,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fahc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,grijalva introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,help ,america   
,vote ,act of #bjjb to require ,states  
to meet standards for the location and  
operation of polling places used in     
elections for ,federal office1 including
 a standard requiring ,states to ensure 
that no individual waits for longer than
 one hour to cast a vote at a polling   
place1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,voting ,access ,act4  #b4          
,requiring ,states to meet standards for
 location and operation of polling      
places used in elections for ,federal   
office  7a7 ,establishment of ,standards
  7#a7 ,in general ,title ,,iii of the  
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is amended by 
inserting after section #cjc the        

following new section3  #cjc;,a4        
,compliance with standards for location 
and operation of polling places  7a7    
,compliance ,each ,state shall comply   
with the standards established by the   
,commission under this section for the  
location and operation of polling places
 used in elections for ,federal office4 
7b7 ,establishment of standards  7#a7   
,standards described ,in consultation   
with the chief ,state election officials
 of the ,states1 the ,commission shall  
establish national standards for the    
location and operation of polling places
 used in elections for ,federal office  
7other than sites used as polling places
 on dates other than the date of the    
election71 including the following3 7,a7
 ,a requirement that no individual shall
 be required to wait for longer than one
 hour in order to cast a vote at a      
polling place4  7,b7 ,standards for     
determining the number of polling places
 within a jurisdiction on the basis of  
the voting age population of the        

jurisdiction1 taking into consideration 
factors which include the linguistic    
preferences of voters in the            
jurisdiction1 the availability of       
same-day voter registration in the      
jurisdiction1 and other relevant        
factors4  7,c7 ,standards for the       
nondiscriminatory placement and location
 of polling places within a             
jurisdiction1 including standards to    
ensure that polling places are          
accessible to voters with disabilities  
and voters using public transportation4 
7,d7 ,standards for ensuring that each  
polling place has sufficient resources1 
including voting systems1 ballots1 and  
election officials1 to meet the         
requirement described in subparagraph   
7,a74  7,e7 ,standards for ensuring that
 voters are given timely1 accurate1 and 
current information in clear and concise
 language regarding ballot information  
and the location of polling places4     
7,f7 ,best practices for preventing     
violations of laws prohibiting the      

intimidation or harassment of voters at 
polling places4  7,g7 ,standards for    
ensuring and improving the security of  
voting systems and polling places4  7#b7
 ,process for establishment of standards
 ,the establishment of the standards    
under this section shall be carried out 
by the ,commission in a manner that     
provides for each of the following3 7,a7
 ,publication of notice of the proposed 
standards in the ,federal ,register4    
7,b7 ,an opportunity for public comment 
on the proposed standards4  7,c7        
,publication of the final standards in  
the ,federal ,register4  7c7 ,deadline2 
,effective date ,the ,commission shall  
establish the standards under this      
section not later than #a year after the
 date of the enactment of this section1 
and each ,state shall comply with the   
standards with respect to all elections 
for ,federal office held on or after the
 expiration of the #ahj-;day period     
which begins on the date the ,commission
 establishes the standards4  4  7#b7    

,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of such ,act is amended by     
inserting after the item relating to    
section #cjc the following new item3    
,sec4 #cjc;,a4 ,compliance with         
standards for location and operation of 
polling places4  4  7b7 ,enforcement    
,section #dja of such ,act 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended by striking
 and #cjc and inserting #cjc1 and       
#cjc;,a4  7c7 ,funding ,section #beg7;a7
 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajjg7;a77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new paragraph3  7#e7 ,for the 
first fiscal year during which ,states  
are subject to the requirements of      
section #cjc;,a 7relating to standards  
established by the ,commission for the  
location and operation of polling       
places71 such sums as are necessary for 
requirements of payments to enable the  
,states to meet the requirements of such
 section4  4  #c4 ,studies and reports  
on misidentification of individual      
political party registration and purging

 of voter registration lists  7a7       
,studies  7#a7 ,misidentification of    
political party registration ,the       
,election ,assistance ,commission shall 
conduct a study of instances of the     
misidentification by election officials 
of the political party registration of  
individuals attempting to vote in       
primary elections for ,federal office1  
including an analysis of the frequency  
of such misidentification among various 
jurisdictions4  7#b7 ,purging of voter  
rolls ,the ,election ,assistance        
,commission shall conduct a study of    
instances in which ,states carry out    
purges of the official voter            
registration list or implement similar  
use it or lose it policies which        
automatically remove individuals who    
fail to vote from the official voter    
registration list4  7b7 ,report ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall submit to ,congress a 
report on the studies conducted under   

subsection 7a71 and shall include in the
 report such recommendations as the     
,commission considers appropriate-- 7#a7
 to prevent and respond to the          
misidentification of an individual's    
political party registration1 including 
recommendations to permit individuals to
 correct their political party          
registration at the polling place on the
 date of voting2 and  7#b7 to respond to
 purges of official voter registration  
lists1 including recommendations for    
notifying a registrant when a ,state    
initiates a process to remove the       
registrant from the list and providing  
instructions on how the registrant may  
renew the registrant's registration4