1.Short
title, table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Voting Opportunities and
Integrity in the Conduct of Elections Act of 2008
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, table of
contents.
TITLE I—Early voting
Sec. 101. Early voting.
Sec. 102. Standards for early voting.
TITLE II—Absentee ballots on demand
Sec. 201. Absentee ballots on demand.
TITLE III—Vote by mail
Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Vote by mail grant program.
Sec. 303. Study on implementation of mail-in voting for
elections.
TITLE IV—Vote verification
Sec. 401. Promoting accuracy, integrity, and security through
voter-verified permanent paper ballot.
Sec. 402. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act
of 2002.
Sec. 403. Requirement for mandatory manual audits by hand
count.
Sec. 404. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission
from certain Government contracting requirements.
Sec. 405. Effective date.
TITLE V—Voter registration
Sec. 501. Grants for pre-registration of voters.
Sec. 502. Grants for automatic re-registration of voters
changing residence.
Sec. 503. Interoperability of voter registration
databases.
Sec. 504. Clarification of standards for determining matching
of information provided with applications.
TITLE VI—Voter caging
Sec. 601. Prohibition on voter caging.
<enum>I</enum><header>Early
voting</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H009B31290D3D42ED8FDB29DBA3ED9392" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Early voting</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E9A7D2E05F849C0A6F83F03C19D71A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7275D2853B7E4108A0586FB02CBD2726"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B4925FAFD654287884D8F37EB376600"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as
sections 305 and 306, respectively, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id745978DBA8B7460B97245FCDFD23AD43"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 303 the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF0F972176AA4AAEB9004DD0061D2F5" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EB29285136D42218E8EB8A780B7B696" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Early voting</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ADADEC8B30C4E35B8D14C66346600D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 15-day period (or, at the option
of the State, a longer period) which ends on the date of an election for
Federal office, each State shall allow individuals to vote in the election in a
similar manner to the manner in which voting is allowed in person at the
polling place on the date of such election.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D64C56C9A7146108000166F3BF9D558"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum Early Voting
Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each polling
place which allows voting prior to the day of a Federal election pursuant to
subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD13C4B876D074BFB9B8F36266125751C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow such voting for no less than 4 hours
on each day (other than Sunday); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE096AC9F71E9430FA65CEB68BF8BF59C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have minimum uniform hours each day for
which such voting occurs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEF48E5F6D06448B90E5C885582641EA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State and
jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section
on and after January 1,
2010.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB576BEB66E2E424180E573CD8F3E00F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15511)
is amended by striking <quote>and 303</quote> and inserting <quote>303, and
304</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H184484EB1D494830B83D73348DF4D1FF"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents of such Act is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82943BA0D7394328B400BA8F15508179"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the items relating to
sections 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B6AB44352534B11A8EA2207F1EB51CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the item relating to
section 303 the following new item:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 304. Early
voting.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE32411C3AE9B45EF907125A8F5B604DE"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for early voting</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBCC73EE671C49C7B3F629C73FBDEA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15321 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:</text>
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<subtitle id="id0818ADFFE22F4FB4BE4A9886D2ED8E55"><enum>E</enum><header>Guidance and
standards</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46DD76B4E45C4535AF73B08F74A54BCD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>298.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for early voting</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94A7D9FED9CC4114B34E2B002EF99046"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAB59CF2EE824ABEBC99088B2861A52"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall issue standards for
the administration of voting prior to the day scheduled for a Federal
election.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4400D9483E247D282E79E8080852059"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for polling places</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such standards shall include the
nondiscriminatory geographic placement of polling places at which such voting
occurs and the public listing of the date, time, and location of polling places
no earlier than 10 days before the date on which such voting begins.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0893114A888A40C191864058927E8CA9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such standards shall be developed in
consultation with civil rights, voting rights, and voting protection
organizations, State and local election officials, and other interested members
of the community.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2710A59A02364249BEAA5D0034DA2E87"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deviation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The standards described in subsection (a)
shall permit States, upon giving reasonable public notice, to deviate from any
requirement in the case of unforeseen circumstances such as a natural disaster
or a terrorist
attack.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFDEFBD510FF44A9A7E8698BB95F9C3E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15322)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H043C69C9903D4180B5525506C6C8B51B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as
paragraphs (6) and (7); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAF956E0A0754FFCB1208BBDCFA785A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F499F085ED14B86B5AF10008E371535" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H378BCE0BAC1640D4808D2C9972B8A44D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out the duties described under
subtitle
E;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFAE7A6059A246699800D64E2137EAD9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents of such Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 296 the
following:</text>
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<toc>
<toc-entry idref="id0818ADFFE22F4FB4BE4A9886D2ED8E55" level="subtitle">Subtitle E—Guidance and standards</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H46DD76B4E45C4535AF73B08F74A54BCD" level="section">Sec. 298. Standards for early
voting.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Absentee ballots
on demand</header>
<section commented="no" id="id1FB2D5D0E9E34027A9958B2C8031582D"><enum>201.</enum><header>Absentee
ballots on demand</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id7755C450958C4D6ABE909EF376BF1E91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDE44E8BE57F47FCBC87CBC3E915924D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as
sections 306 and 307, respectively, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE90EB6140C9E4C5FB42D075E3724E5A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 304 the
following new section: by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section commented="no" id="idAD2DC7EB3FF0458BBF946F37CC92132B"><enum>305.</enum><header>Absentee
ballots on demand</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id0EF23AD0C32D48569B6E2657ED15E7C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Absentee
voting</header><text>Each State shall permit any person who is otherwise
qualified to vote in an election for Federal office to vote in such election in
a manner other than in person, and shall not impose any additional conditions
or restrictions on absentee voting other than a reasonable deadline for
requesting and returning the ballot.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id4A7CDB4294F54956A98E96DDA06DF2C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission and
processing</header><text>Any ballot cast under subsection (a) shall be
submitted and processed in the manner provided for absentee ballots under State
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84DE6A84F0F9460AA7998BCA6ECC7BC2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with
the requirements of this section on and after January 1,
2010.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id014F8AC2D3C046AEB1DF1961C8E5A346"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15511), as amended
by this Act, is amended by striking <quote>and 304</quote> and inserting
<quote>304, and 305</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id733BA4938FBF4F6BAAF0D6EDA7BF587A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents of such Act, as
amended by this Act, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF314162D06004DEF973C91CBAABE4044"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the items relating to
sections 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 307, respectively,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6CBCD549F4149958E2D90C4A5825F4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the item relating to
section 304 the following new item:</text>
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<toc>
<toc-entry idref="idAD2DC7EB3FF0458BBF946F37CC92132B" level="section">Sec. 305. Absentee ballots on
demand.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Vote by
mail</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B8E1E66F65648FFB910DEB5761F0ADD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A7CEC9681124F54B340A2B121E1ED41"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Election</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>election</term> means any
general, special, primary, or runoff election.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C5065EEFB9E46CAA91860C017B1E504"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participating State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>participating State</term>
means a State receiving a grant under the Vote by Mail grant program under
section 402.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCDA49DE19E941E38DAEF25A47D06C51"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Residual vote rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>residual vote rate</term>
means the sum of all votes that cannot be counted in an election (overvotes,
undervotes, and otherwise spoiled ballots) divided by the total number of votes
cast.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01AFFBEB95B145119BF8CE9A2CCCD243"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means a State
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CBAF8D3BB674816B3C27ACEE6B899ED"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voting system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>voting system</term> has the
meaning given such term under section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481(b)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC72FDBED5D63472FA88165D5B2F5CCA9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vote by mail grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F846DAB61804DCFB99CCE0C711F59B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall establish a
Vote by Mail grant program (in this section referred to as the
<quote>program</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9592E60110AE4187A90EC5E2AF4D820F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the program is to make
implementation grants to participating States solely for the implementation of
procedures for the conduct of all elections by mail at the State or local
government level.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED83431A56B84A61A43CC5756F848AA3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In no case may grants made under this
section be used to reimburse a State for costs incurred in implementing mail-in
voting for elections at the State or local government level if such costs were
incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDDC7B034E694C5AB292755AF68309B8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State seeking to participate in the
program under this section shall submit an application to the Election
Assistance Commission containing such information, and at such time, as the
Election Assistance Commission may specify.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17d00300c99143b1bde174fb6de10b8a"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount and awarding of implementation
grants; duration of program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCD32E5A709940C4985ACF37744F57AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of implementation grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FFF22C837F1417884D127D2CF108AE4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), the amount of
an implementation grant made to a participating State shall be, in the case of
a State that certifies that it will implement all elections by mail in
accordance with the requirements of subsection (f), with respect to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAB389602D23468AACBD8B66FC16CE70"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entire State, $2,000,000; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66BE1BBAF053402FAEB157F71441B965"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any single unit or multiple units of local
government within the State, $1,000,000.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b518124692544d3b9377927ceca09ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Excess funds</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32DA21BF9B2C4C0881A74A7DD54754C7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that there are excess funds
in either of the first 2 years of the program, such funds may be used to award
implementation grants to participating States in subsequent years.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F3D5C3836F0491586C7ACC478D28271"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Excess funds defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clause (i), the term
<term>excess funds</term> means any amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization under subsection (h)(1) with respect to a fiscal year that are
not awarded to a participating State under an implementation grant during such
fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95F6A398F8C54E968FEE146C578E4A63"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuing availability of funds after
appropriation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
implementation grant made to a participating State under this section shall be
available to the State without fiscal year limitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BD884877F6643B19CD8EE182054BCB7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Awarding of implementation grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B682324F6F6444AB9C45631248ED802"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission shall
award implementation grants during each year in which the program is
conducted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CDA83F1F756490C9757BC288AE9C0AA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One grant per State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission shall
not award more than 1 implementation grant to any participating State under
this section over the duration of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46EDF04DDB6B495A883B4DEACF8FB1E4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program shall be conducted for a period
of 3 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FA368F03B5C4FE8B16B96611CEF4966"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC28AAAFC5ED148EDB29A70E36038BC07"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating State shall establish and
implement procedures for conducting all elections by mail in the area with
respect to which it receives an implementation grant to conduct such elections,
including the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EAD4B19EAD14F7B92497EF3CDE77940"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A process for recording electronically each
voter’s registration information and signature.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDAAEF81BBCA4000A1C108195139E4B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A process for mailing ballots to all
eligible voters.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id645B8BED055B4D08859E467262C3A3D8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The designation of places for the deposit
of ballots cast in an election.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id582FC8863CEF40E6AF78504CA4B3C50C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A process for ensuring the secrecy and
integrity of ballots cast in the election.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B743B4F7999450D89E4B311A1BF5666"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures and penalties for preventing
election fraud and ballot tampering, including procedures for the verification
of the signature of the voter accompanying the ballot through comparison of
such signature with the signature of the voter maintained by the State in
accordance with subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB684B7CE1B1A4838B5D05E02D4127F2F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures for verifying that a ballot has
been received by the appropriate authority.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96E2161A5AF449C3B5C9B22EE6666A3A"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures for obtaining a replacement
