photograph 
of the individual and provide access to the pho-
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tograph to the chief election official of the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
‘‘(C) COPIES OF PHOTOS PROVIDED BY IN-
DIVIDUALS NOT VOTING IN PERSON.—The elec-
tion official who receives a copy of an identifica-
tion described in subsection (b)(3) which is sub-
mitted by an individual who desires to vote 
other than in person at a polling place shall 
provide access to the copy of the identification 
to the chief election official of the District of 
Columbia. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION
IN
POLL
BOOKS.—The chief 
election official of the District of Columbia shall en-
sure that a photograph, digital image, or copy of an 
identification for which access is provided under 
paragraph (1) is included in the poll book which con-
tains the name of the individuals who are eligible to 
vote in the District of Columbia election and which 
is used by election officials to provide ballots to such 
eligible individuals. 
‘‘(3) PROTECTION OF PRIVACY OF VOTERS.— 
The appropriate election officials of the District of 
Columbia shall ensure that any photograph, digital 
image, or copy of an identification which is included 
in a poll book under this subsection is not used for 
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any purpose other than the administration of Dis-
trict of Columbia elections and is not provided or 
otherwise made available to any other person except 
as may be necessary to carry out that purpose. 
‘‘(g) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply with 
respect to any individual who is— 
‘‘(1) entitled to vote by absentee ballot under 
the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Vot-
ing Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.); 
‘‘(2) provided the right to vote otherwise than 
in person under section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting 
Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act 
(52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)); or 
‘‘(3) entitled to vote otherwise than in person 
under any other Federal law. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
Government’ means the recognized governing body 
of an Indian Tribe. 
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‘‘SEC. 323. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Voter List Maintenance Act’. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL LIST MAINTENANCE.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The District of Co-
lumbia shall carry out annually a program to 
remove ineligible persons from the official list of 
persons registered to vote in the District of Co-
lumbia, as required by section 8 of the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20507) and pursuant to the procedures de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL FROM VOTER ROLLS.—In 
the case of a registrant from the official list of 
eligible voters in District of Columbia elections 
who has failed to vote in a District of Columbia 
election during a period of two consecutive 
years, the District of Columbia shall send to 
such registrant a notice described in section 
8(d)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(d)(2)) and shall re-
move the registrant from the official list of eli-
gible voters in District of Columbia elections 
if— 
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‘‘(i) the registrant fails to respond to 
such notice; and 
‘‘(ii) the registrant has not voted or 
appeared to vote in a District of Columbia 
election during the period beginning the 
date such notice is sent and ending the 
later of 4 years after the date such notice 
is sent or after two consecutive District of 
Columbia general elections have been held. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—In the case of a year during 
which a regularly scheduled District of Columbia 
election is held, the District of Columbia shall carry 
out the program described in paragraph (1) not 
later than 90 days prior to the date of the election. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITING SAME-DAY REGISTRATION.—The 
District of Columbia may not permit an individual to vote 
in a District of Columbia election unless, not later than 
30 days prior to the date of the election, the individual 
is duly registered to vote in the election. 
‘‘SEC. 324. BAN ON COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF 
BALLOTS BY CERTAIN THIRD PARTIES. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Election Fraud Prevention Act’. 
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‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The District of Columbia may 
not permit an individual to knowingly collect and transmit 
a ballot in a District of Columbia election that was mailed 
to another person, other than an individual described as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) An election official while engaged in offi-
cial duties as authorized by law. 
‘‘(2) An employee of the United States Postal 
Service or other commercial common carrier engaged 
in similar activities while engaged in duties author-
ized by law. 
‘‘(3) Any other individual who is allowed by law 
to collect and transmit United States mail, while en-
gaged in official duties as authorized by law. 
