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,ru% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration1 & 9 addition to !        
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to   
prohibit ,/ates f impos+ any additional 
conditions or requirem5ts on !          
eligibility ( individuals to ca/ votes 9
 elections = ,f$]al (fice by abs5tee    
ballot by mail1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,am]ican ,"r to ,vote ,act4  #b4 ,uni=m 
availability ( abs5tee vot+ to all vot]s
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help   
,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #cjc ! foll[+ new   
section3  #cjc;,a4 ,uni=m availability (

 abs5tee vot+ to all vot]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,if an individual 9 a ,/ate is eligible
 to ca/ a vote 9 an election = ,f$]al   
(fice1 ! ,/ate may n impose any         
additional conditions or requirem5ts on 
! eligibility ( ! individual to ca/ !   
vote 9 su* election by abs5tee ballot by
 mail1 except t ! ,/ate may impose a    
deadl9e = reque/+ ! abs5tee ballot &    
relat$ vot+ mat]ials f ! appropriate    
,/ate or local election (ficial & =     
return+ ! ballot to ! appropriate ,/ate 
or local election (ficial4  7b7 ,p]mitt+
 vot]s ,to designate o!r p]son ,to      
return ballot ,! ,/ate-- 7#a7 %all p]mit
 a vot] to designate any p]son to return
 a vot$ & seal$ abs5tee ballot to ! po/ 
(fice1 a ballot drop-(f location1       
tribally designat$ build+1 or election  
(fice s long z ! p]son designat$ to     
return ! ballot does n receive any =m ( 
comp5sation bas$ on ! numb] ( ballots t 
! p]son has return$ & no individual1    
gr\p1 or organization provides          
comp5sation on ?is basis2 &  7#b7 may n 

put any limit on h[ _m vot$ & seal$     
abs5tee ballots any designat$ p]son c   
return to ! po/ (fice1 a ballot drop (f 
location1 tribally designat$ build+1 or 
election (fice4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction
 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to 
affect ! au?ority ( ,/ates to conduct   
elections = ,f$]al (fice ?r\gh ! use (  
poll+ places at :i* individuals ca/     
ballots4  7d7 ,no effect on ballots     
submitt$ by abs5t milit>y & ov]seas     
vot]s ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be con/ru$
 to affect ! treatm5t ( any ballot      
submitt$ by an individual :o is entitl$ 
to vote by abs5tee ballot "u ! ,uni=m$ &
 ,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act  
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja et seq474  7e7    
,effective date ,?is section %all apply 
) respect to ! regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al    
election = ,f$]al (fice held 9 ,novemb] 
#bjbj & ea* succe$+ election = ,f$]al   
(fice4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to
 en=cem5t ,section #dja ( su* ,act 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is am5d$ by /rik+ &   
#cjc & ins]t+ #cjc1 & #cjc;,a4  7c7     

,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts (   
su* ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item 
relat+ to section #cjc ! foll[+ new     
item3  ,sec4 #cjc;,a4 ,uni=m            
availability ( abs5tee vot+ to all      
vot]s4  4  #c4 ,election mail  7a7      
,treatm5t ( ballots z fir/-,class mail  
,any ballot 9 an election = public (fice
 s5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mails %all be    
categoriz$1 h&l$1 & deliv]$ z fir/-class
 mail by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice4
  7b7 ,policy on po/m>ks ,x %all be !   
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice 
to po/m>k1 :i* %all include any impr9t$ 
indicia f ! ,po/al ,s]vice t indicates !
 date ( receipt1 all election mail      
process$ by ! ,po/al ,s]vice4  7c7      
,same-,day process+ ,! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,po/al ,s]vice %all ensure1 to ! maximum
 ext5t practical1 t election mail is    
process$ & cle>$ f any po/al facility or
 po/ (fice on ! same day x is receiv$ at
 su* a facility or po/ (fice4  #d4      
,application ( ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act 
( #bjjb to ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn     

,m>iana ,isl&s  7a7 ,application to     
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
,section #ija ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote   
,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baada7 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 
,isl&s & ins]t+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9  
,isl&s1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts   
,su* ,act is fur!r am5d$ z foll[s3 7#a7 
,! second s5t5ce ( section #bac7;a77#b7 
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjidc7;a77#b77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ & ,am]ican ,samoa & ins]t+     
,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( !   
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#b7 ,section  
#beb7;c77#b7 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4             
#bajjb7;c77#b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ or !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s & ins]t+ !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 or !       
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4