ballot in the case of a ballot which is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not
received by the voter.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1487B00EDC14A47A7D645835725EFF1"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan for training election workers in
signature verification techniques.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3AF11C80DC5842849F9320A91F27568B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plans and procedures to ensure that voters
who are blind, visually-impaired, or otherwise disabled have the opportunity to
participate in elections conducted by mail and to ensure compliance with the
Help America Vote Act of 2002. Such plans and procedures shall be developed in
consultation with disabled and other civil rights organizations, voting rights
groups, State election officials, voter protection groups, and other interested
community organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdacbe7ddec40460a9283a91e882aae25"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plans and procedures to ensure the
translation of ballots and voting materials in accordance with section 203 of
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa–1a)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9790C0AC487449AB0400DB2E86E767A"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Plans and
procedures to allow for voting in person at designated polling places.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B6806C310084A7C8710E71315691319"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Best practices, technical assistance, and
reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7070085D0C024D7F9DEF53CB6495E6F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF591030792C041E59B880A04A9A701E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop, periodically issue, and, as
appropriate, update best practices for conducting elections by mail;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7897EC344EC4434A84D1A5A7E894B5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance to
participating States for the purpose of implementing procedures for conducting
elections by mail; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA096130F94254F2C9D17D583A058BDFD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCBE592C235074BAF96EBF7488A8C4796"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual reports on the implementation of
such procedures by participating States during each year in which the program
is conducted; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF466323EAE58494397AF6BFBAD041AFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon completion of the program conducted
under this section, a final report on the program, together with
recommendations for such legislation or administrative action as the Election
Assistance Commission determines to be appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC44BBFDDED294B26BF6F91B42DC49D64"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing, issuing, and updating best
practices, developing materials to provide technical assistance to
participating States, and developing the annual and final reports under
paragraph (1), the Election Assistance Commission shall consult with interested
parties, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FDF9841E7DE4B0EB1278B20C9362056"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local election officials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1C50FE7E8E144B895A8A2D7070FA575"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Postal Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE4B4A5283EB4AE59A6D72D4CF3D216C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Postal Regulatory Commission
established under section 501 of title 39, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B4949DFFBB444AABB73627A1FEBEB61"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">voting rights groups, voter protection
groups, groups representing the disabled, and other civil rights or community
organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8783C4181CF247748094A05A1600D452"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id878099969BE744B2B613BA58480F81C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
award grants under this section, for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011,
$6,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limitation until
expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BFEC785346D44B5B17C10E85C2D3C41"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
administer the program under this section, $200,000 for the period of fiscal
years 2009 through 2011, to remain available without fiscal year limitation
until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A05B16023544D778C3B61FFF9C1C54C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title may be construed to
authorize or require conduct prohibited under any of the following laws, or to
supersede, restrict, or limit the application of such laws:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60d098a8a06240f0a72e515bdba3ca75"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 15301 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf0a9bf79c61548b19f613fc2bce77029"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
1973 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30b8a4d8659d42c4b678c6a153eeaf73"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly
and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53f3e1b3a4de475bb29a3ae5bb82851e"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act(42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID469d03ad4f464ad1814632537ba1ee30"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Voter Registration Act of 1993
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f07254231a04274841ae4f395cea536"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf84f9e3f504c4957b3f06fa83a2ec639"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
701 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D795C5963F243ACAE24DCB4EBE6A563" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on implementation of mail-in voting
for elections</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF83DA20DFDA84CEBAE629C3377F5BC91"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEF38C990BEA47A89C8BD8ECC056C55E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States (in this section referred to as the <term>Comptroller General</term>)
shall conduct a study evaluating the benefits of broader implementation of
mail-in voting in elections, taking into consideration the annual reports
submitted by the Election Assistance Commission under section 402(g)(1)(C)(i)
before November 1, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id495E6DCE3FA9423283D31ACD0DC6C4D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific issues studied</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study conducted under paragraph (1)
shall include a comparison of traditional voting methods and mail-in voting
with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id165754407D9340409517090B087571FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the likelihood of voter fraud and
misconduct;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa56e41f928f24f4395cbbdfb707a9071"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the accuracy of voter rolls;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBC83D4878EB4B22BA21A2BD4A737A7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the accuracy of election results;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65c892a9109a428ebd594f7bd60df9c5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">voter participation in urban and rural
communities and by minorities, language minorities (as defined in section 203
of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa–1a)), and individuals with
disabilities and by individuals who are homeless or who frequently change their
official residences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0089B79419F348AEB5321CE5DDE7652E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public confidence in the election
system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f17ec87178b49c2887287af93777bfd"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the residual vote rate, including such rate
based on voter age, education, income, race, or ethnicity or whether a voter
lives in an urban or rural community, is disabled, or is a language minority
(as so defined); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A98F0FEA2B7459ABCFA2614D8397DCF"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost savings.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB91CAB5E8FE24F16B850B96D984DA013"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study under paragraph
(1), the Comptroller General shall consult with interested parties,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D541F23E35A43C6B96DEF4A8B69E3BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local election officials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDD4B16A089541948FDF367C46CEF9F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Postal Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE805560BCF3D4BCFBF930BEDEFD233CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Postal Regulatory Commission
established under section 501 of title 39, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A7BBEB1309A4674B33C588B43FCE8D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">voting rights groups, voter protection
groups, groups representing the disabled, and other civil rights or community
organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE9792594979442CB6F577CD3BB59454"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than November 1, 2009, the
Comptroller General shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with
such recommendations for legislation or administrative action as the
Comptroller General determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Vote
verification</header>
<section id="H20623C95922B4C15A4A80CA195600E7"><enum>401.</enum><header>Promoting
accuracy, integrity, and security through voter-verified permanent paper
ballot</header>
<subsection id="HA930BA01691647999E5257BD15CCB87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ballot
Verification and Audit Capacity</header>
<paragraph id="HA321F70A12914567A31F717F00591713"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 301(a)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15481">42 U.S.C.
15481(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB3815665902A4482B86F0088E7543B2C">
<paragraph id="HAB516292D6F3439AA5B8D70881F3FE37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ballot
verification and audit capacity</header>
<subparagraph id="HF38AF027628844CFB673E98DD0E801F4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Voter-verified
paper ballots</header>
<clause id="H4530F81B0EA547ABA0170210CC3F45B1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Verification</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA7C9F1B062864312909333F184BE0976"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The voting system shall require the use of
or produce an individual, durable, voter-verified, paper ballot of the voter’s
vote that shall be created by or made available for inspection and verification
by the voter before the voter’s vote is cast and counted. For purposes of this
subclause, the term <term>individual, durable, voter-verified, paper
ballot</term> includes (but is not limited to) a paper ballot marked by the
voter for the purpose of being counted by hand or read by an optical scanner or
other similar device, a paper ballot prepared by the voter to be mailed to an
election official (whether from a domestic or overseas location), a paper
ballot created through the use of a nontabulating ballot marking device or
system, or, in the case of an election held before 2012, a paper ballot
produced by a direct recording electronic voting machine, so long as in each
case the voter is permitted to verify the ballot in a paper form in accordance
with this subparagraph.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8E41C3E051A44E7F9434B33650CDA35F" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
voting system shall provide the voter with an opportunity to correct any error
made by the system in the voter-verified paper ballot before the permanent
voter-verified paper ballot is preserved in accordance with clause (ii).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE14CF749C688410A9CE9EB868323DFB8" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The voting system shall not preserve
the voter-verified paper ballots in any manner that makes it possible, at any
time after the ballot has been cast, to associate a voter with the record of
the voter’s vote.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HDC1F7D2E61644D319EABC03313001839"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Preservation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individual, durable, voter-verified,
paper ballot produced in accordance with clause (i) shall be used as the
official ballot for purposes of any recount or audit conducted with respect to
any election for Federal office in which the voting system is used, and shall
be preserved—</text>
<subclause id="H610B5CB9946447DB8D2FE3CBAA4E4BB2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of
votes cast at the polling place on the date of the election, within the polling
place in a secure manner; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H51E3D653D30F4C648787E2AF6B92C5CA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in any other
case, in a secure manner which is consistent with the manner employed by the
jurisdiction for preserving paper ballots in general.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H01317FDA86A4445F9BE76D3398B293A4"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Manual audit
capacity</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6264C2724DF84C2381ED92AB2F444D87"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Each paper ballot
produced pursuant to clause (i) shall be suitable for a manual audit equivalent
to that of a paper ballot voting system, and shall be counted by hand in any
recount or audit conducted with respect to any election for Federal
office.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6171BA95764E41D1920000173030B9C5" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
the event of any inconsistencies or irregularities between any electronic vote
tallies and the vote tallies determined by counting by hand the individual,
durable, voter-verified, paper ballots produced pursuant to clause (i), and
subject to subparagraph (B), the individual, durable, voter-verified, paper
ballots shall be the true and correct record of the votes cast.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39F9653E32B046169C5D77BDA1CB6C8F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule for
treatment of disputes when paper ballots have been shown to be
compromised</header>
<clause id="HC08E219D5EBC430988FBAF3D3F8BAC16"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the event that—</text>
<subclause id="H1032768EBCA24B45963960D05346DEB3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is any inconsistency between any
electronic vote tallies and the vote tallies determined by counting by hand the
individual, durable, voter-verified, paper ballots produced pursuant to
subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to any election for Federal office; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H254400A1D69745C49DF8C21248EF0006"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">it is demonstrated by clear and convincing
evidence (as determined in accordance with the applicable standards in the
jurisdiction involved) in any recount, audit, or contest of the result of the
election that the paper ballots have been compromised (by damage or mischief or
otherwise) and that a sufficient number of the ballots have been so compromised
that the result of the election could be changed,</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">the
determination of the appropriate remedy with respect to the election shall be
made in accordance with applicable State law, except that the electronic tally
shall not be used as the exclusive basis for determining the official certified
vote tally.</continuation-text></clause><clause id="H0A3879B6662548AFB23C91CC9948CDC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Rule for
consideration of ballots associated with each voting machine</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clause (i), only the paper
ballots deemed compromised, if any, shall be considered in the calculation of
whether or not the result of the election could be changed due to the
compromised paper
ballots.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D86D91DCB2443DB991E2D945B8B2879"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment clarifying applicability of alternative language
accessibility</header><text>Section 301(a)(4) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15481">42 U.S.C.
15481(a)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>(including the
paper ballots required to be produced under paragraph (2) and the notices
required under paragraphs (7) and (13)(C)</quote> after <quote>voting
system</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0AAE82186D54020A04B16B123247FEB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 301(a)(1) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15481">42 U.S.C.
15481(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1ECE7EEC50BF4243005E6556B859D838"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(i), by striking <quote>counted</quote> and inserting <quote>counted, in
accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EE798F8B19643E39B88153B5284CEE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by striking <quote>counted</quote> and inserting <quote>counted, in
accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6DD4D4967B2A46E29F90CAA3DA2EB237"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(iii), by striking <quote>counted</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>counted, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B7EB7B0868846BBB1DC6EA6B3C89F7C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>counted</quote> and inserting <quote>counted, in
accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2BBF17ACE1FF4C8DBDBB8EB899C49835"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accessibility
and Ballot Verification for Individuals With Disabilities</header>
<paragraph id="HF6FDB862BE6D44A4B33C007BAE6FD3FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 301(a)(3)(B) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15481">42 U.S.C.