‘‘(4) A family member, household member, or 
caregiver of the person to whom the ballot was 
mailed. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, 
with respect to a person to whom the ballot was mailed: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘caregiver’ means an individual 
who provides medical or health care assistance to 
such person in a residence, nursing care institution, 
hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living 
facility, assisted living home, residential care institu-
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tion, adult day health care facility, or adult foster 
care home. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘family member’ means an indi-
vidual who is related to such person by blood, mar-
riage, adoption or legal guardianship. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘household member’ means an 
individual who resides at the same residence as such 
person. 
‘‘SEC. 325. TIMELY PROCESSING AND REPORTING OF RE-
SULTS. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Timely Reporting of Election Results Act’. 
‘‘(b) TIME FOR PROCESSING BALLOTS AND REPORT-
ING RESULTS.—The District of Columbia shall begin 
processing ballots received by mail in a District of Colum-
bia election as soon as such ballots are received and shall 
ensure that the results of such District of Columbia elec-
tion are reported to the public not later than 10:00 am 
on the date following the date of the election, but in no 
case shall such ballots be tabulated or such results be re-
ported earlier than the closing of polls on the date of the 
election. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT
TO
PUBLISH
NUMBER
OF 
VOTED BALLOTS ON ELECTION DAY.—The District of 
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Columbia shall, as soon as practicable after the closing 
of polls on the date of a District of Columbia election, 
make available on a publicly accessible website the total 
number of voted ballots in the possession of election offi-
cials in the District of Columbia as of the time of the clos-
ing of polls on the date of such election, which shall in-
clude, as of such time— 
‘‘(1) the number of voted ballots delivered by 
mail; 
‘‘(2) the number of ballots requested for such 
election by individuals who are entitled to vote by 
absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et 
seq.); and 
‘‘(3) the number of voted ballots for such elec-
tion received from individuals who are entitled to 
vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20301 et seq.), including from individuals who, 
under such Act, voted by absentee ballot without re-
questing such a ballot. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS
TO
ENSURE
BIPARTISAN 
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITY.—With respect to 
a District of Columbia election, District of Columbia elec-
tion officials shall ensure that all activities are carried out 
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in a bipartisan manner, which shall include a requirement 
that, in the case of an election worker who enters a room 
which contains ballots, voting equipment, or non-voting 
equipment as any part of the election worker’s duties to 
carry out such election, the election worker is accompanied 
by an individual registered to vote with respect to a dif-
ferent political party than such election worker, as deter-
mined pursuant to the voting registration records of the 
District of Columbia. 
‘‘SEC. 326. BAN ON NONCITIZEN VOTING. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Citizen Voter Act’. 
‘‘(b) BAN ON NONCITIZEN VOTING.—No individual 
may vote in a District of Columbia election unless the indi-
vidual is a citizen of the United States. 
‘‘SEC. 327. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PROVI-
SIONAL BALLOTS. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Provisional Ballot Reform Act’. 
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), the District of Columbia shall permit an individual 
to cast a provisional ballot pursuant to section 302 if— 
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‘‘(1) the individual declares that such individual 
is a registered voter in the District of Columbia and 
is eligible to vote in a District of Columbia election 
but the name of the individual does not appear on 
the official list of eligible voters for the polling place 
or an election official asserts that the individual is 
not eligible to vote; or 
‘‘(2) the individual declares that such individual 
is a registered voter in the District of Columbia and 
is eligible to vote in a District of Columbia election 
but does not provide an identification required under 
section 322, except that the individual’s provisional 
ballot shall not be counted in the election unless the 
individual provides such identification to the chief 
State election official of the District of Columbia not 
later than 5:00 pm on the second day which begins 
after the date of the election. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO COUNTING 
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS IN CERTAIN CASES.—If the name 
of an individual who is a registered voter in the District 
of Columbia and eligible to vote in a District of Columbia 
election appears on the official list of eligible voters for 
a polling place in the District of Columbia, such individual 
may cast a provisional ballot pursuant to section 302 for 
such election at a polling place other than the polling place 
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with respect to which the name of the individual appears 
on the official list of eligible voters, except that the individ-
ual’s provisional ballot shall not be counted in the election 
unless the individual demonstrates pursuant to the re-
quirements under section 302 that the individual is a reg-
istered voter in the jurisdiction of the polling place at 
which the individual cast such ballot. 
