Congressional Bills
H.R. 12 (Introduced in House)
66 sections
- PreambleTo modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of i...
- Sec. 1Short title; table of contents
- Sec. 100Short title
- Sec. 101Requiring availability of Internet for voter registration
- Sec. 102Use of Internet to update registration information
- Sec. 103Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals registered to vote
- Sec. 104Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show eligibility to vote
- Sec. 105Effective date
- Sec. 111Automated voter registration
- Sec. 112List maintenance, privacy, and security
- Sec. 113Promoting accuracy of statewide voter registration lists
- Sec. 114Definitions
- Sec. 115Effective date
- Sec. 121Same day registration
- Sec. 122Acceptance of voter registration applications from individuals under 18 years of age
- Sec. 123Annual reports on voter registration statistics
- Sec. 131Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of compliance with new requirements
- Sec. 141Prohibiting hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration
- Sec. 142Establishment of best practices
- Sec. 201Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities
- Sec. 202Pilot programs for enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote and vote privately and independently at residences
- Sec. 203Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities
- Sec. 301Voter caging and other questionable challenges prohibited
- Sec. 302Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter caging
- Sec. 303Severability
- Sec. 401Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections
- Sec. 402Modification of penalty for voter intimidation
- Sec. 403Sentencing guidelines
- Sec. 404Reporting violations; corrective action
- Sec. 501Rights of citizens
- Sec. 502Enforcement
- Sec. 503Notification of restoration of voting rights
- Sec. 504Definitions
- Sec. 505Relation to other laws
- Sec. 506Federal prison funds
- Sec. 507Effective date
- Sec. 600Short title
- Sec. 601Paper ballot and manual counting requirements
- Sec. 602Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities
- Sec. 603Durability and readability requirements for ballots
- Sec. 604Effective date for new requirements
- Sec. 611Mandatory manual audits
- Sec. 612Availability of enforcement under Help America Vote Act of 2002
- Sec. 613Guidance on best practices for alternative audit mechanisms
- Sec. 614Clerical amendment
- Sec. 701Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uniform and nondiscriminatory standards
- Sec. 801Early voting and voting by mail
- Sec. 901Extending guarantee of residency for voting purposes to family members of absent military personnel
- Sec. 902Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee ballots
- Sec. 903Enforcement
- Sec. 904Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule
- Sec. 905Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections
- Sec. 906Effective date
- Sec. 1001Leave to serve as a poll worker for Federal employees
- Sec. 1002Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training
- Sec. 1003Model poll worker training program
- Sec. 1004State defined
- Sec. 1101Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002
- Sec. 1201Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials
- Sec. 1301Treatment of universities as voter registration agencies
- Sec. 1302Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes
- Sec. 1303Voter information response systems and hotline
- Sec. 1304Reauthorization of election assistance commission
- Sec. 1305Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
- Sec. 1306Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting requirements
- Sec. 1307No effect on other laws