15481(a)(3)(B)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28D783C3D3C04CC3A35DB3585D8C001B" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="H73A3962E19D3411FBC15829EEFC675E"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8A21210FD8C249AABF70E3493E8CDA90"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfy the requirement of subparagraph (A)
through the use of at least one voting system equipped for individuals with
disabilities, including nonvisual and enhanced visual accessibility for the
blind and visually impaired, at each polling place; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id562AED7F83B446B3AF595B2665809A89" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the requirements of subparagraph (A)
and paragraph (2)(A) by using a system that—</text>
<subclause id="id1157D95FF84B46188FEFF1A470A8395A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allows the voter to privately and
independently verify the permanent paper ballot through the presentation, in
accessible form, of the printed or marked vote selections from the same printed
or marked information that would be used for any vote counting or
auditing;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB156FAD9863A45E1B74E03BEAFA76F06"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensures that the entire process of
ballot verification and vote casting is equipped for individuals with
disabilities, including nonvisual and enhanced visual accessibility for the
blind and visually impaired; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8137D6DEF75A461B92611AEFDC059FB5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>does not preclude the supplementary use
of Braille or tactile ballots;
and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4872A1B13A784F759183344B9CB5CEA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
requirement of study, testing, and development of accessible ballot
verification mechanisms</header>
<subparagraph id="H3C0668B30726467DB4A8C1DAB520D791"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Study and
reporting</header><text>Subtitle C of title II of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15381">42 U.S.C. 15381 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<clause id="H4DBAD2B9A844440B90B66FB1E3D7B89E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating section 247 as section 248; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD3C3FDF357F640B68D6CF66E97BECE83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after section 246 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD15EDE212DED40EEACEA6B88DC251799" style="OLC">
<section id="H28FA9DBDBBF74316851DA8D415EF4510"><enum>247.</enum><header>Study and
report on accessible ballot verification mechanisms</header>
<subsection id="HDDBF39A5E74F4D9186B84925E1110088"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study and
Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology shall study, test, and develop
best practices to enhance the accessibility of ballot verification mechanisms
for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not
English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy, including best practices
for the mechanisms themselves and the processes through which the mechanisms
are used. In carrying out this section, the Director shall specifically
investigate existing and potential methods or devices, including non-electronic
devices, that will assist such individuals and voters in creating
voter-verified paper ballots and presenting or transmitting the information
printed or marked on such ballots back to such individuals and voters.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8FFB9A5F98E64A68882E02225E616813"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination
With Grants for Technology Improvements</header><text>The Director shall
coordinate the activities carried out under subsection (a) with the research
conducted under the grant program carried out by the Commission under section
271, to the extent that the Director and Commission determine necessary to
provide for the advancement of accessible voting technology.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA57896D4803D4CCEAF81BE33D2BA6D3C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Director shall complete the requirements of subsection (a) not later than
December 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H550FB216BF46421B956F4DBDC248E8FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subsection (a) $3,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17AF03F9E0D841CC86ABA7DA63A409F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of such Act is amended—</text>
<clause id="H500D443CDFE44A6CA372F1F6DC070097"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating the item relating to section 247 as relating to section 248;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA1BBD2B6414E4B8B00AEAC18CE38BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting after the item relating to section 246 the following new item:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 247. Study and report on accessible
ballot verification
mechanisms.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AD95B87CC0B4DBE9CA19B3FE0E5002E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clarification of
accessibility standards under voluntary voting system guidance</header><text>In
adopting any voluntary guidance under subtitle B of title III of the Help
America Vote Act with respect to the accessibility of the paper ballot
verification requirements for individuals with disabilities, the Election
Assistance Commission shall include and apply the same accessibility standards
applicable under the voluntary guidance adopted for accessible voting systems
under such subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1CEDAEB064CA45B8A603FE94C6DC9525"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
Voting System Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HF2164C314A0C4612B059F717E43FD026"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements
described</header><text>Section 301(a) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15481">42 U.S.C.
15481(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89993368025F49B6B9777701BE449756" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB4927158596B491396561B7FF6D28B53"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Instruction
reminding voters of importance of verifying paper ballot</header>
<subparagraph id="H278DAECAC0784BFB985DD5C13813A62"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The appropriate election official at each polling place
shall cause to be placed in a prominent location in the polling place which is
clearly visible from the voting booths a notice, in large font print accessible
to the visually impaired, advising voters that the paper ballots representing
their votes shall serve as the vote of record in all audits and recounts in
elections for Federal office, and that they should not leave the voting booth
until confirming that such paper ballots accurately record their vote.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05FFE60B80084B63A0C7F294B3DD107C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Systems for
individuals with disabilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All voting systems equipped for individuals
with disabilities shall present or transmit in accessible form the statement
referred to in subparagraph (A), as well as an explanation of the verification
process described in paragraph (3)(B)(ii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE12766DB4FC04C90B315667F42A41F18"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prohibiting use
of uncertified election-dedicated voting system technologies; disclosure
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H482ADA8A35A5419C9F8D1FBD74477775"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A voting system used
in an election for Federal office in a State may not at any time during the
election contain or use any election-dedicated voting system technology—</text>
<clause id="idD7AEC94EA50D42D4971AF99EA8B4C374"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which has not been certified by the State
for use in the election; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id05BBF3AA242D44319B606C60977E336C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which has not been deposited with an
accredited laboratory described in section 231 to be held in escrow and
disclosed in accordance with this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H302928A20EB2457BA20002A80062D3BE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement for
and restrictions on disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An accredited laboratory under section 231
with whom an election-dedicated voting system technology has been deposited
shall—</text>
<clause id="H1F376906CCCF42C5A96700A6A35722D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>hold the
technology in escrow; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H80DC9BFC775944E997D7A483614CB845"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disclose
technology and information regarding the technology to another person
if—</text>
<subclause id="H782100AF98274E2185DFE33C1F008710"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the person is a
qualified person described in subparagraph (C) who has entered into a
nondisclosure agreement with respect to the technology which meets the
requirements of subparagraph (D); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HEC3F4141BC96459FA7578C394B2BC2A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the laboratory is
required to disclose the technology to the person under State law, in
accordance with the terms and conditions applicable under such law.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD556CC6AEDCE4E66AC55AE91D1D8BE68"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Qualified
persons described</header><text>With respect to the disclosure of
election-dedicated voting system technology by a laboratory under subparagraph
(B)(ii)(I), a <term>qualified person</term> is any of the following:</text>
<clause id="HCBC80C7BC58E48CEA943C3CE6EE2760"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
governmental entity with responsibility for the administration of voting and
election-related matters for purposes of reviewing, analyzing, or reporting on
the technology.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2C57402A73E44A7E83DC688EABE7F357"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
party to pre- or post-election litigation challenging the result of an election
or the administration or use of the technology used in an election, including
but not limited to election contests or challenges to the certification of the
technology, or an expert for a party to such litigation, for purposes of
reviewing or analyzing the technology to support or oppose the litigation, and
all parties to the litigation shall have access to the technology for such
purposes.</text>
</clause><clause id="H9DB80436E0304550B712E38F24B7471B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A person not
described in clause (i) or (ii) who reviews, analyzes, or reports on the
technology solely for an academic, scientific, technological, or other
investigation or inquiry concerning the accuracy or integrity of the
technology.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFC1D0BBB6F34585B5E10064DF4297D7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Requirements for
nondisclosure agreements</header><text>A nondisclosure agreement entered into
with respect to an election-dedicated voting system technology meets the
requirements of this subparagraph if the agreement—</text>
<clause id="H9FC9DA8CAB024974A76DDF5128D80125"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
limited in scope to coverage of the technology disclosed under subparagraph (B)
and any trade secrets and intellectual property rights related thereto;</text>
</clause><clause id="H39A5889F1D4242F69251995D08AA05D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not prohibit
a signatory from entering into other nondisclosure agreements to review other
technologies under this paragraph;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6299039C9F7845A3A29CE16FA41FFFBD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>exempts from
coverage any information the signatory lawfully obtained from another source or
any information in the public domain;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFDE4EF80F0AB4DC4AD75B9A6528552E4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>remains in effect
for not longer than the life of any trade secret or other intellectual property
right related thereto;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA9722937B1DC41698EB22EEABBA9C1A9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>prohibits the use
of injunctions barring a signatory from carrying out any activity authorized
under subparagraph (C), including injunctions limited to the period prior to a
trial involving the technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8C28B0546E7B4AF500D9A0B6EF9E1285"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>is silent as to
damages awarded for breach of the agreement, other than a reference to damages
available under applicable law;</text>
</clause><clause id="H73A8D0FCF843406CB48CFA24446DC200"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>allows
disclosure of evidence of crime, including in response to a subpoena or
warrant;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1D07E4C650EA4E07920072DA00F12595"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>allows the
signatory to perform analyses on the technology (including by executing the
technology), disclose reports and analyses that describe operational issues
pertaining to the technology (including vulnerabilities to tampering, errors,
risks associated with use, failures as a result of use, and other problems),
and describe or explain why or how a voting system failed or otherwise did not
perform as intended; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8E842F81B25042A5B5CD9D7FCCEFF759"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>provides that the
agreement shall be governed by the trade secret laws of the applicable
State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8417112AD9754585AED691F35500D334"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Election-dedicated
voting system technology defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph:</text>
<clause id="id5677897F9BC5402B8C995E9369098179"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>election-dedicated voting system technology</term> means the
following:</text>
<subclause id="id71FD7D31117344449E071398A49F7AB5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The source code
used for the trusted build and its file signatures.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0146EDC917D242B5AF8280C986661ACB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A complete disk
image of the pre-build, build environment, and any file signatures to validate
that it is unmodified.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5C66FD11D0684A89B72486E0CA658499"><enum>(III)</enum><text>A complete disk
image of the post-build, build environment, and any file signatures to validate
that it is unmodified.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA29AD0A192294E18A376F6C3AC1B908D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>All executable
code produced by the trusted build and any file signatures to validate that it
is unmodified.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDA0DFC93CC6C4BF6AF7A4EDB740E6CCE"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Installation
devices and software file signatures.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id8846AE78FE0747C8B359685B3D69E9B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such term does not include
<term>commercial-off-the-shelf</term> software and hardware defined under under
the 2005 voluntary voting system guidelines adopted by the Commission under
section 222.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31B60147E05B480781CCCCCCE94C5073"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Prohibition of
use of wireless communications devices in voting systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No voting device upon which ballots are
programmed or votes are cast or tabulated shall contain, use, or be accessible
by any wireless, power-line, or concealed communication device, except that
enclosed infrared communications devices which are certified for use in such
device by the State and which cannot be used for any remote or wide area
communications or used without the knowledge of poll workers shall be
permitted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE189CAEFB6314FCE00447E99A2DC25F1"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Prohibiting
connection of system or transmission of system information over the
internet</header>
<subparagraph id="idB9C52E09FD2D4BE580AEBF42DA507672"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No voting device upon which ballots are programmed or
votes are cast or tabulated shall be connected to the Internet at any
time.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCC19664EE52B496BBA8559F10EA0E706"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed
to prohibit the Commission from conducting the studies under section 242 or to
conduct other similar studies under any other provision of law in a manner
consistent with this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CFDDFDD6CDB4CD282B4367F8E54C4EF"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Security
standards for voting systems used in Federal elections</header>
<subparagraph id="H3F3D90077A3A440AADB04BACE73C0081"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No voting system may be used in an election for Federal
office unless the manufacturer of such system and the election officials using
such system meet the applicable requirements described in subparagraph
(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FEDCFA0E687444092139BDB1E4F69DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements
described</header><text>The requirements described in this subparagraph are as
follows:</text>
<clause id="H7AFBCE3A899F4B208EE5B19C3C8A9F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
manufacturer and the election officials shall document the secure chain of
custody for the handling of all software, hardware, vote storage media,
ballots, and voter-verified ballots used in connection with voting systems, and
shall make the information available upon request to the Commission.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6FC68F6DEC44DA3A2C87DCFF7DD633"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The manufacturer shall disclose to an
accredited laboratory under section 231 and to the appropriate election