‘‘SEC. 328. MANDATORY POST-ELECTION AUDITS. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Mandatory Post-Election Audits Act’. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT FOR POST-ELECTION AUDITS.— 
Not later than 30 days after each District of Columbia 
election, the District of Columbia shall conduct and pub-
lish an audit of the effectiveness and accuracy of the vot-
ing systems used to carry out the election and the per-
formance of the election officials who carried out the elec-
tion, but in no case shall such audit be completed later 
than 2 business days before the deadline to file an election 
contest under the laws of the District of Columbia. 
‘‘SEC. 329. PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF ELECTION PROCE-
DURES. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Public Observation of Election Procedures Act’. 
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‘‘(b) DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVES
OF
CAN-
DIDATES, POLITICAL PARTIES, AND COMMITTEES AFFILI-
ATED WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO OBSERVE PROCEDURES.— 
An individual who is not a District of Columbia elec-
tion official may observe election procedures carried 
out in a District of Columbia election, as described 
in paragraph (2), if the individual is designated to 
observe such procedures by a candidate in the elec-
tion, a political party, or a committee affiliated with 
a ballot initiative or referendum in the election. 
‘‘(2) 
AUTHORITY
AND
PROCEDURES
DE-
SCRIBED.—The authority of an individual to observe 
election procedures pursuant to this subsection is as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) The individual may serve as a poll 
watcher to observe the casting and tabulation of 
ballots at a polling place on the date of the elec-
tion or on any day prior to the date of the elec-
tion on which ballots are cast at early voting 
sites, and may challenge the casting or tabula-
tion of any such ballot. 
‘‘(B) The individual may serve as a poll 
watcher to observe the canvassing and proc-
essing of absentee or other mail-in ballots, in-
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cluding the procedures for verification of signed 
certificates 
of 
transmission 
under 
section 
330(c)(2). 
‘‘(C) The individual may observe the re-
count of the results of the election at any loca-
tion at which the recount is held, and may chal-
lenge the tabulation of any ballot tabulated pur-
suant to the recount. 
‘‘(3) PROVISION OF CREDENTIALS.—The chief 
State election official of the District of Columbia 
shall provide each individual who is authorized to ob-
serve election procedures under paragraph (1) with 
appropriate credentials to enable the individual to 
observe such procedures. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION FOR CANDIDATES AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—An individual may not 
serve as a poll watcher under subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of paragraph (2), and the chief State election of-
ficial of the District of Columbia may not provide 
the individual with credentials to enable the indi-
vidual to serve as a poll watcher under such sub-
paragraph, if the individual is a candidate in the 
election or a law enforcement officer. 
‘‘(c) OTHER INDIVIDUALS.— 
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‘‘(1) 
PETITION
FOR
OBSERVER
CREDEN-
TIALS.—In addition to the individuals described in 
subsection (b), any individual, including an indi-
vidual representing or affiliated with a domestic or 
international organization, may petition the chief 
State election official of the District of Columbia to 
provide the individual with credentials to observe 
election procedures carried out in a District of Co-
lumbia election, as described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
DESCRIBED.—If the chief 
State election official provides an individual with 
credentials under paragraph (1), the individual shall 
have the same authority to observe election proce-
dures carried out in the election as an individual de-
scribed in subsection (b), except that the individual 
may not challenge the casting, tabulation, can-
vassing, or processing of any ballot in the election. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR CANDIDATES AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—The chief State election 
official of the District of Columbia may not provide 
an individual who is a candidate in the election or 
a law enforcement officer with credentials to serve as 
a poll watcher, as described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of subsection (b)(2). 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF PUBLIC TO OB-
SERVE TESTING OF EQUIPMENT.—In addition to the au-
thority of individuals to observe procedures under sub-
sections (b) and (c), any member of the public may ob-
serve the testing of election equipment by election officials 
prior to the date of the election. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITING LIMITS
ON ABILITY TO VIEW 
PROCEDURES.—An election official may not obstruct the 
ability of an individual who is authorized to observe an 
election procedure under this section to view the procedure 
as it is being carried out. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION
AGAINST
CERTAIN
RESTRIC-
TIONS.—An election official may not require that an indi-
vidual who observes election procedures under this section 
stays more than 3 feet away from the procedure as it is 
being carried out. 
