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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
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e/abli% c]ta9 requirem5ts = ! timely    
process+ & report+ ( results ) respect  
to a ,di/rict ( ,columbia election1 & = 
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,elections3 ,di/rict ( ,columbia ,timely
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#b4 ,requirem5ts = process+ & report+   
results ) respect to ,di/rict (         
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,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 ,timely process+ & report+ (      
results ) respect to a ,di/rict (       

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ballots & report+ results ,! ,di/rict ( 
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receiv$ by mail 9 a ,di/rict ( ,columbia
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receiv$ & %all ensure to ! greate/ ext5t
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foll[+ ! date ( ! election1 b 9 no case 
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results be report$ e>li] ?an ! clos+ (  
polls on ! date ( ! election4  7b7      
,requirem5t ,to publi% numb] ( vot$     
ballots on election day ,! ,di/rict (   
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aft] ! clos+ ( polls on ! date ( a      
,di/rict ( ,columbia election1 make     
available on a publicly accessible      
website ! total numb] ( vot$ ballots 9 !
 possession ( election (ficials 9 !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia z ( ! "t ( ! clos+ 
( polls on ! date ( su* election1 :i*   
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by individuals :o are entitl$ to vote by
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numb] ( vot$ ballots = su* election     
receiv$ f individuals :o are entitl$ to 
vote by abs5tee ballot "u ! ,uni=m$ &   
,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act   
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcja et seq471 includ+ 
f individuals :o1 "u su* ,act1 vot$ by  
abs5tee ballot )\t reque/+ su* a ballot4
  7c7 ,requirem5ts ,to ensure bip>tisan 
election adm9i/ration activity ,)       
respect to a ,di/rict ( ,columbia       
election1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia election 
(ficials %all ensure t all activities   
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%all include a requirem5t t1 9 ! case ( 
an election work] :o ent]s a room :i*   
conta9s ballots1 vot+ equipm5t1 or      
non-vot+ equipm5t z any "p ( ! election 
work]'s duties to c>ry out su* election1
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individual regi/]$ to vote ) respect to 

a diff]5t political p>ty ?an su*        
election work]1 z det]m9$ pursuant to ! 
vot+ regi/ration records ( ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia4  7d7 ,di/rict ( ,columbia    
election def9$ ,! t]m ,di/rict (        
,columbia election means any election = 
public (fice 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
includ+ an election = ,f$]al (fice1 &   
any ballot initiative or ref]5dum4  4   
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to en=cem5t  
,section #dja ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote   
,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is  
am5d$ 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 & 
#cjf1 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+   
aft] ! item relat+ to section #cjc !    
foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,timely   
process+ & report+ ( results ) respect  
to a ,di/rict ( ,columbia election4  4