official any information required to be disclosed under paragraph (8).</text>
</clause><clause id="H1B30CD46B99D4EF88D008F9D7F5E3F37"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the appropriate election official has
certified the election-dedicated and other voting system software for use in an
election, the manufacturer may not—</text>
<subclause id="H946479E9F1504D108FB204EB6EC4681F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>alter such
software; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H38BF5C90A9484774A339FA58EBEB12AB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>insert or use in
the voting system any software not certified by the State for use in the
election.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H1B27377BACFF4964B6F7191C6216BCD9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>At the request of
the Commission—</text>
<subclause id="HE7E4A1874B84455A856508C55633C6D1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the appropriate
election official shall submit information to the Commission regarding the
State’s compliance with this subparagraph; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3839EFC414404B15B07CE225DA29AE71"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manufacturer shall submit information
to the Commission regarding the manufacturer’s compliance with this
subparagraph.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40ABF39E21254C389EB20006264032A5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Development and
publication of best practices on documentation of secure chain of
custody</header><text>Not later than August 1, 2010, the Commission shall
develop and make publicly available best practices regarding the requirement of
subparagraph (B)(i).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B7F7A1AD2304600AF10BC4D60A264B1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Disclosure of
secure chain of custody</header><text>The Commission shall make information
provided to the Commission under subparagraph (B)(i) available to any person
upon request.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H05E1EDA40CCC4AE287252455A9C76D38"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Durability and
readability requirements for ballots</header>
<subparagraph id="H0EBDCF4CB784430DB3186DEFA7488B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Durability
requirements for paper ballots</header>
<clause id="HB41139DE7C5E4058B302F25783CE6F00"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All voter-verified
paper ballots required to be used under this Act (including the paper ballots
provided to voters under paragraph (13)) shall be marked, printed, or recorded
on durable paper.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF0344168BE824F4100C7FF8374005312"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this Act, paper is <term>durable</term> if it is capable of
withstanding multiple counts and recounts by hand without compromising the
fundamental integrity of the ballots, and capable of retaining the information
marked, printed, or recorded on them for the full duration of a retention and
preservation period of 22 months.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85166F09B81E4CF8B978F17EB29DF1D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Readability
requirements for machine-marked or printed paper ballots</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All voter-verified paper ballots completed
by the voter through the use of a marking or printing device shall be clearly
readable by the voter without assistance (other than eyeglasses or other
personal vision enhancing devices) and by a scanner or other device equipped
for individuals with disabilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9CB226BEB8F470E833DADF978F353E4"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Mandatory
availability of paper ballots at polling places</header>
<subparagraph id="id6A6F046350314AF280B5E1653629A32C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requiring
ballots to be offered and provided</header>
<clause id="id2212870998F44A6C84262E72FD550CD4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The appropriate election official at each polling place
in any election for Federal office shall offer each individual who is eligible
to cast a vote in the election at the polling place the opportunity to cast the
vote using a pre-printed paper ballot which the individual may mark by hand and
which is not produced by the direct recording electronic voting machine. The
official shall provide the individual with the ballot and the supplies
necessary to mark the ballot.</text>
</clause><clause id="idFB98970CAA744628870FF32B57E89FB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Special rule
for locations using DRE voting systems</header><text>In the case of a polling
place that uses a direct recording electronic voting device, if the individual
accepts the offer to cast the vote using a paper ballot, the official shall
ensure (to the greatest extent practicable) that the waiting period for the
individual to cast a vote is not greater than the waiting period for an
individual who does not agree to cast the vote using such a paper ballot under
this paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id838E7C374C404BFE9B89B55AF85F7504"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of
ballot</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any paper ballot which
is cast by an individual under this paragraph shall be counted and otherwise
treated as a regular ballot for all purposes (including by incorporating it
into the final unofficial vote count (as defined by the State) for the
precinct) and not as a provisional ballot, unless the individual casting the
ballot would have otherwise been required to cast a provisional ballot.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE33F4736CBB54F18B863251F38256E06"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Posting of
notice</header><text>The appropriate election official shall ensure there is
prominently displayed at each polling place a notice that describes the
obligation of the official to offer individuals the opportunity to cast votes
using a pre-printed paper ballot.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CEFF66B726A41309602569122921805"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Training of
election officials</header><text>The chief State election official shall ensure
that election officials at polling places in the State are aware of the
requirements of this paragraph, including the requirement to display a notice
under subparagraph (C), and are aware that it is a violation of the
requirements of this title for an election official to fail to offer an
individual the opportunity to cast a vote using a pre-printed paper
ballot.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB16A57EB76DA40E8BE937528F846C218"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requiring
laboratories to meet standards prohibiting conflicts of interest as condition
of accreditation for testing of voting system hardware and software</header>
<subparagraph id="H23E21C654DEA4391AAA03098BBAABAED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 231(b) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15371">42 U.S.C.
15371(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC2A01E66938450000B6A3EE5CB9178" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5703B0AA138D4BA787DE105CADC15726"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibiting
conflicts of interest; ensuring availability of results</header>
<subparagraph id="H3FE73DE5504442F8A78E013D3309E300"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A laboratory may not be accredited by the Commission for
purposes of this section unless—</text>
<clause id="H9080FA396D53471289D8E3BDF8555287"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the laboratory
certifies that the only compensation it receives for the testing carried out in
connection with the certification, decertification, and recertification of the
manufacturer’s voting system hardware and software is the payment made from the
Testing Escrow Account under paragraph (4);</text>
</clause><clause id="HF078F419DE804DD08DE6D627DB102BFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the laboratory
meets such standards as the Commission shall establish (after notice and
opportunity for public comment) to prevent the existence or appearance of any
conflict of interest in the testing carried out by the laboratory under this
section, including standards to ensure that the laboratory does not have a
financial interest in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of voting system
hardware and software, and is sufficiently independent from other persons with
such an interest;</text>
</clause><clause id="H79A52D9393E54FC49753CD74D2E7B7E5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the laboratory certifies that it will
permit an expert designated by the Commission to observe any testing the
laboratory carries out under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H82E3DCD9FFC1481500D9F619176355F8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the laboratory,
upon completion of any testing carried out under this section, discloses the
test protocols, results, and all communication between the laboratory and the
manufacturer to the Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0462D251E4D94BF7BF3800094500D572"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability of
results</header><text>Upon receipt of information under subparagraph (A), the
Commission shall make the information available promptly to election officials
and the public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2069641136D04E5E9760D07C6400E3BA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procedures for
conducting testing; payment of user fees for compensation of accredited
laboratories</header>
<subparagraph id="H49B12CC5FCB54378BB7D992C2C1D2C81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment of
escrow account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission
shall establish an escrow account (to be known as the <term>Testing Escrow
Account</term>) for making payments to accredited laboratories for the costs of
the testing carried out in connection with the certification, decertification,
and recertification of voting system hardware and software.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FBFA86A3C904322AA82797F5B73FD64"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Schedule of
fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consultation with the
accredited laboratories, the Commission shall establish and regularly update a
schedule of fees for the testing carried out in connection with the
certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware
and software, based on the reasonable costs expected to be incurred by the
accredited laboratories in carrying out the testing for various types of
hardware and software.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71B5AB4794BA473EBBB56FBAB43775E6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requests and
payments by manufacturers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
manufacturer of voting system hardware and software may not have the hardware
or software tested by an accredited laboratory under this section
unless—</text>
<clause id="H0170A0EA27594056B303D4F39E9434D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the manufacturer
submits a detailed request for the testing to the Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H43CBF2AB9FA84D79BDA1BF0365009EB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the manufacturer
pays to the Commission, for deposit into the Testing Escrow Account established
under subparagraph (A), the applicable fee under the schedule established and
in effect under subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC36B2EBC186D4CF1B8AFD402A046EB25"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Selection of
laboratory</header><text>Upon receiving a request for testing and the payment
from a manufacturer required under subparagraph (C), the Commission shall
select at random (to the greatest extent practicable), from all laboratories
which are accredited under this section to carry out the specific testing
requested by the manufacturer, an accredited laboratory to carry out the
testing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE49E284D4FBE44C9906594F8F2FF0423"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Payments to
laboratories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receiving a
certification from a laboratory selected to carry out testing pursuant to
subparagraph (D) that the testing is completed, along with a copy of the
results of the test as required under paragraph (3)(A)(iv), the Commission
shall make a payment to the laboratory from the Testing Escrow Account
established under subparagraph (A) in an amount equal to the applicable fee
paid by the manufacturer under subparagraph (C)(ii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC85DBDB4023B4B629FCBB951D84090C0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dissemination of
additional information on accredited laboratories</header>
<subparagraph id="H5A1AFBEA661346EEB61D7C6DAB332F28"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Information on
testing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of
the testing of a voting system under this section, the Commission shall
promptly disseminate to the public the identification of the laboratory which
carried out the testing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86F51BD3BA5144D08FB8BCCF2DB41D8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information on
status of laboratories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Commission shall promptly notify Congress, the chief State election official of
each State, and the public whenever—</text>
<clause id="H39528A105C37484CAF5DE5009DA29F31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Commission
revokes, terminates, or suspends the accreditation of a laboratory under this
section;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA2207B41C36E4B32BCB09FF3E6F7DE70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Commission
restores the accreditation of a laboratory under this section which has been
revoked, terminated, or suspended; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HCDE07709A8074CA280A32EFC0055CAA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Commission
has credible evidence of significant security failure at an accredited
laboratory.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE43676821244C47A692F4002D886CFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 231 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15371">42 U.S.C. 15371</external-xref>)
is further amended—</text>
<clause id="H6ED91AD9AF404A3C920000763101F16E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>testing, certification,</quote> and all
that follows and inserting the following: <quote>testing of voting system
hardware and software by accredited laboratories in connection with the
certification, decertification, and recertification of the hardware and
software for purposes of this Act.</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6F344053D0EF4322B233FF5900257E00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>testing, certification,</quote> and all
that follows and inserting the following: <quote>testing of its voting system
hardware and software by the laboratories accredited by the Commission under
this section in connection with certifying, decertifying, and recertifying the
hardware and software.</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBCBFB991B9BC4CD7A5A436F3BC29879"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>testing, certification, decertification,
and recertification</quote> and inserting <quote>testing</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA8FF6DC8AEC9408F83A5004B3294F622"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subsection (d), by striking <quote>testing, certification, decertification, and
recertification</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>testing</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CFE1A40E26748F09CA9D7E64722425"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadline for
establishment of standards, escrow account, and schedule of
fees</header><text>The Election Assistance Commission shall establish the
standards described in section 231(b)(3) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
and the Testing Escrow Account and schedule of fees described in section
231(b)(4) of such Act (as added by subparagraph (A)) not later than January 1,
2010.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4D8002D87E8474DAB71639F10AC065B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Election Assistance Commission such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the Commission’s duties under paragraphs (3)
and (4) of section 231 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (as added by
subparagraph (A)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6AC9B3D855D746CF9B78A374DAA8CC1E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
certification of ballot durability and readability requirements for States not
currently using durable paper ballots</header>
<subparagraph id="HAC23349E0CC74D508639A741CE963100"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If any of the voting systems used in a State for the
regularly scheduled 2008 general elections for Federal office did not require
the use of or produce durable paper ballots, the State shall certify to the
Election Assistance Commission not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act that the State will be in compliance with the
requirements of sections 301(a)(2) and 301(a)(12) of the Help America Vote of
2002, as added or amended by this subsection, in accordance with the deadlines
established under this Act, and shall include in the certification the methods
by which the State will meet the requirements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE6EEE5B75CD42808052E85BC886C9E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certifications by
States that require changes to State law</header><text>In the case of a State
that requires State legislation to carry out an activity covered by any
certification submitted under this paragraph, the State shall be permitted to
make the certification notwithstanding that the legislation has not been
enacted at the time the certification is submitted and such State shall submit
an additional certification once such legislation is enacted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H811CA2B242554D42A88D6E4252561468"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grants for
research on development of election-dedicated voting system software</header>
<subparagraph id="HDF93092D47274A92001FD1E879E720CF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15401">42 U.S.C.
