,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,phillips 7for himself1 ,ms4           
,mc,collum1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4     
,deutch1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mr4         
,moulton1 and ,mr4 ,allred7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,house             
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,help ,america 
,vote ,act of #bjjb to require ,state   
and local election officials to conduct 
public education campaigns to notify    
individuals of changes in the           
administration of elections for ,federal
 office in response to emergencies      
affecting public health and safety1 to  
require the websites of such officials  

to be fully accessible to individuals   
with disabilities and to meet best      
practices established by the ,national  
,institute for ,science and ,technology 
for ensuring the continuing operation of
 such websites in the event of          
emergencies affecting public health and 
safety1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,voter ,notification of ,timely     
,information about ,changes in          
,elections ,act or the ,voter ,notice   
,act4  #b4 ,public education campaigns  
in event of changes in elections in     
response to emergencies  7a7            
,requirement for election officials ,to 
conduct campaigns ,section #cjb of the  
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bajhb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following new  
subsection3  7d7 ,public education      
campaigns in event of changes in        
elections in response to emergencies    

7#a7 ,requirement ,if the administration
 of an election for ,federal office1    
including the methods of voting or      
registering to vote in the election1 is 
changed in response to an emergency     
affecting public health and safety1 the 
appropriate ,state or local election    
official shall conduct a public         
education campaign through at least one 
direct mailing to each individual who is
 registered to vote in the election1 and
 through additional direct mailings1    
newspaper advertisements1 broadcasting  
7including through television1 radio1   
satellite1 and the ,internet71 and      
social media1 to notify individuals who 
are eligible to vote or to register to  
vote in the election of the changes4    
7#b7 ,frequency and methods of providing
 information ,the election official     
shall carry out the public education    
campaign under this subsection at such  
frequency1 and using such methods1 as   
will have the greatest likelihood of    
providing timely knowledge of the change

 in the administration of the election  
to those individuals who will be most   
adversely affected by the change4  7#c7 
,language accessibility ,in the case of 
a ,state or political subdivision that  
is a covered ,state or political        
subdivision under section #bjc of the   
,voting ,rights ,act of #aife 7#eb      
,u4,s4,c4 #ajejc71 the appropriate      
election official shall ensure that the 
information disseminated under a public 
education campaign conducted under this 
subsection is provided in the language  
of the applicable minority group as well
 as in the ,english language1 as        
required by section #bjc of such ,act4  
7#d7 ,effective date ,this subsection   
shall apply with respect to the         
regularly scheduled general election for
 ,federal office held in ,november #bjbj
 and each succeeding election for       
,federal office4  4  7b7 ,conforming    
amendment relating to effective date    
,section #cjb7;e7 of such ,act 7#eb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bajhb7;e771 as redesignated  

by subsection 7a71 is amended by        
striking ,each ,state and inserting     
,except as provided in subsection 7d71  
each ,state4  #c4 ,requirements for     
websites of election officials  7a7     
,requirements ,subtitle ,a of title     
,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act  
of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 
is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating      
sections #cjd and #cje as sections #cje 
and #cjf2 and  7#b7 by inserting after  
section #cjc the following new section3 
#cjd4 ,requirements for websites of     
election officials  7a7 ,accessibility  
,each ,state and local election official
 shall ensure that the official public  
website of the official is fully        
accessible for individuals with         
disabilities1 including the blind and   
visually impaired1 in a manner that     
provides the same opportunity for access
 and participation as the website       
provides for other individuals4  7b7    
,continuing operation in case of        
emergencies  7#a7 ,establishment of best

 practices  7,a7 ,in general ,the       
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology shall       
establish and regularly update best     
practices for ensuring the continuing   
operation of the official public        
websites of ,state and local election   
officials during emergencies affecting  
public health and safety4  7,b7         
,deadline ,the ,director shall first    
establish the best practices required   
under this paragraph as soon as         
practicable after the date of the       
enactment of this section1 but in no    
case later than ,august #ae1 #bjbj4     
7#b7 ,requiring websites to meet best   
practices ,each ,state and local        
election official shall ensure that the 
official public website of the official 
is in compliance with the best practices
 established by the ,director of the    
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology under paragraph 7#b74  7c7  
,effective date ,this section shall     
apply with respect to the regularly     

