,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gahb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ba1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas 7for       
herself1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 and ,mr4     
,casten7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of  
#bjjb to establish minimum notification 
requirements for voters affected by     
polling place changes4  #a4 ,short title
  ,this ,act may be cited as the ,voter 
,outreach for ,transparent ,elections   
,act or the ,,vote ,act4  #b4 ,minimum  
notification requirements for voters    
affected by polling place changes  7a7  
,requirements ,section #cjb of the ,help
 ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb      
,u4,s4,c4 #bajhb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following new  
subsection3  7d7 ,minimum notification  

requirements for voters affected by     
polling place changes  7#a7 ,in general 
,if a ,state assigns an individual who  
is a registered voter in a ,state to a  
polling place with respect to an        
election for ,federal office which is   
not the same polling place to which the 
individual was previously assigned with 
respect to the most recent election for 
,federal office in the ,state in which  
the individual was eligible to vote--   
7,a7 the ,state shall notify the        
individual of the location of the       
polling place not later than #g days    
before the date of the election2  7,b7  
the appropriate election official of the
 ,state shall post a general notice on  
the website of the ,state or            
jurisdiction1 on social media platforms 
7if available71 and on signs at the     
prior polling place2 and  7,c7 if the   
,state makes such an assignment fewer   
than #g days before the date of the     
election and the individual appears on  
the date of the election at the polling 

place to which the individual was       
previously assigned1 the ,state shall   
make every reasonable effort to enable  
the individual to vote on the date of   
the election4  7#b7 ,methods of         
notification ,the appropriate election  
official shall notify an individual     
under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 by mail1      
telephone1 and 7if available7 text      
message and electronic mail4  7#c7      
,requirements for vote centers ,in the  
case of a jurisdiction in which         
individuals are not assigned to specific
 polling places1 not later than #b days 
before the beginning of an early voting 
period1 the appropriate election        
official shall notify each individual   
eligible to vote in such jurisdiction of
 the location of all polling places at  
which the individual may vote4  7#d7    
,notice with respect to closed polling  
places  7,a7 ,in general ,if a location 
which served as a polling place for an  
election for ,federal office in a ,state
 does not serve as a polling place in   

the next election for ,federal office   
held in the ,state1 the ,state shall    
ensure that signs are posted at such    
location on the date of the election and
 during any early voting period for the 
election containing the following       
information3 7i7 ,a statement that the  
location is not serving as a polling    
place in the election4  7ii7 ,the       
locations serving as polling places in  
the election in the jurisdiction        
involved4  7iii7 ,the name and address  
of any substitute polling place serving 
the same precinct and directions from   
the former polling place to the new     
polling place4  7iv7 ,contact           
information1 including a telephone      
number and website1 for the appropriate 
,state or local election official       
through which an individual may find the
 polling place to which the individual  
is assigned for the election4  7,b7     
,internet posting ,each ,state which is 
required to post signs under            
subparagraph 7,a7 shall also provide    

such information through a website and  
through social media 7if available74    
7,c7 ,linguistic preference ,the notices
 required under this subsection shall   
comply with the requirements of section 
#bjc of the ,voting ,rights ,act of     
#aife 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajejc74  7#e7     
,effective date ,this subsection shall  
apply with respect to elections held on 
or after ,january #a1 #bjbf4  4  7b7    
,conforming amendment ,section #cjb7;e7 
of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhb7;f771
 as redesignated by subsection 7a71 is  
amended by striking ,each ,state and    
inserting ,except as provided in        
subsection 7d77#e71 each ,state4