15401 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following
new part:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6C34B4C2A2E4691B05419DC35E2D4BB" style="OLC">
<part id="H0C102AD8A9604EE3833044F6981B7FB"><enum>7<?LEXA-Enum 7?></enum><header>Grants for research on development of
election-dedicated voting system software</header>
<section id="H6CD208E3933D4421A634F5003F6CC55"><enum>297.</enum><header>Grants for
research on development of election-dedicated voting system software</header>
<subsection id="H75093CCAD20A4591B4E2F8BFBBC94FA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Director of the National Science Foundation
(hereafter in this part referred to as the <term>Director</term>) shall make
grants to not fewer than 3 eligible entities to conduct research on the
development of election-dedicated voting system software.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFF5D1E3F9F7D44B7AF13158704941878"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>An
entity is eligible to receive a grant under this part if it submits to the
Director (at such time and in such form as the Director may require) an
application containing—</text>
<paragraph id="HB905564B6F89487EAB74C3AE1FB9D9C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifications regarding the benefits of
operating voting systems on election-dedicated software which is easily
understandable and which is written exclusively for the purpose of conducting
elections;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03FF95F692324D67A11EEC79EBB4B500"><enum>(2)</enum><text>certifications
that the entity will use the funds provided under the grant to carry out
research on how to develop voting systems that run on election-dedicated
software and that will meet the applicable requirements for voting systems
under title III; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16EBEB8E4C61457DB8D66B8EA700E2DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such other
information and certifications as the Director may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDC3BF03E3E348FE9E1291B400C8BC5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for grants
under this section $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to remain
available until
expended.</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8884D191EF6643FA97E70066E7FD6E69"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
at the end of the items relating to subtitle D of title II the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BBD98419FE14004A5570046CA687126" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="part">Part 7—Grants for research on development of
election-dedicated voting system software</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 297. Grants for research on
development of election-dedicated voting system
software.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA9F9FC948075419CA361652CE436C300"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of
Additional Funding To Enable States To Meet Costs of Revised
Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HBA8F6EDB9BEA4A54B4E759A6D5A8EEF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
requirements payments for meeting revised requirements</header><text>Section
257(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15407">42 U.S.C. 15407(a)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08ADE343CE3F49E8ADE2756D5753336B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0D3D445E5AE04DB1B72E006D2F13811D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2010, $1,000,000,000,
except that any funds provided under the authorization made by this paragraph
shall be used by a State only to meet the requirements of title III which are
first imposed on the State pursuant to the amendments made by section 401 of
the <short-title>Voting Opportunities and Integrity in the
Conduct of Elections Act of 2008</short-title>, or to otherwise modify or
replace its voting systems in response to such
amendments.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAA3A9650172441A96BE90181C43E2BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of revised
formula for allocation of funds</header><text>Section 252(b) of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15402">42 U.S.C.
15402(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA541791257DF43A3A8AD48ACE7B9B02" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB0B0073B57A845FA904B63D6BF3F237F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State Allocation
Percentage Defined</header>
<paragraph id="H5B8FC1FEC34E4C80B6E6B0B0084753D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the <term>State allocation percentage</term> for a State is the
amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBB7DA8044354106A3BE3D47353C6BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the voting age population of the State (as
reported in the most recent decennial census); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H399AC2A72C584FC0B4C332005DC886D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total voting age population of all
States (as reported in the most recent decennial census).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H106E38414021482A87127EFDB77B53DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for
payments for fiscal year 2010</header>
<subparagraph id="HF16E227C1B6840829F51DBFA4BB1D76"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of the requirements payment made to a State
for fiscal year 2010, the <term>State allocation percentage</term> for a State
is the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of—</text>
<clause id="H86ECBCFB34C64CD390358EDE19BB9100"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the sum of the
number of noncompliant precincts in the State and 50 percent of the number of
partially noncompliant precincts in the State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7D7D197ED3374EC99B410067EEC3D361"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the sum of the
number of noncompliant precincts in all States and 50 percent of the number of
partially noncompliant precincts in all States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H718BD7070267420D9C670038BA5957CC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Noncompliant
precinct defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
paragraph, a <term>noncompliant precinct</term> means any precinct (or
equivalent location) within a State for which the voting system used to
administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in
November 2008 did not meet either of the requirements described in subparagraph
(D).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H350BC21822D749C89EC857E685E786E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Partially
noncompliant precinct defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, a <term>partially
noncompliant precinct</term> means any precinct (or equivalent location) within
a State for which the voting system used to administer the regularly scheduled
general election for Federal office held in November 2008 met only one of the
requirements described in subparagraph (D).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF16834E65A4E4576A41D41B3E4A032E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Requirements
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements
described in this subparagraph with respect to a voting system are as
follows:</text>
<clause id="H91695CD24B47496C97C9A37828539C7B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The primary voting system required the use
of or produced durable paper ballots (as described in section 301(a)(12)(A))
for every vote cast.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0654DFCF1E04436384C48545853B1326"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The voting system provided that the entire
process of paper ballot verification was equipped for individuals with
disabilities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83475E280CB04F68B9A1914D2F3303B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revised
conditions for receipt of funds</header><text>Section 253 of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15403">42 U.S.C.
15403</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4F87EC72EC8948758E81DB7CC5E5AF4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>A State is eligible</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as
provided in subsection (f), a State is eligible</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD89045C9A7BC40DCAC2800A8E0B8F7B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F603DDAB5974DA5A621252554C290B5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDB1C16877EAB43639D35EC3302E84343"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Special Rule for
Fiscal Year 2010</header>
<paragraph id="H3B843D5E65654AB2B5BF0600F5C03514"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of this part, a State is eligible to receive a requirements
payment for fiscal year 2010 if, not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Voting Opportunities and
Integrity in the Conduct of Elections Act of 2008</short-title>, the chief
executive officer of the State, or designee, in consultation and coordination
with the chief State election official—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF8234E577B4419681EFC9D63623E341"><enum>(A)</enum><text>certifies to the
Commission the number of noncompliant and partially noncompliant precincts in
the State (as defined in section 252(b)(2)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42EF70FA9F874790B74E45A63935883E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>files a statement
with the Commission describing the State’s need for the payment and how the
State will use the payment to meet the requirements of title III (in accordance
with the limitations applicable to the use of the payment under section
257(a)(4)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B9FBE3FE6A54B3AA3207845F8593403"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certifications
by States that require changes to State law</header><text>In the case of a
State that requires State legislation to carry out any activity covered by any
certification submitted under this subsection, the State shall be permitted to
make the certification notwithstanding that the legislation has not been
enacted at the time the certification is submitted and such State shall submit
an additional certification once such legislation is
enacted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C982873445D443B951DC497F12D947E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Permitting use
of funds for reimbursement for costs previously incurred</header><text>Section
251(c)(1) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15401">42 U.S.C. 15401(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>, or as a
reimbursement for any costs incurred after November 2006 in meeting the
requirements of title III which are imposed pursuant to the amendments made by
section 401 of the <short-title>Voting Opportunities and
Integrity in the Conduct of Elections Act of 2008</short-title> or in otherwise
upgrading or replacing voting systems in a manner consistent with such
amendments (so long as the voting systems meet any of the requirements that
apply with respect to elections for Federal office held in 2012 and each
succeeding year).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30AB107D20AD4004894137C5661BC19B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rule of
construction regarding States receiving other funds for replacing punch card,
lever, or other voting machines</header><text>Nothing in the amendments made by
this subsection or in any other provision of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
may be construed to prohibit a State which received or was authorized to
receive a payment under title I or II of such Act for replacing punch card,
lever, or other voting machines from receiving or using any funds which are
made available under the amendments made by this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id39391370E2EC4C4A8E1E615D32986F8C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rule of
construction regarding use of funds received in prior years</header>
<subparagraph id="idA17A1EBBEDF84948BDA7205E3E96022A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing contained in this Act or the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 may be construed to prohibit a State from using funds received
under title I or II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002—</text>
<clause id="id054BAF1F9E6649A583B999382B5AF5EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
purchase or acquire by other means a voting system that meets the requirements
of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 301 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(as amended by this Act); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id633FA3E562794E47AA98409E48504BBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
retrofit a voting system so that it will meet such requirements,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">in order
to replace or upgrade (as the case may be) voting systems purchased with funds
received under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 that do not require the use of
or produce paper ballots.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5B4B43C7D874AAC883B7F7A915F99B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver of
notice and comment requirements</header><text>The requirements of subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (C) of section 254(a)(11) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
shall not apply to any State using funds received under such Act for the
purposes described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C5BC66C6A8147E5B5A1CA5CC0D78500"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with
respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2010.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H01BAF24B88A64242A715B96932ADD200"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective Date
for New Requirements</header><text>Section 301(d) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15481">42 U.S.C.
15481(d)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCACBF36FD4CD497183C323D93BAA1778" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H67ED6E0AA65E4A4499A8F4DD71349949"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header>
<paragraph id="H61CFB51F593C468F8003D9A72B2D96EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), each State and
jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section
on and after January 1, 2006.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7615AF1ED87248269E40A774001BBAF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for
certain requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H483202A27F7448B4AB27175F9F5BA381"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the requirements of this section which are first imposed on a
State and jurisdiction pursuant to the amendments made by section 401 of the
<short-title>Voting Opportunities and Integrity in the
Conduct of Elections Act of 2008</short-title> shall apply with respect to the
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2010
and each succeeding election for Federal office.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB40BFF65DE447B686A6AE31107782E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delay for
jurisdictions using certain paper ballot printers or certain paper
ballot-equipped accessible machines in 2006</header>
<clause id="HD1F6D40BF5E54A488323DE024D446545"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Delay</header><text>In
the case of a jurisdiction described in clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall
apply to the jurisdiction as if the reference in such subparagraph to
<quote>the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in
November 2010 and each succeeding election for Federal office</quote> were a
reference to <quote>elections for Federal office occurring during 2012 and each
succeeding year</quote>, but only with respect to the following requirements of
this section:</text>
<subclause id="H3F10634D186443D8AFF61704764CE8E3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Paragraph
(3)(B)(ii)(I) and (II) of subsection (a) (relating to access to verification
from the durable paper ballot).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2A82BFE22E8D4DF393E8C2F2028420D2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Paragraph (12) of
subsection (a) (relating to durability and readability requirements for
ballots).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HBFB221D6EAB14A24A227503E0132F080"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Jurisdictions
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A jurisdiction
described in this clause is—</text>
<subclause id="H75BFA26791594B039CBA37A584DE968C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a jurisdiction
which used thermal reel-to-reel voter verified paper ballot printers attached
to direct recording electronic voting machines for the administration of the
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008
and which will continue to use such printers (or other printers which meet the
requirements of paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(I) and (II) of subsection (a)) attached to
such voting machines for the administration of elections for Federal office
held in years before 2012; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7C16CBE8B0E64965BA29AB333FE14158"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a jurisdiction which used voting machines
which met the accessibility requirements of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) (as
in effect with respect to such election) for the administration of the
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008
and which used or produced a paper ballot, and which will continue to use such
voting machines (or other voting machines which meet the requirements of this
section) for the administration of elections for Federal office held in years
before
2012.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HE1BB870913A848BBA16C5D40E89FC929"><enum>402.</enum><header>Enhancement of
enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15511">42 U.S.C. 15511</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3683E3A6137240329E141FC518389FDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In General.—</header-in-text>The
Attorney General</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0AFED14C9470448D81BDC1C06173D718"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65A7DC1980784FA1AB82D784AFA43DA8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA80FC3A653F5446CBC6787C1FC2AD91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Filing of
Complaints by Aggrieved Persons</header>
<paragraph id="HA88CEC589F4E48369599EA9B8E952440"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A person who is aggrieved by a violation of section 301,
302, 303, 304, or 305 which has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur
may file a written, signed, notarized complaint with the Attorney General
describing the violation and requesting the Attorney General to take
appropriate action under this section. The Attorney General shall immediately
provide a copy of a complaint filed under the previous sentence to the entity
responsible for administering the State-based administrative complaint
procedures described in section 402(a) for the State involved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2AD252612EF44A585456BE9057BF644"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Response by
Attorney General</header><text>The Attorney General shall respond to each
complaint filed under paragraph (1), in accordance with procedures established
by the Attorney General that require responses and determinations to be made
within the same (or shorter) deadlines which apply to a State under the
State-based administrative complaint procedures described in section 402(a)(2).
