Sec. 302. Prohibition on payments to States allowing collection and transmission of ballots by certain third parties
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Title IX of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21141 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating section 906 as section 907; and by inserting after section 905 the following new section: A State (including the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) is not eligible to receive funds under this Act unless the State has in effect a law that prohibits an individual from the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot in an election for Federal office that was mailed to another person, other than an individual described as follows:
An election official while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. An employee of the United States Postal Service while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. Any other individual who is allowed by law to collect and transmit United States mail, while engaged in official duties as authorized by law. A family member, household member, or caregiver of the person to whom the ballot was mailed. For purposes of this section, with respect to a person to whom the ballot was mailed:
The term caregiver means an individual who provides medical or health care assistance to such person in a residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living facility, assisted living home, residential care institution, adult day health care facility, or adult foster care home. The term family member means an individual who is related to such person by blood, marriage, adoption or legal guardianship. The term household member means an individual who resides at the same residence as such person. .
The table of contents of such Act is amended— by redesignating the item relating to section 906 as relating to section 907; and by inserting after the item relating to section 905 the following: Sec. 906. Prohibition on payments to States allowing collection and transmission of ballots by certain third parties. .
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