,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ejja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjbf,mrs4 ,moody introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,rules   
and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of  
#bjjb to require ballots in elections   
for ,federal office to be received by   
the close of the polls on the date of   
election4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ballots by         
,election ,day ,act4  #b4 ,deadline for 
receipt of ballots  7a7 ,in general     
,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote
 ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjija et 
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating
 sections #cje and #cjf as sections #cjf
 and #cjg1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by   
inserting after section #cjd the        
following new section3  #cje4 ,deadline 
for receipt of ballots  7a7 ,in general 
,to be considered validly cast and      
eligible to be counted in any election  

for ,federal office1 including a        
primary1 runoff1 or special election1   
all ballots 7including absentee and     
mail-in ballots7 must be received by the
 appropriate election official no later 
than the time polls close on the date of
 the election and1 in the case of a     
general election for ,federal office1 no
 later than the time polls close on the 
date established under section #be of   
the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united   
,states 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #g7 for each      
general election for ,federal office4   
7b7 ,untimely ballot ,no ,state may     
accept for tabulation any ballot        
7including an absentee or mail-in       
ballot7 that is received by the         
appropriate election official following 
the time polls close on the date of the 
election4  7c7 ,exception ,the deadline 
described in subsection 7a7 shall not   
apply with respect to ballots cast by   
absent uniformed services voters or     
overseas voters1 as defined in section  
#ajg of the ,uniformed and ,overseas    

,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjcaj74  7d7 ,effective date 
,this section shall apply with respect  
to elections for ,federal office held in
 #bjbg or any succeeding year4  4  7b7  
,enforcement ,section #dja of the ,help 
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #baaa7 is amended by striking 
and #cjd and inserting #cjd1 and #cje4  
7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
contents of such ,act is amended-- 7#a7 
by redesignating the items relating to  
sections #cje and #cjf as relating to   
sections #cjf and #cjg1 respectively2   
and  7#b7 by inserting after the item   
relating to section #cjd the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #cje4 ,deadline for    
receipt of ballots4  4