Sec. 2. Table of contents

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The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; statement of policy. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Voter Registration Modernization Sec. 100. Short title. Subtitle A—Promoting Internet Registration Sec. 101. Requiring availability of Internet for voter registration. Sec. 102. Use of Internet to update registration information. Sec. 103. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals registered to vote. Sec. 104. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show eligibility to vote.

Sec. 105. Effective date. Subtitle B—Automatic Voter Registration Sec. 111. Short title; findings and purpose. Sec. 112. Automatic registration of eligible individuals. Sec. 113. Contributing agency assistance in registration. Sec. 114. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible voters in existing records. Sec. 115. Voter protection and security in automatic registration. Sec. 116. Registration portability and correction. Sec. 117. Payments and grants.

Sec. 118. Treatment of exempt States. Sec. 119. Miscellaneous provisions. Sec. 120. Definitions. Sec. 121. Effective date. Subtitle C—Same Day Voter Registration Sec. 131. Same day registration. Subtitle D—Conditions on Removal on Basis of Interstate Cross-Checks Sec. 141. Conditions on removal of registrants from official list of eligible voters on basis of interstate cross-checks. Subtitle E—Other Initiatives To Promote Voter Registration Sec. 151. Acceptance of voter registration applications from individuals under 18 years of age.

Sec. 152. Annual reports on voter registration statistics. Subtitle F—Availability of HAVA Requirements Payments Sec. 161. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of compliance with new requirements. Subtitle G—Prohibiting Interference With Voter Registration Sec. 171. Prohibiting hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. Sec. 172. Establishment of best practices. Subtitle H—Saving Voters From Voter Purging Sec. 181. Short title. Sec. 182.

Conditions for removal of voters from list of registered voters. Title II—Access to Voting for Individuals With Disabilities Sec. 201. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities. Sec. 202. Pilot programs for enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote and vote privately and independently at residences. Sec. 203. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities.

Title III—Prohibiting Voter Caging Sec. 301. Voter caging and other questionable challenges prohibited. Sec. 302. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter caging. Title IV—Prohibiting Deceptive Practices and Preventing Voter Intimidation Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections. Sec. 403. Corrective action. Sec. 404. Reports to Congress. Title V—Democracy Restoration Sec. 501. Short title. Sec. 502. Rights of citizens.

Sec. 503. Enforcement. Sec. 504. Notification of restoration of voting rights. Sec. 505. Definitions. Sec. 506. Relation to other laws. Sec. 507. Federal prison funds. Sec. 508. Effective date. Title VI—Promoting Accuracy, Integrity, and Security Through Voter-Verified Permanent Paper Ballot Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements. Sec. 603. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities. Sec. 604. Durability and readability requirements for ballots.

Sec. 605. Effective date for new requirements. Sec. 606. Clarification of ability of States to use election administration payments to meet requirements. Title VII—Provisional Ballots Sec. 701. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uniform and nondiscriminatory standards. Title VIII—Early Voting Sec. 801. Early voting. Title IX—Voting by Mail Sec. 901. Voting by mail. Title X—Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters Sec. 1001. Extending guarantee of residency for voting purposes to family members of absent military personnel.

Sec. 1002. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee ballots. Sec. 1003. Enforcement. Sec. 1004. Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule. Sec. 1005. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections. Sec. 1006. Effective date. Title XI—Poll Worker Recruitment and Training Sec. 1101. Leave to serve as a poll worker for Federal employees. Sec. 1102. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training. Sec. 1103. Model poll worker training program.

Sec. 1104. State defined. Title XII—Enhancement of Enforcement Sec. 1201. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002. Title XIII—Federal Election Integrity Sec. 1301. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials. Title XIV—Grants for Risk-limiting Audits of Results of Elections Sec. 1401. Grants to States for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections. Sec. 1402. GAO analysis of effects of audits. Title XV—Promoting Voter Access Through Election Administration Improvements Subtitle A—Promoting Voter Access Sec. 1501.

Treatment of universities as voter registration agencies. Sec. 1502. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes. Sec. 1503. Election Day holiday. Sec. 1504. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification requirements for voting. Sec. 1505. Postage-free ballots. Sec. 1506. Reimbursement for costs incurred by States in establishing program to track and confirm receipt of absentee ballots. Sec. 1507. Voter information response systems and hotline.

Subtitle B—Improvements in Operation of Election Assistance Commission Sec. 1511. Reauthorization of Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 1512. Requiring States to participate in post-general election surveys. Sec. 1513. Reports by National Institute of Standards and Technology on use of funds transferred from Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 1514. Recommendations to improve operations of Election Assistance Commission. Sec. 1515. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting requirements.

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 1521. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. Sec. 1522. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting requirements. Sec. 1523. No effect on other laws. Title XVI—Severability Sec. 1601. Severability.