,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #i1   
#bjbe ,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,slotkin7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to clarify 
that a ,state or local jurisdiction may 
give preference to individuals who are  
veterans or individuals with a          
disability with respect to hiring       
election workers to administer an       
election in the ,state or local         
jurisdiction1 and for other purposes4   
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,hiring ,preference for    
,veterans and ,americans ,with          
,disabilities ,act4  #b4  ,clarification
 of rules with respect to hiring of     
election workers  7a7  ,preferences for 
veterans and individuals with           
disabilities  7#a7  ,preferences  ,in   
hiring election workers to administer an
 election in a ,state or local          

jurisdiction1 the ,state or local       
jurisdiction may give preference to     
individuals who are veterans or         
individuals with a disability4  7#b7    
,individual with a disability defined   
,in this subsection1 an individual with 
a disability means an individual with an
 impairment that substantially limits   
any major life activities4  7b7         
,preference and waiver of residency     
requirement for spouses and dependents  
of absent military voters  7#a7         
,preference and waivers  ,in hiring     
election workers to administer an       
election in a ,state or local           
jurisdiction1 the ,state or local       
jurisdiction--  7,a7 may give preference
 to an individual who is a nonresident  
military spouse or dependent2 and  7,b7 
may not refuse to hire such an          
individual as an election worker solely 
on the grounds that the individual does 
not maintain a place of residence in the
 ,state or local jurisdiction4  7#b7    
,nonresident military spouse or         

dependent defined  ,in this subsection1 
a nonresident military spouse or        
dependent means an individual who is an 
absent uniformed services voter under   
section #ajg7a77;,c7 of the ,uniformed  
and ,overseas ,citizen ,absentee ,voting
 ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcaj7a77;,c774   
7c7  ,effective date  ,this section     
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4