,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhha ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #e1 #bjbe,ms4 ,crockett 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,evans of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,election ,assistance ,commission to make grants to ,states for procuring and maintaining electronic pollbooks with the capability of collecting and disseminating wait time information1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,supplying ,wait-time ,information to ,facilitate ,timely ,voting with ,operational and ,technology ,enhancements ,act or the ,,swift ,,vote ,act4 #b4 ,grants for procuring and maintaining electronic pollbooks 7a7 ,grants 7#a7 ,authority to make grants ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,election ,assistance ,commission shall make a grant to each eligible jurisdiction in a ,state for the purpose of-- 7,a7 procuring or maintaining electronic pollbooks 7hereafter referred to as e-pollbooks72 or 7,b7 developing the capability of collecting and disseminating wait time information for use in elections for ,federal office1 whether through the use of e-pollbooks with such capability or through other means4 7#b7 ,prioritization of grants to procure e-pollbooks ,in making grants to eligible jurisdictions under this section1 the ,commission shall give priority to eligible jurisdictions showing demonstrated need for new or additional e-pollbooks which the jurisdiction will use to reduce wait times at polling places on the dates of elections for ,federal office1 and give priority to eligible jurisdictions that propose the development of capability to report wait time information in accordance with subsection 7c77#b77;,a74 7b7 ,eligibility ,an eligible jurisdiction is eligible to receive a grant under this section if the eligible jurisdiction submits to the ,commission1 at such time and in such form as the ,commission may require1 an application containing the information and assurances described in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,information described ,the information and assurances described in this subsection are1 with respect to an eligible jurisdiction1 the following3 7#a7 ,for an eligible jurisdiction seeking funding for e-pollbooks1 a description of the need of the eligible jurisdiction for procuring or maintaining e-pollbooks4 7#b7 ,for an eligible jurisdiction seeking funding for the collection and dissemination of wait time information-- 7,a7 a certification that the chief election official of the eligible jurisdiction shall publish on the official public website of the chief election official the most recent wait time information for each polling place which is open for voters to vote in an election for ,federal office-- 7i7 in the case of a polling place which is open for #d hours or fewer on such a day1 on an hourly basis on such a day2 or 7ii7 in the case of a polling place which is open for more than #d hours on such a day1 on at least #d regular intervals on such a day4 7,b7 ,following each election cycle1 publish on the official public website of the chief election official of the eligible jurisdiction a report detailing wait time information through that election cycle1 including on the date of the election as well as any dates on which individuals were permitted to vote in person prior to the date of the election1 including wait times throughout each such day of voting1 to the extent such information is available4 7#c7 ,an assurance that-- 7,a7 the funds provided under this section will be used to supplement and not supplant other funds used to carry out the activities for which the funds are provided2 and 7,b7 the chief election official of the eligible jurisdiction shall provide regular reports to the ,commission containing information on the procurement and maintenance of e-pollbooks with the funds provided under this section4 7#d7 ,an assurance that the eligible jurisdiction shall develop procedures for certifying that the procurement and maintenance of e-pollbooks with the funds provided under this section is in compliance with the ,commission's ,voluntary ,electronic ,poll ,book ,certification ,program1 or any similar or successor program established by the ,commission for e-pollbook certification4 ,nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit a eligible jurisdiction in a ,state from receiving a grant under this section on the grounds that the ,state has in effect standards and procedures for the use of e-pollbooks which are in addition to the standards and procedures required by the ,commission4 7#e7 ,an assurance that the eligible jurisdiction will work with experts in voting system technology and infrastructure to develop and carry out training programs in the use of e-pollbooks by election officials1 and that such programs will train election officials in methods that will enable the officials to meet the needs of individual voters1 including voters with limited ,english language proficiency and voters with disabilities1 without regard to age1 gender1 or sexual orientation4 7#f7 ,such other information and assurances as the ,commission may require4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,the term ,commission means the ,election ,assistance ,commission4 7#b7 ,the term election cycle means the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office and ending on the date of the next such election4 7#c7 ,the term eligible jurisdiction means a ,state or a political subdivision of a ,state which is responsible for carrying out an election for ,federal office in the ,state4 7#d7 ,the term e-pollbook means a device or technology that may be used at a polling place in an election for ,federal office in place of a traditional paper poll book and that partially automates the process of checking in voters1 assigning voters the correct ballot style1 and tracking voters who have been issued a ballot4 ,an e-pollbook may be used at the polling place together with a separate copy of the list of registered voters or may be networked into a central voter registration system which enables the election official at the polling place to check and update voter records in real time4 7#e7 ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 and the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4 7#f7 ,the term wait time information means1 with respect to a polling place in an election for ,federal office1 the length of time between when an individual arrives at the polling place and completes the polling place's check-in process1 as well as the length of time between the completion of that individual's check-in process and when that individual receives a ballot or1 if a physical ballot is not provided1 until the individual is directed to an electronic voting machine4 7e7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #abj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4