,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #haja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #be1 #bjbj,mrs4
 ,dem+s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,/ates f d5y+ or
 abridg+ ! "r to vote 9 elections =     
,f$]al (fice ( individuals on ! gr\nds (
 conviction ( a crim9al (f5se1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,e ,am]ican ,has ! ,"r ,to 
,vote ,act4  #b4 ,"r to vote (          
individuals convict$ ( crim9al (f5se    
7a7 ,"r ,to vote ,a ,/ate may n d5y or  
abridge ! "r ( an individual :o is a    
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to vote 9 any  
election = ,f$]al (fice on ! gr\nds t ! 
individual has be5 convict$ ( a crim9al 
(f5se1 & %all make su* accommodations z 
! ,/ate consid]s necess>y to enable an  
individual :o has be5 convict$ ( a      
crim9al (f5se to ca/ a ballot 9 su* an  
election1 includ+ p]mitt+ ! individual  
to vote by mail if ! individual is      
unable to ca/ a ballot 9 p]son at a     

poll+ place4  7b7 ,gu>antee ( resid5cy (
 inc>c]at$ individuals = purposes ( vot+
 ,= ! purposes ( vot+ 9 any election =  
,f$]al (fice1 an individual :o is abs5t 
f a ,/ate or jurisdiction because !     
individual is inc>c]at$ %all n1 solely  
by reason ( t abs5ce-- 7#a7 be deem$ to 
h lo/ a resid5ce or domicile 9 t ,/ate  
or jurisdiction2  7#b7 be deem$ to h    
acquir$ a resid5ce or domicile 9 any o!r
 ,/ate or jurisdiction2 or  7#c7 be     
deem$ to h become a resid5t 9 or a      
resid5t ( any o!r ,/ate or jurisdiction4
  #c4 ,notification ( ret5tion ( vot+   
rights  7a7 ,/ate notification ,at ! "t 
an individual is convict$ ( a crim9al   
(f5se "u ! law ( a ,/ate1 ! ,/ate %all  
notify ! individual 9 writ+ t !         
individual's conviction ( ! (f5se does n
 affect ! individual's "r to vote 9 an  
election = ,f$]al (fice & t ! individual
 may regi/] to vote 9 an election =     
,f$]al (fice if ! individual is o!rwise 
eligible to vote 9 ! election4  7b7     
,f$]al notification ,at ! "t an         

individual is convict$ ( a crim9al (f5se
 "u ,f$]al law1 ! c\rt 9 :i* !          
individual is convict$ %all notify !    
individual 9 writ+ t ! individual's     
conviction ( ! (f5se does n affect !    
individual's "r to vote 9 an election = 
,f$]al (fice & t ! individual may regi/]
 to vote 9 an election = ,f$]al (fice if
 ! individual is o!rwise eligible to    
vote 9 ! election4  #d4 ,en=cem5t  7a7  
,decl>atory & injunctive relief ,!      
,attorney ,g5]al may br+ a civil action 
aga9/ any ,/ate or jurisdiction 9 an    
appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt
 = su* decl>atory & injunctive relief   
7includ+ a tempor>y re/ra9+ ord]1 a     
p]man5t or tempor>y injunction1 or o!r  
ord]7 z may be necess>y to en=ce ?is    
,act4  7b7 ,private "r ( action  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,a p]son :o is aggriev$ by a     
violation ( ?is ,act may provide writt5 
notice ( ! violation to ! *ief ,/ate    
election (ficial ( ! ,/ate involv$4     
7#b7 ,relief ,except z provid$ 9        
p>agraph 7#c71 if ! violation is n      

correct$ )9 #bj days aft] receipt ( a   
notice "u p>agraph 7#a71 or )9 #e days  
aft] receipt ( ! notice if ! violation  
occurr$ )9 #abj days be=e ! date ( an   
election = ,f$]al (fice1 ! aggriev$     
p]son may1 9 a civil action1 obta9      
decl>atory or injunctive relief )       
respect to ! violation4  7#c7 ,exception
 ,if ! violation occurr$ )9 #cj days    
be=e ! date ( an election = ,f$]al      
(fice1 ! aggriev$ p]son ne$ n provide   
notice to ! *ief election (ficial ( !   
,/ate "u p>agraph 7#a7 be=e br++ a civil
 action to obta9 decl>atory or          
injunctive relief ) respect to !        
violation4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1
 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
*ief ,/ate election (ficial means1 )    
respect to a ,/ate1 ! individual        
designat$ by ! ,/ate "u section #aj ( ! 
,national ,vot] ,regi/ration ,act (     
#aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeji7 to be      
responsible = coord9ation ( ! ,/ate's   
responsibilities "u su* ,act4  7#b7 ,!  
t]ms election & ,f$]al (fice h mean+    

giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #cja ( ! ,f$]al 
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq474  7#c7 ,! t]m 
,/ate means ea* ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  #f4         
,effective date ,?is ,act %all apply )  
respect to elections = ,f$]al (fice held
 on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4