,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bi1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,grothman 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 establish        
requirements for voting by absentee     
ballot in elections for ,federal office1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,clean ,elections in ,america ,act4  #b4
 ,requirements with respect to voting by
 absentee ballot  7a7 ,requirements     
,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote
 ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et 
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating
 sections #cjd and #cje as sections #cje
 and #cjf1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by   
inserting after section #cjc the        
following new section3  #cjd4           
,requirements with respect to voting by 
absentee ballot  7a7 ,individuals       
eligible ,to receive absentee ballot    

7#a7 ,excusable reasons to receive      
absentee ballot ,a ,state may not       
provide to an individual an absentee    
ballot to vote in an election for       
,federal office unless such individual  
meets the application requirements      
described in paragraph 7#b7 and is      
unable to vote in person at the         
appropriate polling place in the ,state 
on the date of the election for any of  
the following reasons3 7,a7 ,the        
business or occupation of the individual
 prevents such individual from voting in
 person on the date of the election4    
7,b7 ,the individual is unable to vote  
in person on the date of the election   
because such individual provides care to
 a parent1 spouse1 or child with an     
illness1 disability1 or injury that     
requires constant care4  7,c7 ,the      
individual suffers from a physical      
ailment1 or is an individual with a     
disability1 that substantially limits   
the ability of the individual to vote in
 person4  7,d7 ,the individual will be  

absent from the jurisdiction in which   
the individual is registered to vote on 
the date of the election4  7,e7 ,the    
individual is entitled to vote by       
absentee ballot under any other ,federal
 law4  7#b7 ,application requirements ,a
 ,state may not provide to an individual
 an absentee ballot to vote in an       
election for ,federal office unless--   
7,a7 the individual submits an          
application to the appropriate ,state or
 local election official and such       
application is received by the official 
not later than noon on the ,friday      
before the date of the election2 and    
7,b7 the application includes-- 7i7 the 
individual's name and address2  7ii7 the
 reason such individual is unable to    
vote in person at the appropriate       
polling place in the ,state on the date 
of the election and such reason is an   
excusable reason described in paragraph 
7#a72 and  7iii7 a sworn written        
statement attesting to the individual's 
identity4  7b7 ,effective date ,this    

section shall apply with respect to each
 election for ,federal office held after
 the date of the enactment of this      
section4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment  
relating to enforcement ,section #dja of
 the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 
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 ,requirements    
with respect to voting by absentee      
ballot4  4