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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 5746 (EAH) — 117 HR 5746 EAH: Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act · Sec. 9209

Sec. 9209. Permitting voters To designate other person to return ballot

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Each State or political subdivision— shall permit any family member (including extended family member, such as a cousin, grandchild, or relation through marriage), caregiver, tribal assistance provider, or household member to return a sealed ballot of a voter that resides on Indian lands to a post office on Indian lands, a ballot drop box location in a State or political subdivision that provides ballot drop boxes, a tribally designated building under section 9206(e)(2), or an election office, so long as the person designated to return the ballot or ballots on behalf of another voter does not receive any form of compensation based on the number of ballots that the person has returned and no individual, group, or organization provides compensation on this basis; may not put any limit on how many voted and sealed absentee ballots any designated person can return to the post office, ballot drop box location, tribally designated building, or election office under paragraph (1); and shall permit, at a minimum, any family member (including extended family member, such as a cousin, grandchild, or relation through marriage), caregiver, tribal assistance provider, or household member, including the voter, to return voter registration applications, absentee ballot applications, or absentee ballots to ballot drop box locations in a State or political subdivision that provides ballot drop boxes for these purposes.
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