,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hged  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #af1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,scanlon 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,escobar1 and ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,house   
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
,states to provide a minimum number of  
in-person1 secured drop boxes in each   
county in the ,state at which           
individuals may drop off voted absentee 
ballots in elections for ,federal       
office1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,dropbox ,access ,act of #bjbj4  #b4
 ,requiring ,states to provide secured  
drop boxes for voted absentee ballots in
 elections for ,federal office  7a7     
,requirement ,the ,help ,america ,vote  
,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjija 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 ,use of secured drop boxes for    
voted absentee ballots  7a7 ,requiring  
use of drop boxes ,in each county in the
 ,state1 each ,state shall provide      
in-person1 secured drop boxes at which  
individuals may1 at any time during the 
period described in subsection 7b71 drop
 off voted absentee ballots in an       
election for ,federal office4  7b7      
,minimum period for availability of drop
 boxes ,the period described in this    
subsection is1 with respect to an       
election1 the period which begins #de   
days before the date of the election and
 which ends at the time the polls close 
for the election in the county involved4
  7c7 ,accessibility for individuals    
with disabilities ,each ,state shall    
ensure that the drop boxes provided     
under this section are accessible for   
use by individuals with disabilities4   
7d7 ,determination of number and        
location of drop boxes ,in determining  
the number and location of drop boxes   
provided under this section1 the ,state 

shall meet the following requirements3  
7#a7 ,the number of drop boxes provided 
by a ,state in a county shall be a      
number equal to or greater than the     
voting age population of the county     
divided by #ae1jjj 7rounded to the      
nearest whole number74  7#b7 ,the number
 and location of drop boxes within      
particular areas of the county shall be 
determined by applying such factors as  
will provide the maximum accessibility  
to the drop boxes for the greatest      
number of voters in the county1 without 
regard to race1 color1 national origin1 
religion1 sex1 sexual orientation1      
gender identity1 age1 or disability     
status4  7#c7 ,the drop boxes shall be  
placed at locations which are convenient
 for use by individuals who use public  
transportation4  7#d7 ,the ,state shall 
ensure that drop boxes provided in a    
county are located in urban1 suburban1  
and rural communities 7if any7 within   
the county and on ,tribal lands 7if any7
 within the county1 based on the density

 of the population in such communities4 
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 #cjd4  7c7 ,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 ,use of secured  
drop boxes for voted absentee ballots4  
4  7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments  
made by this section shall apply with   
respect to elections held during #bjba  
or any succeeding year4