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This Act may be cited as the . Election Integrity Act of 2016 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Integrity of Voting Systems and Ballots Subtitle A—Promoting Accuracy, Integrity, and Security Through Voter-Verified Permanent Paper Ballot Sec. 101. Moratorium on acquisition of certain direct recording electronic voting systems and certain other voting systems. Sec. 102. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements.
Sec. 103. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities. Subtitle B—Additional Voting System Requirements Sec. 111. Additional voting system requirements. Subtitle C—Funding Sec. 121. Availability of additional funding to enable States to meet costs of revised requirements. Sec. 122. Grants for development of compliant systems. Subtitle D—Effective Date Sec. 131. Effective date for new requirements. Title II—Requirement for mandatory manual audits by hand count Sec. 201.
Mandatory manual audits. Subtitle C—Mandatory manual audits Sec. 321. Requiring audits of results of elections. Sec. 322. Number of ballots counted under audit. Sec. 323. Process for administering audits. Sec. 324. Selection of precincts. Sec. 325. Publication of results. Sec. 326. Payments to States. Sec. 327. Exception for elections subject to recount under State law prior to certification. Sec. 328. Effective date. Sec. 202. Availability of enforcement under Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Sec. 203. Guidance on best practices for alternative audit mechanisms. Sec. 204. Clerical amendment. Title III—Other Reforms to Promote Integrity of Elections Subtitle A—Integrity of Election Administration Sec. 301. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials. Sec. 302. Mandatory training for poll workers. Sec. 303. Due process requirements for individuals proposed to be removed from list of eligible voters. Sec. 304. Mandatory response by Attorney General to allegations of voter intimidation or suppression by law enforcement officers and other government officials.
Subtitle B—Removing Barriers to Voting Sec. 311. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uniform and nondiscriminatory standards. Sec. 312. Prohibiting imposition of conditions on voting by mail. Sec. 313. Mandatory availability of early voting. Sec. 314. Requirements for availability of sufficient polling places, equipment, and resources. Title IV—Rulemaking Authority of Election Assistance Commission Sec. 401. Permitting Election Assistance Commission to exercise rulemaking authority.