,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjae ,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 ! availability ( e>ly vot+ or
 no-excuse abs5tee vot+4  #a4           
,availability ( e>ly vot+ & no-excuse   
abs5tee vot+  7a7 ,requirem5t ,subtitle 
,a ( title ,,iii ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote
 ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha 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 sections3
  #cjd4 ,availability ( vot+ prior to   
election day  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,/ate   
%all--  7#a7 all[ individuals to vote 9 
an election = ,f$]al (fice prior to !   
date ( ! election ?r\gh--  7,a7 e>ly    
vot+ :i* meets ! requirem5ts (          
subsection 7b72 or  7,b7 vot+ by mail   
:i* meets ! requirem5ts ( subsection    

7c72 &  7#b7 publicize ! details ( any  
vot+ all[$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,e>ly 
vot+ ,e>ly vot+ meets ! requirem5ts (   
?is subsection if su* vot+ occurs--     
7#a7 ov] a p]iod ( #g consecutive days  
7includ+ week5d days7 dur+ ! #aj-;day   
p]iod prec$+ ! date ( ! election2  7#b7 
= no less ?an #h h\rs on ea* day su*    
e>ly vot+ occurs2 &  7#c7 9 ea*         
regi/r>'s jurisdiction & at a suffici5t 
numb] ( locations to p]mit all citiz5s (
 ! ,/ate reasonable access to vot+ prior
 to ! date ( ! election4  7c7 ,vot+ by  
mail ,vot+ by mail meets ! requirem5ts (
 ?is subsection if-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate does n
 require an excuse 9 ord] to obta9 & ca/
 a ballot by mail = any ,f$]al election2
 &  7#b7 ! ,/ate does n include any     
requirem5ts = not>ization4  7d7         
,effective date ,?is section %all apply 
) respect to elections held on or aft]  
,janu>y #a1 #bjag4  4  7b7 ,con=m+      
am5dm5t relat+ to en=cem5t ,section #dja
 ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is   
am5d$ by /rik+ & #cjc & ins]t+ #cjc1 &  

#cjd4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (  
cont5ts ( su* ,act is am5d$--  7#a7 by  
r$esignat+ ! items relat+ to sections   
#cjd & #cje z relat+ to sections #cje & 
#cjf1 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+   
aft] ! item relat+ to section #cjc !    
foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,e>ly     
vot+4  4