The Attorney General shall immediately provide a copy of the response made
under the previous sentence to the entity responsible for administering the
State-based administrative complaint procedures described in section 402(a) for
the State involved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4AC991245374C6893FC922E041BB8B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clarification of
availability of private right of action</header><text>Nothing in this section
may be construed to prohibit any person from bringing an action under section
1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1983">42 U.S.C. 1983</external-xref>)
(including any individual who seeks to enforce the individual’s right to a
voter-verified paper ballot, the right to have the voter-verified paper ballot
counted in accordance with this Act, or any other right under subtitle A of
title III) to enforce the uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and
administration requirements under sections 301, 302, 303, 304, and 305.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCB6A5124D97C40D20040285870EAD6C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No effect on
State procedures</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to
affect the availability of the State-based administrative complaint procedures
required under section 402 to any person filing a complaint under this
subsection.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3E13F4CA3D264731810958C603DB24CB"><enum>403.</enum><header>Requirement for
mandatory manual audits by hand count</header>
<subsection id="HD1EB1F35FD8A458B891FAE4418550699"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory Manual
Audits</header><text>Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15481">42 U.S.C. 15481 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subtitle:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFEA476B8EBC4233B50324CB48F61EB5" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="H3B5E7914A3CF416EAA14DFA8A2D47A8"><enum>C</enum><header>Mandatory manual
audits</header>
<section id="H6D2CAA62EBAF414AB0F313CD849EA13B"><enum>321.</enum><header>Requiring
audits of results of elections</header>
<subsection id="H9434442B5F104678A8DD00E3F3E85892"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requiring
Audits</header>
<paragraph id="H9E504F64B9F14335AFC380932DDD17BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with this subtitle, each State shall
administer, without advance notice to the precincts selected, audits of the
results of elections for Federal office held in the State (and, at the option
of the State or jurisdiction involved, of elections for State and local office
held at the same time as such election) consisting of random hand counts of the
voter-verified paper ballots required to be produced and preserved pursuant to
section 301(a)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H659C3D9800464CEA94C12EFABA26295F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for
certain elections</header><text>A State shall not be required to administer an
audit of the results of an election for Federal office under this subtitle if
the winning candidate in the election—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FE6C74F68794537B450C7340777192"><enum>(A)</enum><text>had no opposition
on the ballot; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AC4DB0C536E49C98CAA21124365EBD9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>received 80
percent or more of the total number of votes cast in the election, as
determined on the basis of the final unofficial vote count.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7BD10F89E0FD4726BDB5B7C411DABC90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination of
Entity Conducting Audits; Application of GAO Independence
Standards</header><text>The State shall administer audits under this subtitle
through an entity selected for such purpose by the State in accordance with
such criteria as the State considers appropriate consistent with the
requirements of this subtitle, except that the entity must meet the general
standards established by the Comptroller General and as set forth in the
Comptroller General’s Government Auditing Standards to ensure the independence
(including the organizational independence) of entities performing financial
audits, attestation engagements, and performance audits.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H750C67CE7CCD43B5A38CE335CA2248DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>References to
Election Auditor</header><text>In this subtitle, the term <term>Election
Auditor</term> means, with respect to a State, the entity selected by the State
under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1F849284E7A4EEC882C013CBFABE4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>322.</enum><header>Number of ballots
counted under audit</header>
<subsection id="HE32D2B00496E48FCAFB1ABEE2DF3C803"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (b), the number of voter-verified paper ballots which will be
subject to a hand count administered by the Election Auditor of a State under
this subtitle with respect to an election shall be determined as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HE2E7F69CEC7B499B8E60E4AD4949F5D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event that the unofficial count as
described in section 323(a)(1) reveals that the margin of victory between the
two candidates receiving the largest number of votes in the election is less
than 1 percent of the total votes cast in that election, the hand counts of the
voter-verified paper ballots shall occur in at least 10 percent of all
precincts or equivalent locations (or alternative audit units used in
accordance with the method provided for under subsection (b)) in the
Congressional district involved (in the case of an election for the House of
Representatives) or the State (in the case of any other election for Federal
office).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD97872CED35432A88435D08CC2232FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event that the unofficial count as
described in section 323(a)(1) reveals that the margin of victory between the
two candidates receiving the largest number of votes in the election is greater
than or equal to 1 percent but less than 2 percent of the total votes cast in
that election, the hand counts of the voter-verified paper ballots shall occur
in at least 5 percent of all precincts or equivalent locations (or alternative
audit units used in accordance with the method provided for under subsection
(b)) in the Congressional district involved (in the case of an election for the
House of Representatives) or the State (in the case of any other election for
Federal office).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA88D20A0CA60497E00A4EB906DF3968C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event that the unofficial count as
described in section 323(a)(1) reveals that the margin of victory between the
two candidates receiving the largest number of votes in the election is equal
to or greater than 2 percent of the total votes cast in that election, the hand
counts of the voter-verified paper ballots shall occur in at least 3 percent of
all precincts or equivalent locations (or alternative audit units used in
accordance with the method provided for under subsection (b)) in the
Congressional district involved (in the case of an election for the House of
Representatives) or the State (in the case of any other election for Federal
office).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F2892980C3F4045BAE09DFA0E600E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
Alternative Mechanism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State may
adopt and apply an alternative mechanism to determine the number of
voter-verified paper ballots which will be subject to the hand counts required
under this subtitle with respect to an election, so long as the alternative
mechanism uses the voter-verified paper ballots to conduct the audit and the
National Institute of Standards and Technology determines that the alternative
mechanism will be at least as statistically effective in ensuring the accuracy
of the election results as the procedure under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE6F1EBAF960446EB75646E88DB45BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>323.</enum><header>Process for
administering audits</header>
<subsection id="HF572F03E61A04286811EF2FF0021E3E2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Election Auditor of a State shall administer an audit
under this section of the results of an election in accordance with the
following procedures:</text>
<paragraph id="H034F1D0A0887448F9E961887885F00CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Within 24 hours
after the State announces the final unofficial vote count (as defined by the
State) in each precinct in the State, the Election Auditor shall determine and
then announce the precincts or equivalent locations (or alternative audit units
used in accordance with the method provided under section 322(b)) in the State
in which it will administer the audits.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5F35AF46DFA4AF08DFA00BB515735B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to votes cast at the precinct
or equivalent location on or before the date of the election (other than
provisional ballots described in paragraph (3)), the Election Auditor shall
administer the hand count of the votes on the voter-verified paper ballots
required to be produced and preserved under section 301(a)(2)(A) and the
comparison of the count of the votes on those ballots with the final unofficial
count of such votes as announced by the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H720674AA66684FE181BB8B8FCF9283E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to votes cast other than at
the precinct on the date of the election (other than votes cast before the date
of the election described in paragraph (2)) or votes cast by provisional ballot
on the date of the election which are certified and counted by the State on or
after the date of the election, including votes cast by absent uniformed
services voters and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act, the Election Auditor shall administer the hand count of
the votes on the applicable voter-verified paper ballots required to be
produced and preserved under section 301(a)(2)(A) and the comparison of the
count of the votes on those ballots with the final unofficial count of such
votes as announced by the State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H079C0F8092FF44D483176C003C4D82C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
personnel</header><text>In administering the audits, the Election Auditor may
utilize the services of the personnel of the State or jurisdiction, including
election administration personnel and poll workers, without regard to whether
or not the personnel have professional auditing experience.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H97821A0CA937418EB2E0C6B9D1B41B3F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The
Election Auditor shall administer an audit of an election—</text>
<paragraph id="idB22B042840BA4D89B4FB1FEF476019F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at the location
where the ballots cast in the election are stored and counted after the date of
the election or such other appropriate and secure location agreed upon by the
Election Auditor and the individual that is responsible under State law for the
custody of the ballots; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA57430EF0CCE4B1EB1442EE70E9C8D8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the presence
of the personnel who under State law are responsible for the custody of the
ballots.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H83FBAFF9B5A8429D955FA2F146F6FFF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special rule in
case of delay in reporting absentee vote count</header><text>In the case of a
State in which the final count of absentee and provisional votes is not
announced until after the expiration of the 7-day period which begins on the
date of the election, the Election Auditor shall initiate the process described
in subsection (a) for administering the audit not later than 24 hours after the
State announces the final unofficial vote count for the votes cast at the
precinct or equivalent location on or before the date of the election, and
shall initiate the administration of the audit of the absentee and provisional
votes pursuant to subsection (a)(3) not later than 24 hours after the State
announces the final unofficial count of such votes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB6A43BC20A594CAEBFCC88C5DF92E69"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional Audits
if Cause Shown</header>
<paragraph id="HD4E13413657D40909BA21BE1E23BB030"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Election Auditor finds that any of the hand counts
administered under this section do not match the final unofficial tally of the
results of an election, the Election Auditor shall administer hand counts under
this section of such additional precincts (or equivalent jurisdictions) as the
Election Auditor considers appropriate to resolve any concerns resulting from
the audit and ensure the accuracy of the results.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H761905611D354C3F99E71334FF49C523"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment
and publication of procedures governing additional audits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than August 1, 2010, each State
shall establish and publish procedures for carrying out the additional audits
under this subsection, including the means by which the State shall resolve any
concerns resulting from the audit with finality and ensure the accuracy of the
results.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H603A5F9DCE9441AEA1DEC2884F43DA31"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public
Observation of Audits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each
audit conducted under this section shall be conducted in a manner that allows
public observation of the entire process.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B37A8EE009346678DC077C17490A851" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>324.</enum><header>Selection of
precincts</header>
<subsection id="H5535C431B2224FB9A70041F600299527"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (c), the selection of the precincts in the State in which the
Election Auditor of the State shall administer the hand counts under this
subtitle shall be made by the Election Auditor on an entirely random basis
using a uniform distribution in which all precincts in a Congressional district
have an equal chance of being selected, in accordance with procedures adopted
by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, except that at least one
precinct shall be selected at random in each county.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8EFF5C9072EA4C549E02BC00F221F566"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public
Selection</header><text>The random selection of precincts under subsection (a)
shall be conducted in public, at a time and place announced in advance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B69C9CDCB324915B0C1E1009B8BC1AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mandatory
Selection of Precincts Established Specifically for Absentee
Ballots</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State
establishes a separate precinct for purposes of counting the absentee ballots
cast in an election and treats all absentee ballots as having been cast in that
precinct, and if the State does not make absentee ballots sortable by precinct
and include those ballots in the hand count administered with respect to that
precinct, the State shall include that precinct among the precincts in the
State in which the Election Auditor shall administer the hand counts under this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H07CA3655A882437E914BEFC79E1E382C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deadline for
Adoption of Procedures by Commission</header><text>The National Institute of
Standards and Technology shall adopt the procedures described in subsection (a)
not later than March 31, 2010, and shall publish them in the Federal Register
upon adoption.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91B9C55DB34F46B4A6E851888BB68634" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>325.</enum><header>Publication of
results</header>
<subsection id="HA451A2A080284C428874093561962DF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission to
Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as
practicable after the completion of an audit under this subtitle, the Election
Auditor of a State shall—submit to the Commission the results of the audit, and
shall include in the submission a comparison of the results of the election in
the precinct as determined by the Election Auditor under the audit and the
final unofficial vote count in the precinct as announced by the State and all
undervotes, overvotes, blank ballots, and spoiled, voided, or cancelled
ballots, as well as a list of any discrepancies discovered between the initial,
subsequent, and final hand counts administered by the Election Auditor and such
final unofficial vote count and any explanation for such discrepancies, broken
down by the categories of votes described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section
323(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H46EE85F296C4481D8D1717A1D885B6D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication by
Commission</header><text>Immediately after receiving the submission of the
results of an audit from the Election Auditor of a State under subsection (a),
the Commission shall publicly announce and publish the information contained in
the submission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8E2D8008074D4B3780A46E28C6B7F70"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Delay in
certification of results by State</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD11EC253FF4047798F7363B52298C393"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibiting
certification until completion of audits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No State may certify the results of any
election which is subject to an audit under this subtitle prior to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E1FC6DCE2D14719ADC264ACB8C6B33B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the completion of the audit (and, if
required, any additional audit conducted under section 323(e)(1)) and the
announcement and submission of the results of each such audit to the Commission
for publication of the information required under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D7404B20636405FA34F2202F200AB4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the completion of
