,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjad ,mrs4 ,boxer 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,nelson7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,rules and            
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb  
to ensure that voters in elections for  
,federal office do not wait in long     
lines in order to vote4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,lines ,interfere with ,national        
,elections ,act of #bjad or the ,,line  
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,findings and       
purpose  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds  
the following3 7#a7 ,excessive wait     
times at the election polls create an   
obstacle to an eligible citizen's       
fundamental right to vote4  7#b7 ,the   
,presidential ,commission on ,election  
,administration found that1 on the date 
of the #bjab ,federal election1 over    
#e1jjj1jjj voters experienced wait times

 exceeding one hour1 and an additional  
#e1jjj1jjj waited between a half hour   
and an hour4  7#c7 ,the ,presidential   
,commission on ,election ,administration
 found that several million eligible    
voters stand in line for an unacceptably
 long time in order to cast a vote in a 
,federal election1 year after year4     
7#d7 ,the ,presidential ,commission on  
,election ,administration found that    
excessive wait times are avoidable if   
the jurisdiction has undergone proper   
planning and develops systems to inform 
the responsible authorities when a      
breakdown occurs4  7#e7 ,the            
,presidential ,commission on ,election  
,administration concluded that1 as a    
general rule1 no voter should have to   
wait more than half an hour in order to 
have an opportunity to vote4  7#f7 ,the 
,presidential ,commission on ,election  
,administration offered several         
recommendations and best practices that 
could directly reduce voter lines4  7b7 
,purpose ,it is the purpose of this ,act

 to implement the ,presidential         
,commission on ,election                
,administration's recommendations aimed 
at reducing long lines at the election  
polls4  #c4 ,requirements for           
jurisdictions with substantial voter    
wait times  7a7 ,remedial plans for     
,states with excessive wait times  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,help ,america ,vote   
,act of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecja et  
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new title3  ,x ,remedial  
plans for ,states with excessive wait   
times  #ajja4 ,remedial plans for       
,states with excessive wait times  7a7  
,in general ,each jurisdiction for which
 the ,attorney ,general1 to the maximum 
extent practicable in coordination with 
the ,commission1 determines that a      
substantial number of voters waited more
 than #cj minutes to cast a vote in the 
election for ,federal office held on    
,november #f1 #bjab1 or any election for
 ,federal office held on or after such  
date1 shall comply with a ,state        

remedial plan established under this    
section in accordance with subsection   
7b74  7b7 ,state remedial plans ,the    
,attorney ,general1 to the maximum      
extent practicable in coordination with 
the ,commission1 shall establish for    
each ,state or jurisdiction which is    
required to comply with this section a  
,state remedial plan to minimize the    
waiting times of individuals voting in  
the ,state or jurisdiction in any       
election for ,federal office4  7c7      
,jurisdiction defined ,for purposes of  
this section1 the term jurisdiction has 
the meaning given the term registrar's  
jurisdiction in section #h7;j7 of the   
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  
#aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;gg-#f7;j774  
7d7 ,federal ,register notice ,not later
 than ,march #a of the year following   
the year in which an election for       
,federal office is held1 the ,attorney  
,general1 to the maximum extent         
practicable in coordination with the    
,commission1 shall publish in the       

,federal ,register a list of ,states and
 jurisdictions that are required to     
comply with a ,state remedial plan under
 this section4  7e7 ,state remedial plan
 certification ,not later than          
,september #a of the year following the 
year in which the ,attorney ,general    
publishes in the ,federal ,register a   
list described in subsection 7d71 the   
governor of each ,state included on the 
list shall submit to the ,attorney      
,general a letter certifying that the   
,state has made a good faith effort to  
comply with the ,state remedial plan    
established for the ,state under this   
section4  4  7#b7 ,conforming amendment 
,section #dja of the ,help ,america     
,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#aeeaa71 as amended by section          
#b7;a77#b71 is amended by striking and  
#djc and inserting #djc1 and the        
requirements of title ,x4  7#c7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of such ,act is amended by     
adding at the end the following3        

,,title ,x--,remedial plans for ,states 
with excessive wait times ,sec4 #ajja4  
,remedial plans for ,states with        
excessive wait times4  4  7b7 ,effective
 date ,the amendments made by this      
section shall take effect on the date of
 enactment of this ,act4