Sec. 4. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities
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Section 301(a)(3)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081(a)(3)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: satisfy the requirement of subparagraph
(A)through the use of at least 1 voting system equipped for individuals with disabilities, including nonvisual and enhanced visual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, and nonmanual and enhanced manual accessibility for the mobility and dexterity impaired, at each polling place; and meet the requirements of subparagraph
(A)and paragraph (2)(A) by using a system that— allows the voter to privately and independently verify the permanent paper ballot through the presentation, in accessible form, of the printed or marked vote selections from the same printed or marked information that would be used for any vote counting or auditing; and allows the voter to privately and independently verify and cast the permanent paper ballot without requiring the voter to manually handle the paper ballot; and . Subtitle C of title II of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 246 the following new section: The Director of the National Science Foundation shall make grants to not fewer than 3 eligible entities to study, test, and develop accessible paper ballot voting, verification, and casting mechanisms and devices and best practices to enhance the accessibility of paper ballot voting and verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy, including best practices for the mechanisms themselves and the processes through which the mechanisms are used. An entity is eligible to receive a grant under this part if it submits to the Director (at such time and in such form as the Director may require) an application containing— certifications that the entity shall specifically investigate enhanced methods or devices, including non-electronic devices, that will assist such individuals and voters in marking voter-verified paper ballots and presenting or transmitting the information printed or marked on such ballots back to such individuals and voters, and casting such ballots; a certification that the entity shall complete the activities carried out with the grant not later than December 31, 2020; and such other information and certifications as the Director may require. Any technology developed with the grants made under this section shall be treated as non-proprietary and shall be made available to the public, including to manufacturers of voting systems. The Director shall carry out this section so that the activities carried out with the grants made under subsection
(a)are coordinated with the research conducted under the grant program carried out by the Commission under section 271, to the extent that the Director and Commission determine necessary to provide for the advancement of accessible voting technology. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection
(a)$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. . The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 246 the following new item: Sec. 246A. Study and report on accessible paper ballot verification mechanisms. .
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