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This Act may be cited as the . Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Voter Registration Modernization Sec. 100. Short title. Subtitle A—Promoting Internet Registration Sec. 101. Requiring availability of Internet for voter registration. Sec. 102. Use of Internet to update registration information. Sec. 103. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals registered to vote.

Sec. 104. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show eligibility to vote. Sec. 105. Effective date. Subtitle B—Automated Registration of Certain Individuals Sec. 111. Automated voter registration. Sec. 112. List maintenance, privacy, and security. Sec. 113. Promoting accuracy of statewide voter registration lists. Sec. 114. Definitions. Sec. 115. Effective date. Subtitle C—Other initiatives To promote voter registration Sec. 121. Same day registration.

Sec. 122. Acceptance of voter registration applications from individuals under 18 years of age. Sec. 123. Annual reports on voter registration statistics. Subtitle D—Availability of HAVA Requirements Payments Sec. 131. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of compliance with new requirements. Subtitle E—Prohibiting Interference With Voter Registration Sec. 141. Prohibiting hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. Sec. 142. Establishment of best practices.

Title II—Access to Voting for Individuals With Disabilities Sec. 201. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities. Sec. 202. Pilot programs for enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote and vote privately and independently at residences. Sec. 203. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities. Title III—Prohibiting Voter Caging Sec. 301.

Voter caging and other questionable challenges prohibited. Sec. 302. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter caging. Sec. 303. Severability. Title IV—Prohibiting Deceptive Practices Sec. 401. Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections. Sec. 402. Modification of penalty for voter intimidation. Sec. 403. Sentencing guidelines. Sec. 404. Reporting violations; corrective action. Title V—Democracy Restoration Sec. 501. Rights of citizens. Sec. 502.

Enforcement. Sec. 503. Notification of restoration of voting rights. Sec. 504. Definitions. Sec. 505. Relation to other laws. Sec. 506. Federal prison funds. Sec. 507. Effective date. Title VI—Accuracy, Integrity, and Security of Elections Sec. 600. Short title. Subtitle A—Promoting accuracy, integrity, and security through voter-Verified permanent paper ballot Sec. 601. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements. Sec. 602. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities.

Sec. 603. Additional voting system requirements. Sec. 604. Availability of additional funding to enable States to meet costs of revised requirements. Sec. 605. Effective date for new requirements. Subtitle B—Requirement for mandatory manual audits by hand count Sec. 611. Mandatory manual audits. Sec. 612. Availability of enforcement under Help America Vote Act of 2002. Sec. 613. Guidance on best practices for alternative audit mechanisms. Sec. 614. Clerical amendment. Title VII—Provisional Ballots Sec. 701.

Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uniform and nondiscriminatory standards. Title VIII—Early Voting and Voting by Mail Sec. 801. Early voting and voting by mail. Title IX—Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters Sec. 901. Extending guarantee of residency for voting purposes to family members of absent military personnel. Sec. 902. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee ballots. Sec. 903. Enforcement. Sec. 904.

Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule. Sec. 905. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections. Sec. 906. Effective date. Title X—Poll Worker Recruitment and Training Sec. 1001. Leave to serve as a poll worker for Federal employees. Sec. 1002. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training. Sec. 1003. Model poll worker training program. Sec. 1004. State defined. Title XI—Enhancement of Enforcement Sec. 1101. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Title XII—Federal Election Integrity Sec. 1201. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials. Title XIII—Other Election Administration Improvements Sec. 1301. Treatment of universities as voter registration agencies. Sec. 1302. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes. Sec. 1303. Voter information response systems and hotline. Sec. 1304. Reauthorization of election assistance commission. Sec. 1305. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.

Sec. 1306. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting requirements. Sec. 1307. No effect on other laws.