scheduled general election for ,federal 
office held in ,november #bjbj and each 
succeeding election for ,federal office4
  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment relating 
to adoption of voluntary guidance by    
,election ,assistance ,commission       
,section #caa7;b7 of such ,act 7#eb     
,u4,s4,c4 #baaja7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 
by striking and at the end of paragraph 
7#b72  7#b7 by striking the period at   
the end of paragraph 7#c7 and inserting 
2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end   
the following new paragraph3  7#d7 in   
the case of the recommendations with    
respect to section #cjd1 as soon as     
practicable after the date of the       
enactment of this paragraph1 but in no  
case later than ,august #ae1 #bjbj4  4  
7c7 ,conforming amendment relating to   
enforcement ,section #dja of such ,act  
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended by    
striking sections #cja1 #cjb1 and #cjc  
and inserting subtitle ,a of title      
,,iii4  7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the    
table of contents of such ,act is       

amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the     
items relating to sections #cjd and #cje
 as relating to sections #cje and #cjf2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after the item   
relating to section #cjc the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,requirements for
 websites of election officials4  4  #d4
 ,payments by ,election ,assistance     
,commission to ,states for costs of     
compliance  7a7 ,availability of        
payments ,subtitle ,d of title ,,ii of  
the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb  
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajja et seq47 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new part3  #g ,payments for   
,costs of ,compliance ,with ,certain    
,requirements ,relating to ,public      
,notification  #big4 ,payments  7a7     
,availability and use of payments ,the  
,commission shall make a payment to each
 eligible ,state to cover the costs the 
,state incurs or expects to incur in    
meeting the requirements of section     
#cjb7;d7 7relating to public education  
campaigns in event of changes in        

elections in response to emergencies7   
and section #cjd 7relating to           
requirements for the websites of        
election officials74  7b7 ,schedule of  
payments ,as soon as practicable after  
the date of the enactment of this part1 
and not less frequently than once each  
calendar year thereafter1 the           
,commission shall make payments under   
this part4  7c7 ,administration of      
payments ,the chief ,state election     
official of the ,state shall receive the
 payment made to a ,state under this    
part1 and may use the payment for the   
purposes set forth in this part without 
intervening action by the legislature of
 the ,state4  #big;,a4 ,amount of       
payment  7a7 ,in general ,the amount of 
a payment made to an eligible ,state for
 a year under this part shall be        
determined by the ,commission on the    
basis of the information provided by the
 ,state in its application under section
 #big;,b4  7b7 ,continuing availability 
of funds after appropriation ,a payment 

made to an eligible ,state under this   
part shall be available without fiscal  
year limitation4  #big;,b4 ,requirements
 for eligibility  7a7 ,application ,each
 ,state that desires to receive a       
payment under this part for a fiscal    
year shall submit an application for the
 payment to the ,commission at such time
 and in such manner and containing such 
information as the ,commission shall    
require4  7b7 ,contents of application  
,each application submitted under       
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 describe the
 activities for which assistance under  
this part is sought2 and  7#b7 provide  
an estimate of the costs the ,state has 
incurred or expects to incur in carrying
 out the provisions described in section
 #big1 together with such additional    
information and certifications as the   
,commission determines to be essential  
to ensure compliance with the           
requirements of this part4  #big;,c4    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated for   

payments under this part such sums as   
may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years #bjbj through #bjbc4  #big;,d4    
,reports  7a7 ,reports by recipients    
,not later than the #f months after the 
end of each fiscal year for which an    
eligible ,state received a payment under
 this part1 the ,state shall submit a   
report to the ,commission on the        
activities conducted with the funds     
provided during the year4  7b7 ,reports 
by ,commission to committees ,with      
respect to each fiscal year for which   
the ,commission makes payments under    
this part1 the ,commission shall submit 
a report on the activities carried out  
under this part to the ,committee on    
,house ,administration of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,rules and ,administration of the       
,senate4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents of such ,act is  
amended by adding at the end of the     
items relating to subtitle ,d of title  
,,ii the following3  ,part #g--,payments

 for ,costs of ,compliance ,with        
,certain ,requirements ,relating to     
,public ,notification ,sec4 #big4       
,payments4 ,sec4 #big;,a4 ,amount of    
payment4 ,sec4 #big;,b4 ,requirements   
for eligibility4 ,sec4 #big;,c4         
,authorization of appropriations4 ,sec4 
#big;,d4 ,reports4  4