cedures to assure the timely processing and counting 
of provisional ballots, including— 
‘‘(A) standards for timely processing and 
counting to assure that, after the conclusion of 
the provisional vote count, parties and can-
didates may have full, timely, and effective re-
course to the recount and contest procedures 
provided by State law; and 
‘‘(B) standards for the informed participa-
tion of candidates and parties such as are con-
sistent with reasonable procedures to protect 
the security, confidentiality, and integrity of 
personal information collected in the course of 
the processing and counting of provisional bal-
lots.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 302(d) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 15482(d)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each State’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each State; and’’. 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) PROCESSING.—Each State shall be re-
quired to develop and publish the guidelines required 
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under subsection (a)(7) not later than the expiration 
of the 6-month period which begins on the date of 
the enactment of the Count Every Vote Act of 
2007.’’. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF STANDARDS FOR COUNTING 
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.—Section 302(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 15482(a)), as amended by subsections (b) and (c), 
is amended by inserting after paragraph (7) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) Not later than 90 days prior to any elec-
tion for Federal office, each State shall publish uni-
form standards for counting provisional ballots.’’. 
TITLE 
III—ADDITIONAL 
RE-
QUIREMENTS 
UNDER 
THE 
HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT OF 
2002 
Subtitle A—Shortening Voter Wait 
Times 
SEC. 301. EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS, 
POLL WORKERS, AND ELECTION RESOURCES. 
(a) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.), as 
amended by section 102(a), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subtitle: 
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‘‘Subtitle D—Additional 
Requirements 
‘‘SEC. 331. MINIMUM REQUIRED VOTING SYSTEMS AND 
POLL WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall provide for the 
minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, 
and other election resources (including all other physical 
resources) for each voting site on the day of any Federal 
election and on any days during which such State allows 
early voting for a Federal election in accordance with the 
standards determined under section 299. 
‘‘(b) VOTING SITE.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘voting site’ means a polling location, except that in 
the case of any polling location which serves more than 
1 precinct, such term shall mean a precinct.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 401 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15511), as amended by sec-
tion 102(b), is amended by striking ‘‘subtitle C’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subtitles C and D’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to title III the following: 
‘‘Subtitle D—Additional Requirements 
‘‘Sec. 331. Minimum required voting systems and poll workers.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Title II of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 15321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Guidance and 
Standards 
‘‘SEC. 299. STANDARDS FOR THE EQUITABLE ALLOCATION 
OF VOTING SYSTEMS, POLL WORKERS, AND 
ELECTION RESOURCES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2008, 
the Commission shall conduct a study and then issue 
standards that establish a minimum number of voting sys-
tems, poll workers, and other election resources (including 
all other physical resources) for each voting site on the 
day of any Federal election and on any days during which 
early voting is allowed for a Federal election. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The standards described in 
subsection (a) shall provide for a uniform and non-
discriminatory distribution of such systems, workers, 
and other resources, and, to the extent possible, 
shall take into account, among other factors, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The voting age population. 
‘‘(B) Voter turnout in past elections. 
‘‘(C) The number of voters registered. 
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‘‘(D) The number of voters who have reg-
istered since the most recent Federal election. 
‘‘(E) Census data for the population served 
by such voting site. 
‘‘(F) The educational levels and socio-eco-
nomic factors of the population served by such 
voting site. 
‘‘(G) The needs and numbers of voters 
with disabilities and voters with limited English 
proficiency. 
‘‘(H) The type of voting systems used. 
‘‘(2) NO FACTOR DISPOSITIVE.—The standards 
shall provide that the distribution of such systems 
should take into account the totality of all relevant 
factors, and no single factor shall be dispositive 
under the standards. 
‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—To the extent possible, the 
standards shall provide for a distribution of voting 
systems, poll workers, and other election resources 
with the goals of— 
‘‘(A) ensuring a fair and equitable waiting 
time for all voters in the State; and 
‘‘(B) preventing a waiting time of over 1 
hour at any voting site. 
