Sec. 801. Early voting and voting by mail
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Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.), as amended by section 114(a) and section 201(a), is amended— by redesignating sections 306 and 307 as sections 308 and 309; and by inserting after section 305 the following new sections: Each State shall allow individuals to vote in an election for Federal office during an early voting period which occurs prior to the date of the election, in the same manner as voting is allowed on such date.
The early voting period required under this subsection with respect to an election shall consist of a period of consecutive days (including weekends) which begins on the 15th day before the date of the election (or, at the option of the State, on a day prior to the 15th day before the date of the election) and ends on the date of the election. Each polling place which allows voting during an early voting period under subsection
(a)shall— allow such voting for no less than 4 hours on each day, except that the polling place may allow such voting for fewer than 4 hours on Sundays; and have uniform hours each day for which such voting occurs. To the greatest extent practicable, a State shall ensure that each polling place which allows voting during an early voting period under subsection
(a)is located within walking distance of a stop on a public transportation route. The Commission shall issue standards for the administration of voting prior to the day scheduled for a Federal election. Such standards shall include the nondiscriminatory geographic placement of polling places at which such voting occurs. The standards described in paragraph
(1)shall permit States, upon providing adequate public notice, to deviate from any requirement in the case of unforeseen circumstances such as a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or a change in voter turnout. This section shall apply with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 2018. If an individual in a State is eligible to cast a vote in an election for Federal office, the State may not impose any additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of the individual to cast the vote in such election by mail, except as required under subsection
(b)and except to the extent that the State imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and related voting materials from the appropriate State or local election official and for returning the ballot to the appropriate State or local election official. A State may not accept and process an absentee ballot submitted by any individual with respect to an election for Federal office unless the State verifies the identification of the individual by comparing the individual’s signature on the absentee ballot with the individual’s signature on the official list of registered voters in the State, in accordance with such procedures as the State may adopt. This section shall apply with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 2018. . Section 311(b) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21101(b) ), as amended by section 201(b), is amended— by striking and at the end of paragraph (3); by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(4)and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: in the case of the recommendations with respect to section 306, June 30, 2018; and in the case of the recommendations with respect to section 307, June 30, 2018. . The table of contents of such Act is amended— by redesignating the items relating to sections 306 and 307 as relating to sections 308 and 309; and by inserting after the item relating to section 305 the following new items: Sec. 306. Early voting. Sec. 307. Promoting ability of voters to vote by mail. .
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