,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,pflug] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bab91 & ,ms4 
,t5ney7 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% deadl9es = ,/ates to c\nt !     
ballots ca/ 9 elections = ,f$]al (fice &
 to c]tify ! results ( su* elections1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,re/or+ ,am]ican   
,confid5ce 9 ,elections ,act or ! ,,race
 ,act4  #b4 ,deadl9e = c\nt+ ballots &  
c]tify+ results 9 ,f$]al elections  7a7 
,deadl9es ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help ,am]ica
 ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjaha et seq471 z am5d$ by section     
#b7;a7 ( ! ,,cocoa ,act ( #bjbd1 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #cje
 & #cjf z sections #cjf & #cjg2 &  7#b7 
by ins]t+ aft] section #cjd ! foll[+ new
 section3  #cje4 ,deadl9e = c\nt+       
ballots & c]tify+ results  7a7 ,deadl9es

  7#a7 ,c\nt+ ballots ,a ,/ate %all f9i%
 c\nt+ ! ballots ca/ 9 an election =    
,f$]al (fice held 9 ! ,/ate n lat] ?an  
#aj o'clock p4m4 on ! date ( ! election4
  7#b7 ,c]tify+ results ,a ,/ate %all   
c]tify ! results ( an election = ,f$]al 
(fice held 9 ! ,/ate n lat] ?an #dh h\rs
 aft] ! date ( ! election4  7b7         
,exceptions ,subsection 7a7 does n apply
 if ! failure ( a ,/ate to meet a       
deadl9e "u su* subsection is            
attributable to-- 7#a7 a bona fide      
em]g5cy1 includ+ a major disa/] 7z def9$
 9 section #ajb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d   
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb772 or  7#b7   
te*nical difficulties1 includ+          
malfunction+ election equipm5t or       
s(tw>e4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+  
to exi/+ en=cem5t provisions ,section   
#dja ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa71 
z am5d$ by section #b7;b7 ( ! ,,cocoa   
,act ( #bjbd1 is am5d$ by /rik+ & #cjd &
 ins]t+ #cjd1 & #cje4  7c7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act1 z

 am5d$ by section #b7;c7 ( ! ,,cocoa    
,act ( #bjbd1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by        
r$esignat+ ! items relat+ to sections   
#cje & #cjf z relat+ to section #cjf &  
#cjg2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] ! item     
relat+ to section #cjd ! foll[+3  ,sec4 
#cje4 ,deadl9e = c\nt+ ballots & c]tify+
 results4  4  7d7 ,effective date ,?is  
,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all 
apply ) respect to elections held aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4