Sec. 302. Requirement to allow for early voting
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Subtitle C of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 301, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Each State and jurisdiction shall, with respect to the general election occurring on November 3, 2020, and each subsequent election for Federal office— allow individuals otherwise eligible to vote in such election to vote in such election prior to the date of the election through early voting which meets the requirements of subsection (b); and publicize the details of any voting allowed under paragraph (1).
Early voting meets the requirements of this subsection— if such voting occurs— for a 20-day period preceding the date of the election so that such days constitute consecutive weekdays and include at least one weekend, which period may end on a date chosen by the chief election official of the State that is between the date of the election and 4 days preceding such date; and for no less than 8 hours on each of the 20 days such early voting occurs; and each early voting location in the State offers a ballot drop-off box for voters to submit their voted and sealed absentee ballots.
For purposes of this section, the term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. . The table of contents of such Act, as amended by section 301, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 321 the following: Sec. 322. Availability of early voting. .