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‘‘(c) VOTING SITE.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘voting site’ means a polling location, except that in 
the case of any polling location which serves more than 
1 precinct, such term shall mean a precinct. 
‘‘(d) DEVIATION.—The standards described in sub-
section (a) shall permit States, upon giving reasonable 
public notice, to deviate from any allocation requirements 
in the case of unforeseen circumstances such as a natural 
disaster or terrorist attack.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 202 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15322) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (6) and (7); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) carrying out the duties described under 
subtitle E;’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to title II the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Guidance and Standards 
‘‘Sec. 299. Standards for the equitable allocation of voting systems, poll work-
ers, and election resources.’’. 
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SEC. 302. STATE PLANS TO PREVENT UNREASONABLE WAIT 
TIMES; REMEDIAL PLANS; EMERGENCY BAL-
LOTS. 
(a) STATE PLANS REQUIRED.—Title III of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as 
sections 305 and 306; and 
(2) by inserting after section 303 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 304. ALLOCATION OF ELECTION RESOURCES. 
‘‘(a) STATE PLANS TO PREVENT UNREASONABLE 
VOTER WAITING TIMES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days be-
fore each election for Federal office, each State shall 
submit a written plan to the Commission describing 
the measures it is implementing to ensure, to the 
greatest extent possible, an equitable waiting time 
for all voters in the State, and a waiting time of less 
than 1 hour at any polling place in the election. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Not later 30 days after 
receiving a State plan under paragraph (1), the 
Commission shall make the plan available to the 
public. 
‘‘(b) REMEDIAL PLANS FOR STATES WITH EXCES-
SIVE VOTER WAIT TIMES.— 
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‘‘(1) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STATE
REMEDIAL 
PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) REMEDIAL PLANS.—Each jurisdiction 
for which the Commission determines that a 
substantial number of voters waited more than 
90 minutes to cast a vote in an election for 
Federal office, or in which there were substan-
tial violations of the standards established 
under section 299 with respect to an election 
for Federal office, shall comply with a State re-
medial plan established by the Commission to 
provide for the effective allocation of resources 
to administer elections held in the State and to 
reduce the waiting time of voters. 
‘‘(B) 
COORDINATION
WITH
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL
AND
STATES.—Each remedial plan 
established by the Commission shall provide for 
coordination between the Commission, the At-
torney General, and the State involved to mon-
itor the compliance of the State with the reme-
dial plan during the period leading up to the 
election and on the date of the election and to 
respond to serious delays in the ability of voters 
to cast their ballots at polling places. 
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‘‘(2) JURISDICTION DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘jurisdiction’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘registrar’s jurisdiction’ in section 
8(j) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg—6(j)). 
‘‘(c) EMERGENCY BALLOTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a failure of 
voting equipment or other circumstance at a polling 
place that causes an unreasonable delay, any indi-
vidual who is waiting at the polling place to cast a 
ballot in an election for Federal office at the time 
of the failure shall be advised immediately of the in-
dividuals right to use an emergency paper ballot, 
and upon request shall be provided with an emer-
gency paper ballot for the election and the supplies 
necessary to mark the ballot. 
‘‘(2) DISPOSITION OF BALLOT.—Any emergency 
paper ballot which is cast by an individual under 
this subsection shall be counted in the same manner 
as a regular ballot, unless the individual casting the 
ballot would have otherwise been required to cast a 
provisional ballot in the absence of the delay, in 
which case that ballot shall be treated in the same 
manner as a provisional ballot.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 
306; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 303 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Allocation of election resources.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Subtitle B—No-Excuse Absentee 
Voting 
SEC. 311. NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title III of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002, as added by this Act, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 332. NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State and jurisdiction shall 
permit any person who is otherwise qualified to vote in 
an election for Federal office to vote in such election in 
a manner other than in person, and shall not impose any 
additional conditions or restrictions on absentee voting 
other than a reasonable deadline for requesting and re-
turning the ballot. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSION AND PROCESSING.— 
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