,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #e1 #bjbe,ms4  
,crockett 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,williams (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,evans (  
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4        
,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,johnson (  
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,?ompson 
( ,mississippi7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se  
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !  
,election ,assi/ance ,commission to make
 grants to ,/ates = procur+ & ma9ta9+   
electronic pollbooks ) ! capability (   
collect+ & dissem9at+ wait "t in=mation1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title     
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,supply+      
,wait-"t ,in=mation to ,facilitate      
,timely ,vot+ ) ,op]ational & ,te*nology
 ,enhancem5ts ,act or ! ,,swift ,,vote  
,act4  #b4 ,grants = procur+ & ma9ta9+  
electronic pollbooks  7a7 ,grants  7#a7 
,au?ority to make grants ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,election ,assi/ance ,commission %all

 make a grant to ea* eligible           
jurisdiction 9 a ,/ate = ! purpose (--  
7,a7 procur+ or ma9ta9+ electronic      
pollbooks 7h]eaft] ref]r$ to z          
e-pollbooks72 or  7,b7 develop+ !       
capability ( collect+ & dissem9at+ wait 
"t in=mation = use 9 elections = ,f$]al 
(fice1 :e!r ?r\gh ! use ( e-pollbooks ) 
su* capability or ?r\gh o!r means4  7#b7
 ,prioritization ( grants to procure    
e-pollbooks ,9 mak+ grants to eligible  
jurisdictions "u ?is section1 !         
,commission %all give priority to       
eligible jurisdictions %[+ demon/rat$   
ne$ = new or additional e-pollbooks :i* 
! jurisdiction w use to r$uce wait times
 at poll+ places on ! dates ( elections 
= ,f$]al (fice1 & give priority to      
eligible jurisdictions t propose !      
developm5t ( capability to report wait  
"t in=mation 9 accordance ) subsection  
7c77#b77;,a74  7b7 ,eligibility ,an     
eligible jurisdiction is eligible to    
receive a grant "u ?is section if !     
eligible jurisdiction submits to !      

,commission1 at su* "t & 9 su* =m z !   
,commission may require1 an application 
conta9+ ! in=mation & assurances        
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7c7         
,in=mation describ$ ,! in=mation &      
assurances describ$ 9 ?is subsection    
are1 ) respect to an eligible           
jurisdiction1 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,= an     
eligible jurisdiction seek+ fund+ =     
e-pollbooks1 a description ( ! ne$ ( !  
eligible jurisdiction = procur+ or      
ma9ta9+ e-pollbooks4  7#b7 ,= an        
eligible jurisdiction seek+ fund+ = !   
collection & dissem9ation ( wait "t     
in=mation--  7,a7 a c]tification t !    
*ief election (ficial ( ! eligible      
jurisdiction %all publi% on ! (ficial   
public website ( ! *ief election (ficial
 ! mo/ rec5t wait "t in=mation = ea*    
poll+ place :i* is op5 = vot]s to vote 9
 an election = ,f$]al (fice-- 7i7 9 !   
case ( a poll+ place :i* is op5 = #d    
h\rs or few] on su* a day1 on an h\rly  
basis on su* a day2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( 
a poll+ place :i* is op5 = m ?an #d h\rs

 on su* a day1 on at lea/ #d regul>     
int]vals on su* a day4  7,b7 ,foll[+ ea*
 election cycle1 publi% on ! (ficial    
public website ( ! *ief election (ficial
 ( ! eligible jurisdiction a report     
detail+ wait "t in=mation ?r\gh t       
election cycle1 includ+ on ! date ( !   
election z well z any dates on :i*      
individuals 7 p]mitt$ to vote 9 p]son   
prior to ! date ( ! election1 includ+   
wait times ?r\gh\t ea* su* day ( vot+1  
to ! ext5t su* in=mation is available4  
7#c7 ,an assurance t-- 7,a7 ! funds     
provid$ "u ?is section w be us$ to      
supplem5t & n supplant o!r funds us$ to 
c>ry out ! activities = :i* ! funds are 
provid$2 &  7,b7 ! *ief election (ficial
 ( ! eligible jurisdiction %all provide 
regul> reports to ! ,commission conta9+ 
in=mation on ! procurem5t & ma9t5ance ( 
e-pollbooks ) ! funds provid$ "u ?is    
section4  7#d7 ,an assurance t !        
eligible jurisdiction %all develop      
proc$ures = c]tify+ t ! procurem5t &    
ma9t5ance ( e-pollbooks ) ! funds       

provid$ "u ?is section is 9 compliance )
 ! ,commission's ,volunt>y ,electronic  
,poll ,book ,c]tification ,program1 or  
any simil> or successor program e/abli%$
 by ! ,commission = e-pollbook          
c]tification4 ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may  
be con/ru$ to prohibit a eligible       
jurisdiction 9 a ,/ate f receiv+ a grant
 "u ?is section on ! gr\nds t ! ,/ate   
has 9 effect /&>ds & proc$ures = ! use (
 e-pollbooks :i* are 9 addition to !    
/&>ds & proc$ures requir$ by !          
,commission4  7#e7 ,an assurance t !    
eligible jurisdiction w "w ) exp]ts 9   
vot+ sy/em te*nology & infra/ructure to 
develop & c>ry out tra9+ programs 9 !   
use ( e-pollbooks by election (ficials1 
& t su* programs w tra9 election        
(ficials 9 me?ods t w enable ! (ficials 
to meet ! ne$s ( individual vot]s1      
includ+ vot]s ) limit$ ,engli% language 
pr(ici5cy & vot]s ) disabilities1 )\t   
reg>d to age1 g5d]1 or sexual           
ori5tation4  7#f7 ,su* o!r in=mation &  
assurances z ! ,commission may require4 

7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+
 def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,! t]m          
,commission means ! ,election ,assi/ance
 ,commission4  7#b7 ,! t]m election     
cycle means ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! day aft]
 ! date ( ! mo/ rec5t regul>ly s*$ul$   
g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice & end+ on 
! date ( ! next su* election4  7#c7 ,!  
t]m eligible jurisdiction means a ,/ate 
or a political subdivision ( a ,/ate :i*
 is responsible = c>ry+ out an election 
= ,f$]al (fice 9 ! ,/ate4  7#d7 ,! t]m  
e-pollbook means a device or te*nology t
 may be us$ at a poll+ place 9 an       
election = ,f$]al (fice 9 place ( a     
traditional pap] poll book & t p>tially 
automates ! process ( *eck+ 9 vot]s1    
assign+ vot]s ! correct ballot /yle1 &  
track+ vot]s :o h be5 issu$ a ballot4   
,an e-pollbook may be us$ at ! poll+    
place toge!r ) a sep>ate copy ( ! li/ ( 
regi/]$ vot]s or may be network$ into a 
c5tral vot] regi/ration sy/em :i*       
enables ! election (ficial at ! poll+   
place to *eck & update vot] records 9   

real "t4  7#e7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( 
! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican
 ,samoa1 ,guam1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9  
,isl&s1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#f7 ,! t]m wait "t    
in=mation means1 ) respect to a poll+   
place 9 an election = ,f$]al (fice1 !   
l5g? ( "t betwe5 :5 an individual       
arrives at ! poll+ place & completes !  
poll+ place's *eck-9 process1 z well z !
 l5g? ( "t betwe5 ! completion ( t      
individual's *eck-9 process & :5 t      
individual receives a ballot or1 if a   
physical ballot is n provid$1 until !   
individual is direct$ to an electronic  
vot+ ma*9e4  7e7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#abj1jjj1jjj1 to rema9 available until  
exp5d$4