Sec. 4. Equitable distribution of early voting polling locations
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A State or local election official shall provide at least one early voting location on tribal land when requested by the applicable Tribal government. Each State shall, after reasonable notice and public hearings, adopt and submit to the Commission, not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, a plan which provides for the equitable distribution of early voting locations. The chief executive officer of each State, or designee, in consultation and coordination with the chief State election official, shall develop the State plan through a committee of appropriate individuals, including the local election officials of the two most populous jurisdictions in the State, other local election officials in the State, stakeholders, and other citizens, appointed for such purpose by the chief State election official.
A State plan shall ensure that eligible voters have adequate access to early voting locations, taking into consideration each of the following: Population density. Travel time to local election offices. Travel time to permanent or temporary early voting locations. The potential use of alternate early voting locations, including public buildings, city and county government buildings, tribal government offices, public libraries, fairgrounds, civic centers, courthouses, senior centers, community centers, and private places of business.
The extent to which members of a class protected by section 2(a) of the Voting Rights of Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973(a)) have an equal opportunity to participate in early voting and have an equal opportunity to access early voting locations. The potential use of temporary early voting locations, including mobile voting systems. Each State plan shall provide for revision of the plan from time to time as may be necessary to take account of changes in voter populations. The Commission shall publish in the Federal Register each State plan submitted to the Commission under this subsection.
The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to a State that, under State law that is in effect continuously on and after June 1, 2016, provides for the equitable distribution of early voting locations in the State with respect to elections for Federal office (as determined by the Commission).
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