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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bi1 #bjbb,mr4   
,gro?man 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     
e/abli% requirem5ts = vot+ by abs5tee   
ballot 9 elections = ,f$]al (fice1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,clean ,elections 9    
,am]ica ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5ts )       
respect to vot+ by abs5tee ballot  7a7  
,requirem5ts ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help     
,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #cjd & #cje 
z sections #cje & #cjf1 respectively2 & 
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #cjc !      
foll[+ new section3  #cjd4 ,requirem5ts 
) respect to vot+ by abs5tee ballot  7a7
 ,individuals eligible ,to receive      
abs5tee ballot  7#a7 ,excusable reasons 
to receive abs5tee ballot ,a ,/ate may n
 provide to an individual an abs5tee    

ballot to vote 9 an election = ,f$]al   
(fice unless su* individual meets !     
application requirem5ts describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b7 & is unable to vote 9     
p]son at ! appropriate poll+ place 9 !  
,/ate on ! date ( ! election = any ( !  
foll[+ reasons3 7,a7 ,! bus9ess or      
occupation ( ! individual prev5ts su*   
individual f vot+ 9 p]son on ! date ( ! 
election4  7,b7 ,! individual is unable 
to vote 9 p]son on ! date ( ! election  
because su* individual provides c>e to a
 p>5t1 sp\se1 or *ild ) an illness1     
disability1 or injury t requires con/ant
 c>e4  7,c7 ,! individual suff]s f a    
physical ailm5t1 or is an individual ) a
 disability1 t sub/antially limits !    
ability ( ! individual to vote 9 p]son4 
7,d7 ,! individual w be abs5t f !       
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! individual is      
regi/]$ to vote on ! date ( ! election4 
7,e7 ,! individual is entitl$ to vote by
 abs5tee ballot "u any o!r ,f$]al law4  
7#b7 ,application requirem5ts ,a ,/ate  
may n provide to an individual an       

abs5tee ballot to vote 9 an election =  
,f$]al (fice unless-- 7,a7 ! individual 
submits an application to ! appropriate 
,/ate or local election (ficial & su*   
application is receiv$ by ! (ficial n   
lat] ?an noon on ! ,friday be=e ! date (
 ! election2 &  7,b7 ! application      
includes-- 7i7 ! individual's "n &      
address2  7ii7 ! reason su* individual  
is unable to vote 9 p]son at !          
appropriate poll+ place 9 ! ,/ate on !  
date ( ! election & su* reason is an    
excusable reason describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a72 &  7iii7 a sworn writt5 /atem5t   
atte/+ to ! individual's id5tity4  7b7  
,effective date ,?is section %all apply 
) respect to ea* election = ,f$]al (fice
 held aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
section4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ 
to en=cem5t ,section #dja ( ! ,help     
,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is am5d$ by /rik+ &   
#cjc & ins]t+ #cjc1 & #cjd4  7c7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts (   
su* ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ !

 items relat+ to sections #cjd & #cje z 
relat+ to sections #cje & #cjf2 &  7#b7 
by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section 
#cjc ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4    
,requirem5ts ) respect to vot+ by       
abs5tee ballot4  4