,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hahi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,gohmert 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 prohibit
 a ,state from counting a ballot cast in
 an election for ,federal office which  
is received by the ,state after the date
 of the election4  #a4 ,prohibiting     
counting ballots received after date of 
election  7a7 ,prohibition ,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    
,prohibiting counting of ballots        
received after date of election  7a7    
,prohibition ,a ,state may not count a  
ballot cast in an election for ,federal 
office which is received by the ,state  
after the date of the election4 ,for    
purposes of this subsection1 a ballot   

shall be considered to be received by   
the ,state after the date of the        
election if the ballot is not received  
by the appropriate ,state or local      
election official prior to #ab3ja a4m4  
on the day after the date of the        
election4  7b7 ,exception for absent    
uniformed services voters and overseas  
citizens ,subsection 7a7 does not apply 
with respect to any individual who is   
entitled to vote by absentee ballot     
under the ,uniformed and ,overseas      
,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja et seq474  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 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 ,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 ,prohibiting  
counting of ballots received after date 
of election4  4