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I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9615IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 17, 2024Mr. Allred (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Veasey, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House AdministrationA BILLTo amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Know Your Polling Place Act.

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Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes

(a)

Requirements

Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082) is amended—(1)by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and(2)by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:(d)

Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes

(1)

In general

If a State assigns an individual who is a registered voter in a State to a polling place with respect to an election for Federal office which is not the same polling place to which the individual was previously assigned with respect to the most recent election for Federal office in the State in which the individual was eligible to vote—(A)the State shall notify the individual of the location of the polling place not later than 7 days before the date of the election; or(B)if the State makes such an assignment fewer than 7 days before the date of the election and the individual appears on the date of the election at the polling place to which the individual was previously assigned, the State shall make every reasonable effort to enable the individual to vote on the date of the election.(2)

Effective date

This subsection shall apply with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 2026..(b)

Conforming amendment

Section 302(e) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21082(f)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking Each State and inserting Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), each State.