,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,lee7 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 provide a deadline for the receipt of
 ballots in elections for ,federal      
office4  #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 an election   

for ,federal office1 an absentee or     
mail-in ballot 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 an absentee or    
mail-in ballot that is received by the  
appropriate election official following 
the time polls close on the date of the 
election4  7c7 ,exception  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the deadline described in      
subsection 7a7 shall not apply with     
respect to ballots cast by absent       
uniformed services voter or overseas    
voters1 as defined in section #ajg of   
the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens  
,absentee ,voting ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjcaj74  7#b7 ,no inference ,nothing in

 this subsection shall be construed to  
preempt any ,state law that requires    
ballots cast by voters described in     
paragraph 7#a7 to be received on or     
before the date of the election4  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