[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3163 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3163

 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to delay for 48 months the 
deadlines by which States must comply with the election administration 
     requirements of title III of such Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2005

  Mr. Goode introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to delay for 48 months the 
deadlines by which States must comply with the election administration 
     requirements of title III of such Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DELAY IN DEADLINES FOR STATE COMPLIANCE WITH ELECTION 
              ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Voting Systems Standards.--Section 301(d) of the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481(d)) is amended by striking ``January 
1, 2006'' and inserting ``January 1, 2010''.
    (b) Provisional Voting and Voting Information.--Section 302(d) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 15482(d)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 
2004'' and inserting ``January 1, 2008''.
    (c) Computerized Statewide Voter Registration List; Identification 
Requirements for Certain Voters Who Register by Mail.--Section 303(d) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15483(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2004'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``January 1, 2008'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``January 1, 2006'' 
        and inserting ``January 1, 2010''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``January 1, 2003'' 
        and inserting ``January 1, 2007''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY AND PERIOD OF WAIVER OF DEADLINE FOR 
              REPLACEMENT OF PUNCH CARD AND LEVER VOTING MACHINES.

    Section 102(a)(3)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 
U.S.C. 15302(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2004,'' and inserting 
        ``January 1, 2008,''; and
            (2) by striking ``January 1, 2006,'' and inserting 
        ``January 1, 2010,''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if included in 
the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
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