,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hahi ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #h1 #bjbj,mr4 ,gohm]t introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to prohibit a ,/ate f c\nt+ a ballot ca/ 9 an election = ,f$]al (fice :i* is receiv$ by ! ,/ate aft] ! date ( ! election4 #a4 ,prohibit+ c\nt+ ballots receiv$ aft] date ( election 7a7 ,prohibition ,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 ,prohibit+ c\nt+ ( ballots receiv$ aft] date ( election 7a7 ,prohibition ,a ,/ate may n c\nt a ballot ca/ 9 an election = ,f$]al (fice :i* is receiv$ by ! ,/ate aft] ! date ( ! election4 ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 a ballot %all be consid]$ to be receiv$ by ! ,/ate aft] ! date ( ! election if ! ballot is n receiv$ by ! appropriate ,/ate or local election (ficial prior to #ab3ja a4m4 on ! day aft] ! date ( ! election4 7b7 ,exception = abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot]s & ov]seas citiz5s ,subsection 7a7 does n apply ) respect to any 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 7c7 ,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 ,prohibit+ c\nt+ ( ballots receiv$ aft] date ( election4 4