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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjad,mr4 
,s*um] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
am5d ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 
to require ,/ates to develop cont+5cy   
plans to address unexpect$ em]g5cies or 
natural disa/]s t may ?reat5 to disrupt 
! adm9i/ration ( an election = ,f$]al   
(fice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,elections ,prep>$ness ,requires ,e>ly  
,plann+ 7,elections ,,prep7 ,act4  #b4  
,cont+5cy plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7     
,cont+5cy plans ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help  
,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aedha et seq47 is am5d$--    
7,a7 by r$esignat+ sections #cjd & #cje 
z sections #cje & #cjf1 respectively2 & 
7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #cjc !      
foll[+ new section3  #cjd4 ,cont+5cy    
plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,/ate %all     
develop cont+5cy plans to address       

unexpect$ em]g5cies or natural disa/]s t
 may ?reat5 to disrupt ! adm9i/ration ( 
an election = ,f$]al (fice 9 accordance 
) ! foll[+ requirem5ts3 7#a7 ,! ,/ate   
%all develop ! cont+5cy plan 9          
consultation ) ,/ate em]g5cy prep>$ness 
organizations 7includ+ ,/ate & local law
 en=cem5t ag5cies1 ,/ate ,(fices &      
,ag5cies ( ,em]g5cy ,managem5t1 electric
 companies1 & local fire dep>tm5ts74    
7#b7 ,! cont+5cy plan %all conta9-- 7,a7
 alt]native ways to notify ! public (   
*anges 9 election proc$ures2 &  7,b7    
plans to address disruptions at e /ep ( 
! vot+ process1 includ+ e>ly vot+4  7#c7
 ,! ,/ate %all review & update1 z ne$$1 
! cont+5cy plan n lat] ?an #ahj days    
be=e ea* regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election 
= ,f$]al (fice4  7b7 ,c]tification (    
compliance ,if ! ,/ate has n fil$ ) !   
,commission a c]tification "u section   
#bec7;a7 = ! fiscal ye>1 ! ,/ate %all   
file ) ! ,commission a /atem5t c]tify+ t
 ! ,/ate is 9 compliance ) ! requirem5ts
 "u ?is section4 ,a ,/ate may meet !    

requirem5t ( ! previ\s s5t5ce by fil+ ) 
! ,commission a /atem5t :i* reads z     
foll[s3  h]eby c]tifies t x is 9        
compliance ) ! requirem5ts "u section   
#cjd ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act (     
#bjjb4 7) ! blank to be fill$ 9 ) ! "n (
 ! ,/ate involv$74  7c7 ,effective date 
,ea* ,/ate %all be requir$ to comply ) !
 requirem5ts ( ?is section = ! regul>ly 
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice    
occurr+ 9 ,novemb] #bjad & = any        
subsequ5t election = ,f$]al (fice4  4   
7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7,a7 ,section    
#dja ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeeaa7  
is am5d$ by /rik+ & #cjc & ins]t+ #cjc1 
& #cjd4  7,b7 ,! table ( cont5ts ( su*  
,act is am5d$-- 7i7 by r$esignat+ !     
items relat+ to sections #cjd & #cje z  
relat+ to sections #cje & #cjf1         
respectively2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #cjc ! foll[+ new
 item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,cont+5cy plans4  4 
7b7 ,requirem5ts = ,/ate plans ,section 
#bed7;a7 ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( 
#bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aedjd7;a77 is     

am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
p>agraph3  7#ae7 ,h[ ! ,/ate w develop  
cont+5cy plans consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts 
( section #cjd4  4  7c7 ,fund+ ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy   
may provide f9ancial assi/ance to ,/ates
 "u ! em]g5cy managem5t p]=mance grants 
program 7z au?oriz$ by ! ,national      
,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #djja et seq471 ! ,rob]t ,t4  
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et 
seq471 ! ,e>?quake ,haz>ds ,r$uction    
,act ( #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggja et    
seq471 ,reorganization ,plan ,no4 #c (  
#aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 & section   
#ffb ( ! ,po/-,katr9a ,em]g5cy          
,managem5t ,re=m ,act ( #bjjf 7#f       
,u4,s4,c4 #gfb77 = ! purpose ( develop+ 
a cont+5cy plan "u section #cjd ( !     
,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb1 z add$
 by subsection 7a74