any procedure established by the State pursuant to section 323(e)(2) to resolve
discrepancies and ensure the accuracy of results.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H149BE8DFC2FB49F8B825E74042B6A6C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline for
completion of audits of Presidential elections</header><text>In the case of an
election for electors for President and Vice President which is subject to an
audit under this subtitle, the State shall complete the audits and announce and
submit the results to the Commission for publication of the information
required under this section in time for the State to certify the results of the
election and provide for the final determination of any controversy or contest
concerning the appointment of such electors prior to the deadline described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/6">section
6</external-xref> of title 3, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECC2B75859C84862849000F00468BCAE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>326.</enum><header>Payments to
States</header>
<subsection id="HAA6EEE9083394CCFA4E0F97100BF93CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payments for
Costs of Conducting Audits</header><text>In accordance with the requirements
and procedures of this section, the Commission shall make a payment to a State
to cover the costs incurred by the State in carrying out this subtitle with
respect to the elections that are the subject of the audits conducted under
this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3C475D8B56C445EF9F001FAA001FE215"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification of
Compliance and Anticipated Costs</header>
<paragraph id="H215045A6E3854E2080892D31A37D50A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification
required</header><text>In order to receive a payment under this section, a
State shall submit to the Commission, in such form as the Commission may
require, a statement containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FFE51627173412BAAEF57167587D1F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a certification
that the State will conduct the audits required under this subtitle in
accordance with all of the requirements of this subtitle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81A5524D23B64112AD22EF4739993B29"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a notice of the reasonable costs incurred
or the reasonable costs anticipated to be incurred by the State in carrying out
this subtitle with respect to the elections involved; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52375D671ADF4142AF702E54BE0057A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other
information and assurances as the Commission may require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF0AAA255BBD4A218149A6BF40F389C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount of
payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a
payment made to a State under this section shall be equal to the reasonable
costs incurred or the reasonable costs anticipated to be incurred by the State
in carrying out this subtitle with respect to the elections involved, as set
forth in the statement submitted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33E17F6C63F648359DA600A19EB3BDA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing of
notice</header><text>The State may not submit a notice under paragraph (1)
until candidates have been selected to appear on the ballot for all of the
elections for Federal office which will be the subject of the audits
involved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB59D4D9FCAF949A100DA40EBDAFE00CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Timing of
Payments</header><text>The Commission shall make the payment required under
this section to a State not later than 30 days after receiving the notice
submitted by the State under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H17BCA0387B9B46E0A6ACEE82DC55898"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recoupment of
Overpayments</header><text>No payment may be made to a State under this section
unless the State agrees to repay to the Commission the excess (if any)
of—</text>
<paragraph id="HF95AB01CBF664D64B852337E4D46DCB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount of the
payment received by the State under this section with respect to the elections
involved; over</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB49BD69F15F646DAA54DE2BA246CD859"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the actual costs
incurred by the State in carrying out this subtitle with respect to the
elections involved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H38AF3CF787754F9D943739E5722E3CF3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Commission for fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year $100,000,000
for payments under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D0620EC7E4A412EB1289C1500255D79" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>327.</enum><header>Exception for
elections subject to recount under State law prior to certification</header>
<subsection id="H2AE80C8D97EB4430911627462C822363"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subtitle does not apply to any
election for which a recount under State law will commence prior to the
certification of the results of the election, including but not limited to a
recount required automatically because of the margin of victory between the 2
candidates receiving the largest number of votes in the election, but only if
each of the following applies to the recount:</text>
<paragraph id="HE1D219067064420000C34CF14B39F00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The recount
commences prior to the determination and announcement by the Election Auditor
under section 323(a)(1) of the precincts in the State in which it will
administer the audits under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF85D3B5ACDF46E900A9BCDC1CBAD081"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the recount
would apply to fewer than 100 percent of the ballots cast in the
election—</text>
<subparagraph id="H24721ECDD21D43D191AD04A331313C99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
ballots counted will be at least as many as would be counted if an audit were
conducted with respect to the election in accordance with this subtitle;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5016BE4452F94A5188260031CF5211AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the selection of
the precincts in which the recount will be conducted will be made in accordance
with the random selection procedures applicable under section 324.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E1A20731EA8422BBC82C18C2B97C9C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The recount for the
election meets the requirements of section 323(f) (relating to public
observation).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H262F93791F3C4DB3BD639905DD87F8F1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The State meets
the requirements of section 325 (relating to the publication of results and the
delay in the certification of results) with respect to the recount.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FE498490B11490799C95DA52D36F9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification of
Effect on Other Requirements</header><text>Nothing in this section may be
construed to waive the application of any other provision of this Act to any
election (including the requirement set forth in section 301(a)(2) that the
voter verified paper ballots serve as the vote of record and shall be counted
by hand in all audits and recounts, including audits and recounts described in
this subtitle).</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0982EF034D21421185DD0075D1577B24" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>328.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle shall apply
with respect to elections for Federal office beginning with the regularly
scheduled general elections held in November
2010.</text>
</section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD47454B400A641438C72009BF4008551"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
Enforcement Under Help America Vote Act of 2002</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15511">42 U.S.C. 15511</external-xref>),
as amended by this Act, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H67C5334A87FA4A5B9100399ED7C49050"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>, or the
requirements of subtitle C of title III.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96FD5DF26F6C46E7000385524358944C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by striking <quote>305</quote> and inserting <quote>305, or subtitle C
of title III,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00551748061540CC8C7FA718A1E1B72F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC27640F9D2746A6AA78A29CCE00BEB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subtitle A</quote> and inserting <quote>subtitles A or C</quote>,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D6E38E3D91C496C848E3F93943BD704"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>, or the requirements of
subtitle C of title III.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84D9D2F292F444E3A1D8CEDB08FD8BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance on Best
Practices for Alternative Audit Mechanisms</header>
<paragraph id="H3044623ED2B54758811509B4090665C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than May 1,
2010, the Director of the National Institute for Standards and Technology shall
establish guidance for States that wish to establish alternative audit
mechanisms under section 322(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (as added
by subsection (a)). Such guidance shall be based upon scientifically and
statistically reasonable assumptions for the purpose of creating an alternative
audit mechanism that will be at least as effective in ensuring the accuracy of
election results and as transparent as the procedure under subtitle C of title
III of such Act (as so added).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0031D314D6B7420AB7E5EEEC07F53452"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out paragraph (1) $100,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA01CA32F7A0C430783DCEC334DE1C7FF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical
Amendment</header><text>The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
at the end of the items relating to title III the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24F85BABF3E440A0A025060095655509" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle C—Mandatory Manual
Audits</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 321. Requiring audits of results of
elections.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 322. Number of ballots counted under
audit.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 323. Process for administering
audits.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 324. Selection of
precincts.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 325. Publication of
results.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 326. Payments to States.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 327. Exception for elections subject
to recount under State law prior to certification.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 328. Effective
date.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HA3BDA52350DB462888AB866BEE99348"><enum>404.</enum><header>Repeal of
exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain Government contracting
requirements</header>
<subsection id="H7E970BFB5F3E4381A3F39368E1164B22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 205 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15325">42 U.S.C.
15325</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0CD21DA948A04B80BDEEB805D917D480"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to contracts entered into by the Election Assistance Commission on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AE6BA1608F84440AE26144568702D17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided, this title and the amendments made by this title shall apply with
respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office in
November 2010 and each succeeding election for Federal office.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Voter
registration</header>
<section id="id2271D91196614999BA9C8FC461C0EE8F"><enum>501.</enum><header>Grants for
pre-registration of voters</header>
<subsection id="idD6EAE1685A53485A9907C970DCA8BAE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall establish a
pre-registration implementation grant program under which the Commission shall
make grants to eligible States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFF4A15D925E747458E2D87AFD1F9363E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount of
grant</header>
<paragraph id="id8639FE3340154B2288514194A6732BAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amount of a grant under this section to any eligible
State shall be $500,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6EEE4032B8B4C41B3C36788668D481C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Awarding of implementation grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25BA54423DE747BE911A9F0BD7652BF3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission shall
award pre-registration implementation grants during each year in which the
program is conducted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB416D99057947FB8699FBB559447445"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One grant per State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission shall
not award more than 1 implementation grant to any eligible State under this
section over the duration of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id695518C0D48C4C84ADCA209F24A091D6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program shall be conducted for a period
of 3 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC086D76614DA4392B2ACC95F368F97E5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="id103741ADF6704DF495E12CFCD4A1FE84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State receiving a grant under this section shall use
the grant only for costs associated with establishing a pre-registration
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id646956A2B14641EDA0B01BD3E1B669DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
grant under this section may not be used for any costs incurred prior to the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id799AEBA99D6F4EEA88C9DCA62781796F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible
State</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>eligible
State</term> means any State that—</text>
<paragraph id="id0CB1AF6354B948C9BA6233537E6A5534"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submits an
application to the Election Assistance Commission at such time and containing
such information as the Commission may specify, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB0EDF69E42E040C98E0088EAF561F3EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agrees to
implement a pre-registration program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC5E846801CFB4ACC894277829C493F27"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pre-registration
program</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id2CB8075FE7474926B34580A4E67CB011"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>pre-registration program</term> means a
program under which the State pre-registers for voting purposes individuals
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC13DC98C29C743CA83794DACA9F8BCEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have—</text>
<clause id="id4C95066AC1E44831911A6BA37F7B73AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
attained the age of 18, but</text>
</clause><clause id="id21F79FCF889940AA98E99B7F4B3D0673"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>either—</text>
<subclause id="id0876A111D3394575B93B9421165ED84F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>attained the age
of 16, or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id51548033C6AF455CAC323D8E975ACEF9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>received a valid
driver's license under the laws of the State, and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0C220F94B3CD42B6B1B6E29DB43CDEE5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are otherwise
eligible to vote in such State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAD5258F1DAE849BEA0995A530535515B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of
pre-registration on right to vote</header><text>A voter pre-registration
program shall permit any individual who is pre-registered under such program to
vote in any election for which such individual is otherwise eligible to vote
which occurs on or after such individual's 18th birthday.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFD4DF549902645AE8A3FA17E70A4C3E2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="idF9F3CE248595464A9992C54DDA9A8300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under
this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2009 through
2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id876AA3421FBD4065AD8BC2357FAF245F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Any
amount appropriated pursuant to the authority under subsection (a) shall remain
available without fiscal year limitation until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD5AB0428D8E140E3BB5ED75C7CB9060F"><enum>502.</enum><header>Grants for
automatic re-registration of voters changing residence</header>
<subsection id="idDB8C03FBE08747B796F8F6553C729DE0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall establish an automatic
re-registration grant program under which the Commission shall make grants to
eligible States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD037E0E860B54592AE4B62B0D170EDBF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount of
grant</header>
<paragraph id="id21D502E9D409458CA0905A800E761FE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amount of a grant under this section to any eligible
State shall be $500,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA0D23AB9CDD4D4EB717222929E21C2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Awarding of implementation grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F8FBBE90F604E43A74809926A503D1B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission shall
award automatic re-registration implementation grants during each year in which
the program is conducted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9D0EF028A6A4135B5524F997D48A35C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">One grant per State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission shall