‘‘SEC. 330. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING BY MAIL-IN BAL-
LOT. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Mail Balloting Reform Act’. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITING TRANSMISSION OF UNSOLICITED 
BALLOTS.—The District of Columbia may not transmit 
an absentee or other mail-in ballot for a District of Colum-
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bia election to any individual who does not request the 
District of Columbia to transmit the ballot. 
‘‘(c) SIGNATURE VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) INCLUSION OF CERTIFICATE WITH BAL-
LOT.—The District of Columbia shall include with 
each absentee or other mail-in ballot transmitted for 
a District of Columbia election a certificate of trans-
mission which may be signed by the individual for 
whom the ballot is transmitted. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRING VERIFICATION FOR BALLOT TO 
BE COUNTED.—Except as provided in subsection (d), 
the District of Columbia may not accept an absentee 
or other mail-in ballot for a District of Columbia 
election unless— 
‘‘(A) the individual for whom the ballot 
was transmitted— 
‘‘(i) signs and dates the certificate of 
transmission included with the ballot under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) includes the signed certification 
with the ballot and the date on such cer-
tification is accurate and in no case later 
than the date of the election; and 
‘‘(B) the individual’s signature on the bal-
lot matches the signature of the individual on 
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the official list of registered voters in the Dis-
trict of Columbia or other official record or doc-
ument used by the District of Columbia to 
verify the signatures of voters. 
‘‘(d) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE DIS-
CREPANCY IN SIGNATURES.—If an individual sub-
mits an absentee or other mail-in ballot for a Dis-
trict of Columbia election and the appropriate Dis-
trict of Columbia election official determines that a 
discrepancy exists between the signature on such 
ballot and the signature of such individual on the of-
ficial list of registered voters in the District of Co-
lumbia or other official record or document used by 
the District of Columbia to verify the signatures of 
voters, such election official, prior to making a final 
determination as to the validity of such ballot, 
shall— 
‘‘(A) make a good faith effort to imme-
diately notify the individual by mail, telephone, 
or (if available) text message and electronic 
mail that— 
‘‘(i) a discrepancy exists between the 
signature on such ballot and the signature 
of the individual on the official list of reg-
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istered voters in the District of Columbia 
or other official record or document used 
by the District of Columbia to verify the 
signatures of voters; and 
‘‘(ii) if such discrepancy is not cured 
prior to the expiration of the 48-hour pe-
riod which begins on the date the official 
notifies the individual of the discrepancy, 
such ballot will not be counted; and 
‘‘(B) cure such discrepancy and count the 
ballot if, prior to the expiration of the 48-hour 
period described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
individual provides the official with information 
to cure such discrepancy, either in person, by 
telephone, or by electronic methods. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE MISS-
ING
SIGNATURE
OR
OTHER
DEFECT.—If an indi-
vidual submits an absentee or other mail-in ballot 
for a District of Columbia election without a signa-
ture on the ballot or the certificate of transmission 
included with the ballot under subsection (c)(1) or 
submits an absentee ballot with another defect 
which, if left uncured, would cause the ballot to not 
be counted, the appropriate District of Columbia 
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election official, prior to making a final determina-
tion as to the validity of the ballot, shall— 
‘‘(A) make a good faith effort to imme-
diately notify the individual by mail, telephone, 
or (if available) text message and electronic 
mail that— 
‘‘(i) the ballot or certificate of trans-
mission did not include a signature or has 
some other defect; and 
‘‘(ii) if the individual does not provide 
the missing signature or cure the other de-
fect prior to the expiration of the 48-hour 
period which begins on the date the official 
notifies the individual that the ballot or 
certificate of transmission did not include 
a signature or has some other defect, such 
ballot will not be counted; and 
‘‘(B) count the ballot if, prior to the expi-
ration of the 48-hour period described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), the individual provides the 
official with the missing signature on a form 
proscribed by the District of Columbia or cures 
the other defect. 
