,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ihij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbf,ms4  
,williams ( ,georgia 7= h]self1 ,ms4    
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 
,sewell1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,figures1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 & ,ms4 ,/rickl&7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ,/ate & local     
election (ficials to provide a m9imum   
numb] ( poll+ places )9 a ,/ate = vot]s 
to ca/ a ballot 9 an election = ,f$]al  
(fice & to ensure t su* poll+ places are
 n conc5trat$ 9 a specific area1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,poll+ ,place ,/&>ds    
,act4  #b4 ,m9imum requir$ poll+ /ations
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help   
,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7,public ,law
 #ajg-beb2 #eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
subtitle3  ,c ,additional poll+ place   
/&>ds  #cba4 ,poll+ place requirem5ts   
7a7 ,m9imum numb] ( poll+ places 9 a    

,/ate ,n lat] ?an #cj days prior to !   
day ! vot+ p]iod beg9s = any election = 
,f$]al (fice1 ! appropriate ,/ate or    
local election (ficial %all beg9        
prep>ations to ensure t dur+ su* vot+   
p]iod )9 ea* ,/ate !re is n less ?an #a 
cov]$ poll+ place or vote c5t] = e      
#b1jjj vot]s regi/]$ to vote 9 su*      
,/ate4  7b7 ,location requirem5ts ,!    
appropriate ,/ate or local election     
(ficial %all ensure t1 )9 a ,/ate1 !    
cov]$ poll+ places & vote c5t]s         
available = a vot] to ca/ a ballot 9 an 
election = ,f$]al (fice are--  7#a7 n   
conc5trat$ 9 a specific area ( su*      
,/ate2 &  7#b7 locat$ 9 geographically  
div]se areas4  7c7 ,exception ,!        
requirem5ts 9 subsection 7a7 &          
subsection 7b7 %all n apply ) respect to
 a ,/ate if su* ,/ate all[s ea* vot] 9  
su* ,/ate to1 or p]mits a jurisdiction (
 su* ,/ate to all[ ea* vot] 9 su*       
jurisdiction to1 ca/ a ballot 9 an      
election = ,f$]al (fice by--  7#a7      
deposit+ su* ballot 9 a drop box2 or    

7#b7 mail+ su* ballot to ! appropriate  
,/ate or local election (ficial4  7d7   
,/aff+  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,! appropriate 
,/ate or local election (ficial %all    
ensure t ea* cov]$ poll+ place & vote   
c5t] requir$ by ?is section is          
adequately /aff$ to ensure-- 7,a7 t     
ballots ca/ 9 an election = ,f$]al (fice
 are process$ 9 a timely mann] z requir$
 by any applicable ,f$]al or ,/ate law2 
7,b7 all equipm5t & ballots are h&l$ 9 a
 me?od t ensures ! g5]al safety & secure
 /orage ( su* equipm5t & ballots2 &     
7,c7 compliance ) any relevant          
accessability relat$ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or  
local law4  7#b7 ,factors ,9 det]m9+    
:e!r a cov]$ poll+ place or vote c5t] is
 adequately /aff$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a71 ! appropriate ,/ate or local      
election (ficial %all consid]-- 7,a7 !  
numb] (--  7i7 regi/]$ vot]s 9 !        
relevant prec9ct2  7ii7 *eck-9 /ations1 
includ+ /ations = ! purposes ( collect+ 
ballots & v]ify+ ! id5tity ( a vot]1 at 
su* cov]$ poll+ place or vote c5t]2     

7iii7 ma*9es :]e a vot] c fill out or   
submit a ballot electronically1 if      
available1 at su* cov]$ poll+ place or  
vote c5t]2 &  7iv7 ballot scann+ ma*9es 
at su* cov]$ poll+ place or vote c5t]2  
7,b7 ! accessability ne$s ( ! vot]s 9   
su* prec9ct2 &  7,c7 :e!r ! wait "t = a 
vot] to ca/ a ballot 9 an election =    
,f$]al (fice at su* cov]$ poll+ place or
 vote c5t] is #cj m9utes or less4  #cbb4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subtitle3 7#a7 ,!   
t]m cov]$ poll+ place means a poll+     
place t accepts ballots ca/ = a ,f$]al  
election only f vot]s 9 a p>ticul>      
prec9ct4  7#b7 ,! t]m vote c5t] means a 
poll+ place t accepts a ballot ca/ = a  
,f$]al ,election f any vot] reg>dless ( 
! prec9ct ( su* vot]4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical  
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to  
section #cab ! foll[+3  ,subtitle       
,c--,additional poll+ place /&>ds ,sec4 
#cba4 ,poll+ place requirem5ts4 ,sec4   
#cbb4 ,def9itions4  4  #c4 ,grant       
program = poll+ place /&>ds  7a7 ,9     

g5]al ,subtitle ,d ( title ,,ii ( !     
,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb        
7,public ,law #ajg-beb2 #eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bajja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new "p3  #g ,grant ,program
 = ,poll+ ,place ,/&>ds  #bih4 ,grant   
program = poll+ place /&>ds  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,commission %all aw>d grants to
 ,/ates to c>ry out ! requirem5ts (     
section #cba4  7b7 ,/aff+ ,! ,commission
 may hire employees z necess>y to       
facilitate ! grant program requir$ 9    
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t
 ,! table ( cont5ts ( su* ,act is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section 
#bif ! foll[+3  ,"p #g--;,grant ,program
 = ,poll+ ,place ,/&>ds ,sec4 #bih4     
,grant program = poll+ place /&>ds4  4  
#d4 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z
 may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4