Sec. 3. Promoting Ability of Voters to Vote by Mail in Federal Elections
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Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 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 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.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the authority of States to conduct elections for Federal office through the use of polling places at which individuals cast ballots on the date of the election. A State shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section with respect to elections for Federal office held in years beginning with 2022. . Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 ) is amended by striking and 303 and inserting 303, and 303A . The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item:
Sec. 303A. Promoting ability of voters to vote by mail. .
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