This paragraph does not apply with respect to a de-
fect consisting of the failure of a ballot to meet the 
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applicable deadline for the acceptance of the ballot, 
as described in subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) DEADLINE.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the District of Columbia may not accept 
an absentee or other mail-in ballot for a District of 
Columbia election which is received by the appro-
priate election official following the close of polls on 
Election Day. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR ABSENT MILITARY AND 
OVERSEAS VOTERS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to a ballot cast by an individual who is entitled to 
vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20301 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed as prohibiting the 
District of Columbia from accepting an absentee or 
other mail-in ballot for a District of Columbia elec-
tion that is delivered in person by the voter to an 
election official at an appropriate polling place or 
the District of Columbia Board of Elections if such 
ballot is received by the election official by the dead-
line described in paragraph (1). 
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‘‘SEC. 331. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO USE OF 
DROP BOXES. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘American Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia 
Ballot Security Act’. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—With respect to a District of 
Columbia election, the District of Columbia may not use 
a drop box to accept a voted absentee or other mail-in 
ballot for any such election unless— 
‘‘(1) any such drop box is located inside a Dis-
trict of Columbia Government building or facility; 
‘‘(2) the District of Columbia provides for the 
security of any such drop box through 24-hour re-
mote or electronic surveillance; and 
‘‘(3) the District of Columbia Board of Elec-
tions collects any ballot deposited in any such drop 
box each day after 5:00 p.m. (local time) during the 
period of the election. 
‘‘SEC. 332. SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO APPLICATION 
OF REQUIREMENTS TO FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
‘‘With respect to an election for Federal office in the 
District of Columbia, to the extent that there is any incon-
sistency with the requirements of this subtitle and the re-
quirements of subtitle A, the requirements of this subtitle 
shall apply. 
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‘‘SEC. 333. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION DEFINED. 
‘‘In this subtitle, the term ‘District of Columbia elec-
tion’ means any election for public office in the District 
of Columbia, including an election for Federal office, and 
any ballot initiative or referendum.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN-
FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, and the requirements of subtitle C with 
respect to the District of Columbia.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to title III the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Requirements for Elections in District of Columbia 
‘‘Sec. 321. Statement of Congressional authority; findings. 
‘‘Sec. 322. Requirements for photo identification. 
‘‘Sec. 323. Requirements for voter registration. 
‘‘Sec. 324. Ban on collection and transmission of ballots by certain third 
parties. 
‘‘Sec. 325. Timely processing and reporting of results. 
‘‘Sec. 326. Ban on noncitizen voting. 
‘‘Sec. 327. Requirements with respect to provisional ballots. 
‘‘Sec. 328. Mandatory post-election audits. 
‘‘Sec. 329. Public observation of election procedures. 
‘‘Sec. 330. Requirements for voting by mail-in ballot. 
‘‘Sec. 331. Requirements with respect to use of drop boxes. 
‘‘Sec. 332. Special rule with respect to application of requirements to Fed-
eral elections. 
‘‘Sec. 333. District of Columbia election defined. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to District of Columbia elections held on or after 
January 1, 2024. For purposes of this section, the term 
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‘‘District of Columbia election’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 333 of the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002, as added by section 2(a). 
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