,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4
 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,honda1    
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mrs4 ,c>olyn  
,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote  
,act ( #bjjb to all[ all eligible vot]s 
to vote by mail 9 ,f$]al elections4  #a4
 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,univ]sal ,"r to ,vote by ,mail ,act (  
#bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,an inequity ( vot+ rights
 exi/s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates because vot]s 9
 "s ,/ates h ! univ]sal "r to vote by   
mail :ile vot]s 9 o!r ,/ates d n4  7#b7 
,_m vot]s (t5 h "w1 family1 or o!r      
commitm5ts t make gett+ to polls on !   
date ( an election difficult or         
impossible4 ,"u curr5t ,/ate laws1 _m ( 
^! vot]s are n p]mitt$ to vote by mail4 
7#c7 #bi ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia

 curr5tly all[ univ]sal abs5tee vot+    
7also kn[n z no-excuse abs5tee vot+71   
:i* p]mits any vot] to reque/ a mail-9  
ballot )\t provid+ a reason = ! reque/1 
& no ,/ate :i* has implem5t$ no-excuse  
abs5tee vot+ has swit*$ back4  7#d7     
,vot+ by mail gives vot]s m "t to       
consid] _! *oices1 :i* is especially    
important z _m ballots conta9 great]    
numb]s ( que/ions ab\t complex issues   
?an 9 ! pa/ due to ! exp&$ use ( !      
initiative & ref]5dum process 9 _m      
,/ates4  7#e7 ,all[+ all vot]s ! option 
to vote by mail c lead to increas$ vot] 
p>ticipation4  7#f7 ,all[+ all vot]s !  
option to vote by mail c r$uce wait+    
times = ^? vot]s :o *oose to vote at !  
polls4  7#g7 ,vot+ by mail is pref]able 
to _m vot]s z an alt]native to go+ to ! 
polls4 ,vot+ by mail has become         
increas+ly popul> ) vot]s :o want to be 
c]ta9 t !y are able to vote no matt] :at
 comes up on ,election ,day4  7#h7 ,no  
evid5ce exi/s sugge/+ ! pot5tial = fraud
 9 abs5tee ballot+ is great] ?an !      

pot5tial = fraud by any o!r me?od (     
vot+4  7#i7 ,_m ( ! reasons :i* vot]s 9 
_m ,/ates are requir$ to provide 9 ord] 
to vote by mail require ! revelation (  
p]sonal in=mation ab\t heal?1 travel    
plans1 or religi\s activities1 :i*      
violate vot]s' privacy :ile do+ no?+ to 
prev5t vot] fraud4  7#aj7 ,/ate laws :i*
 require vot]s to obta9 a not>y         
signature to vote by mail only add co/ &
 inconv5i5ce to vot]s )\t increas+      
security4  #c4 ,promot+ ,ability (      
,vot]s to ,vote by ,mail 9 ,f$]al       
,elections  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,subtitle ,a (
 title ,,iii ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote    
,act ( #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aedha et   
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#cjc ! foll[+ new section3  #cjc;,a4    
,promot+ ,ability ( ,vot]s to ,vote by  
,mail  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,if an individual 9
 a ,/ate is eligible to ca/ a vote 9 an 
election = ,f$]al (fice1 ! ,/ate may n  
impose any additional conditions or     
requirem5ts on ! eligibility ( !        
individual to ca/ ! vote 9 su* election 

by mail1 except to ! ext5t t ! ,/ate    
imposes a deadl9e = reque/+ ! ballot &  
relat$ vot+ mat]ials f ! appropriate    
,/ate or local election (ficial & =     
return+ ! ballot to ! appropriate ,/ate 
or local election (ficial4  7b7 ,rule ( 
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be
 con/ru$ to affect ! au?ority ( ,/ates  
to conduct elections = ,f$]al (fice     
?r\gh ! use ( poll+ places at :i*       
individuals ca/ ballots on ! date ( !   
election4  7c7 ,effective ,date ,a ,/ate
 %all be requir$ to comply ) !          
requirem5ts ( ?is section ) respect to  
elections = ,f$]al (fice held 9 ye>s    
beg9n+ ) #bjaf4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ ,am5dm5t
 ,relat+ to ,en=cem5t ,section #dja (   
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeeaa7 is am5d$
 by /rik+ & #cjc & ins]t+ #cjc1 &       
#cjc;,a4  7c7 ,cl]ical ,am5dm5t ,! table
 ( cont5ts = su* ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+
 aft] ! item relat+ to section #cjc !   
foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #cjc;,a4        
,promot+ ability ( vot]s to vote by     
mail4  4