,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #af1 #bjbc,ms4    
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4    
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4  
,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 &    
,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill    
,to direct ! ,election ,assi/ance       
,commission to e/abli% a program to make
 grants to ,/ates to provide increas$   
pay = election work]s1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,support ,our ,election ,work]s     
,act4  #b4 ,program = grants to support 
election work]s  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (      
program ,subtitle ,d ( title ,,ii ( !   
,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bajja et seq47 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #g ,paym5ts to 
help support election work]s  #big4     
,e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( grant program  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission %all e/abli%
 & op]ate a program "u :i* ! ,commission

 %all make paym5ts to eligible ,/ates = 
provid+ increas$ pay = election work]s1 
includ+ individuals s]v+ z election     
(ficials or poll work]s on a tempor>y or
 unpaid basis4  7b7 ,am\nt ( paym5t     
7#a7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a paym5t made to 
a ,/ate "u ! program e/abli%$ "u ?is "p 
%all be equal to ! great] (-- 7,a7 !    
reasonable co/s ! ,/ate expects to incur
 9 provid+ increas$ pay = election      
work]s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,commission tak+ 
into acc\nt ! in=mation provid$ by !    
,/ate 9 ! plan describ$ 9 section       
#big;,a2 or  7,b7 ! m9imum paym5t am\nt 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ) respect to ! 
fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,m9imum paym5t am\nt  
,! m9imum paym5t am\nt describ$ 9 ?is   
p>agraph ) respect to a fiscal ye> is   
equal to "o-half ( #a p]c5t ( !         
aggregate am\nt made available dur+ !   
fiscal ye> = paym5ts "u ! program       
e/abli%$ "u ?is "p4  7c7 ,application ,9
 ord] to be eligible to receive a paym5t
 "u ! program e/abli%$ "u ?is "p1 a     
,/ate %all submit to ! ,commission1 at  

su* "t & 9 su* =m z ! ,commission may   
require1 an application conta9+ a       
description ( a plan = h[ ! ,/ate w use 
! paym5t to provide increas$ pay to     
election work]s1 z describ$ 9 section   
#big;,a1 toge!r ) su* o!r in=mation &   
assurances z ! ,commission may require4 
7d7 ,reports ,a ,/ate receiv+ a paym5t  
"u ! program e/abli%$ "u ?is "p %all    
submit to ! ,commission su* reports on !
 ,/ate's use ( ! paym5t z ! ,commission 
may require4  #big;,a4 ,/ate plan =     
provid+ increas$ pay to election work]s 
7a7 ,elem5ts ( plan ,a ,/ate's plan =   
provid+ increas$ pay to election work]s 
%all include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,a  
description ( h[ ! ,/ate w use increas$ 
pay to reta9 qualifi$ election work]s & 
to recruit new election work]s4  7#b7 ,!
 requirem5ts an individual mu/ meet 9   
ord] to be eligible to receive increas$ 
pay "u ! plan4  7#c7 ,! am\nt ( !       
reasonable co/s ! ,/ate expects to incur
 9 provid+ increas$ pay = su* eligible  
individuals4  7#d7 ,! proc$ures = c>ry+ 

out ! plan1 includ+ ! ext5t to :i* ,/ate
 & local election (ficials w be         
responsible = c>ry+ out ! plan4  7b7    
,opportunity ( all election work]s ,to  
receive pay ,"u ! ,/ate's plan1 ! ,/ate 
may n treat an election work] z         
ineligible to receive increas$ pay      
solely because ! individual does n      
int]act directly ) vot]s1 individuals   
attempt+ to vote1 or individuals        
attempt+ to regi/] to vote4  #big;,b4   
,cov]age ( ,commonweal? ( ,nor!rn       
,m>iana ,isl&s ,9 ?is "p1 ! ,commonweal?
 ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s %all be     
consid]$ a ,/ate4  #big;,c4             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = paym5ts "u 
?is "p su* sums z may be necess>y =     
fiscal ye> #bjbd & ea* succe$+ fiscal   
ye>4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (
 cont5ts ( su* ,act is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ( ! items relat+ to subtitle ,d ( 
title ,,ii ! foll[+3  ,,"p #g-- ,paym5ts
 to help support election work]s ,sec4  
#big4 ,e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( grant    

program4 ,sec4 #big;,a4 ,/ate plan =    
provid+ increas$ pay to election work]s4
 ,sec4 #big;,b4 ,cov]age ( ,commonweal? 
( ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4 ,sec4 #big;,c4
 ,au?orization ( appropriations4  4