not award more than 1 implementation grant to any eligible State under this
section over the duration of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4FFD38FB32E47F0911A06E9D73E22F6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program shall be conducted for a period
of 3 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE0F5E8F23B124F2395A288F4C00D7028"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="id3FBB1FE6000941619747A37CDFA6FA51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State receiving a grant under this section shall use
the grant only for costs associated with establishing an automatic
re-registration program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id864599E569F140C082CC1E9F0D7766D0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
grant under this section may not be used for any costs incurred prior to the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBC745A8D8E6D458EB2CEE74D378A5659"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible
State</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>eligible
State</term> means any State that—</text>
<paragraph id="idE815EA27F01C4DCBA9A14878A06F64CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submits an
application to the Election Assistance Commission at such time and containing
such information as the Commission may specify,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1ACAB0BEB6574B5AB0C1BF99B5025C89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agrees to
implement an automatic re-registration program, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB93DE26C807D4A72A30665DC0629BBF8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>certifies that
any automatic re-registration program has been tested and shown to accurately
update voters' registration status.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA5847401712F4FA1A1613BD74386A7CB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Automatic
re-registration program</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idD9AC4505CC384D2DB05C7F4C814D86CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>automatic re-registration program</term>
means a program under which, on a monthly basis, the State—</text>
<subparagraph id="id36AB140B92DD491D88A23E4EEB13F4D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obtains permanent
change of address information from the Postal Service through its licensees
with respect to individuals moving to, from, or within such State, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CD8C49FCC5A4C5BA0EB941698D98429"><enum>(B)</enum><text>automatically
registers for voting purposes specified individuals residing in such State at
the specified individual's current permanent address.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCBB1B8EAE35042B683452DDD911D07CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specified
individual</header><text>The term <term>specified individual</term> means, with
respect to any State, any individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="id47C2C859588847EE837A091714976BBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
whom the State has obtained permanent change of address information from the
Postal service through its licensees, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF99D0B21494141768FF1C2C647F302C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is registered
to vote in such State before the change of permanent address.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBD07678836594166840CEC208BE14514"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception to
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to enable automatic
registration</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 8(d) of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following flush sentence:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA792D4AD0BCE4983A639AC1C041CE2E8" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text commented="no" quoted-block-continuation-text-level="paragraph">Subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not apply
with respect to any removal carried out under an automatic re-registration
program described in section 501(e) of the <short-title>Voting Opportunities and Integrity in the Conduct of
Elections Act of
2008</short-title>.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id62A64CA954A8480EABCC741F3A019E57"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance with
voter removal standards</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law, any
automatic re-registration program shall meet the requirements for removing
registrants from the official list of eligible voters under section 8 of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDBFC24C8D85B40D7B3D59B9F999E0C1E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="id6F215031C1FC4959A1428D9C53E99B54"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under
this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2009 through
2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAF3076AFC3AC4A2696AC3DBB77D95643"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Any
amount appropriated pursuant to the authority under subsection (a) shall remain
available without fiscal year limitation until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5054D454E1E141868C39A2AABDE99C61"><enum>503.</enum><header>Interoperability
of voter registration databases</header>
<subsection id="id352431E55241472FA35941A1360D90D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interoperability</header>
<paragraph id="id8281F57DA5144D30B410D8240DA2E2CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Uniform
template and data transfer technology</header><text>Subtitle C of title II of
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15381 et seq.), as amended by this
Act, is amended by redesignating section 248 as section 249 and by inserting
after section 248 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECEE82BA28BD4E0CAC9E1DDFA4AC8952" style="OLC">
<section id="idE9312CD6EC934E83A6EC621C517507BB"><enum>249.</enum><header>Development of
uniform template and provision of technology to ensure interoperability of
voter registration databases</header>
<subsection id="id01E7C9DAD75D48A8BEEAB2F90844B4F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Uniform
template</header>
<paragraph id="id9C33EF3495AE4BC79F941385112B4B41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall
develop a uniform template for the maintenance and exchange of voter
registration information contained in the computerized statewide voter
registration list of participating States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id74763A6B6DC34229981A41FAA989BCFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data
fields</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such template shall
include data fields for the following information:</text>
<subparagraph id="id8653B24926334C1486CDD8320BEA61DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Full legal name.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC4D17507CFBC47EBA5F4EDF0F78D5D3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Date of birth.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65B99196658949B3852E6FD07D05EDBC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Digital signature image.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id101FB0B20E9843F28EA3AD5D485059DD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Social Security number.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id21C4E8020F2848A5A41F4195E6C12356"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interoperable
voter registration databases</header>
<paragraph id="idD04EACB3A0C247A399F3097171273D7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall
establish a computerized system that is capable of communicating and exchanging
data among participating States in an accurate, effective, and consistent
manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id29EB81B97F6440D58AEF5F192337FDEF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision to
States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall
provide access to the system to participating States for the purpose of
transferring and exchanging voter registration data.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9FFA90EE7340498BA6A88A0A9C3E2B7A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Participating
State defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
subsection, the term <term>participating State</term> means a State that meets
the interoperability requirements of section 298A(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA7311965B2C84C978644CE55DF4EEDFD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation
with the Commissioner of Social Security on safeguards</header><text>The
Commission shall consult with the Commissioner of Social Security for the
purpose of providing procedures for safeguarding Social Security numbers under
the computerized system established under subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id851A4F95632E43C886C8C949FF12685C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of such Act, as amended by this
Act, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 248 the
following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id096AE0F516AD49D78A975E985A98541A" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 249. Development of uniform template
and provision of technology to ensure interoperability of voter registration
databases.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8E784F811A004D3FAC49D928A56853B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants to
States for development of interoperable voter registration databases</header>
<paragraph id="id934DD89FDBED4D52BDE76B1750A53822"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act (42
U.S.C. 15321 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following new part:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32114AB358484EB6A35F98B64A9A157B" style="OLC">
<part id="id04090BA458904CD0B4436741A3AA1925"><enum>7<?LEXA-Enum 7?></enum><header>Interoperability requirements payments</header>
<section id="idB282691F54CA4E3E975B96CE94CD26CF"><enum>298.</enum><header>Interoperability
requirements payments</header>
<subsection id="idF3212A92776F4040AF79FDDE3ADDAF3E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="id4B3B56B121EA4F4099D46D718F6DBFD3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interoperability
requirements payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Commission shall make an interoperability requirements payment each year to
participating States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8F100059BDCD40AFA48538D3AD9F9473"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participating
State defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this part,
the term <term>participating State</term> means a State that meets the
interoperability requirements of section 298A(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8ec6771fa61846ed8e61d841b1476f75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A State receiving an interoperability requirements payment
shall use the payment only to meet the requirements of section 298A(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1bef72ffbac34649945273e2d55d8962"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Schedule of
payments</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this subtitle, and not less frequently than once each calendar year thereafter,
the Commission shall make interoperability requirements payments to States
under this part.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2dbdd6f8f9224193ad36a25688f0d7b5"><enum>298A.</enum><header>Condition for
receipt of funds</header>
<subsection id="IDbda7abff99d342b19f6cda7d0bb777f6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State is eligible to receive an interoperability
requirements payment for a fiscal year if the chief executive officer of the
State, or designee, in consultation and coordination with the chief State
election official, has filed with the Commission a statement certifying that
the State is in compliance with the requirements of subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE9C16CB632084284A50D520DEA46F357"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interoperability
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
interoperability requirements of this subsection are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="id2D9548EB82654D67BC816EA2B911E831"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Unique
identifier</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall
use the Social Security number of each legally registered voter in the State as
the unique identifier required under section 303(a)(1)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26D82910F4DA40DDA3E4E6AE1D99C293"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uniform
template</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall use
the uniform template developed under section 249(a) for voter information
maintained in the computerized statewide voter registration list of the State
under section 303(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1FB00290EA5B47E68C43C08507732B8E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interoperable
voter registration databases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAB41101488F245E8909EB254FDD24E4A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain the computerized statewide voter
registration list under section 303(a) in a format that is compatible with the
computerized system established by the Commission under section 249(b);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6165D889E9194DACB1EAC7D8E503FF8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide voter
registration information, upon request, to other participating States through
the computerized system established under section 249(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA6DC0559C2924EA791F9E5D35A5082F5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic poll
books</header><text>The State shall establish an electronic system through
which local election officials can identify the appropriate location for
registered voters to vote on the day of an election.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF44686823C8E4F3E9B13F123B67E3689"><enum>298B.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="id0D0BAA11FF0841B9A36C8995A93B2F77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated for interoperability requirements payments under this part
such sums as may be necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3FB485285DB142CF97DC0E49722A1C49"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authority of subsection (a) shall remain available without fiscal year
limitation until
expended.</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id840BE1F56D3E4337926520CDF50474D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of such Act, as amended by this
Act, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 297 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id3ec11c88-a1bc-475b-a1a7-ca42977aae9c" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="id04090BA458904CD0B4436741A3AA1925" level="part">PART 7—Interoperability requirements payments</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="idB282691F54CA4E3E975B96CE94CD26CF" level="section">Sec. 298. Interoperability requirements payments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID2dbdd6f8f9224193ad36a25688f0d7b5" level="section">Sec. 298A. Condition for receipt of funds.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="idF44686823C8E4F3E9B13F123B67E3689" level="section">Sec. 298B. Authorization of
appropriations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idDFB934E1B7C148268CB2A1079F29F418"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
To use Social Security numbers</header><text>Section 205(c)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCAEB04259E0E4ACB82BAB1F2CBB95B71" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idD7B382674B48486F9B23136C9F6EB671" indent="up2"><enum>(I)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBFAC7188C3324FFFB0D6F3E20359AF62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>It is the policy of the
United States that any State (or any political subdivision of a State) may
utilize the Social Security account numbers issued by the Commissioner of
Social Security for the administration of any voter registration law.</text>
</clause><clause id="id7FF26BAFF6E84340B6ADA0189801DA96" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>An agency of a State (or political
subdivision thereof) charged with the administration of any voter registration
law which did not use Social Security account numbers for identification under
a law or regulation adopted before the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph may require an individual to disclose his or her Social Security
number to such agency solely for the purpose of administering such law.</text>
</clause><clause id="id1B9793723959411EBDE0FD239D40794E" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Any agency of a State (or any
political subdivision thereof) which utilizes Social Security account numbers
in the administration of voter registration laws in accordance with clause (i)
shall provide such safeguards as the Commissioner of Social Security determines
to be necessary or appropriate to protect the confidentiality of such Social
Security account numbers.</text>
</clause><clause id="idB61C77E103FF468693AD87F0A77D4D19" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>To the extent that any provision of
Federal law enacted before the date of the enactment of this subparagraph is
inconsistent with the policy set forth in clause (i), such provision shall, on
and after that date, be null, void, and of no
effect.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HD318107EE05F40068800FDE0E900F1BF"><enum>504.</enum><header>Clarification
of standards for determining matching of information provided with
applications</header>
<subsection id="H599F3710979644569C25C2C3B7D1BA9E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
requirements for determination of validity of numbers
provided</header><text>Section 303(a)(5)(A)(iii) of the Help America Vote Act
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(a)(5)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking the period at
the end and inserting the following: <quote>, except that the information
provided by an individual shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of this
subparagraph if, based on the information provided, the State is able to
determine the individual’s motor vehicle driver’s number or other personal
identification document number or the last four digits of the individual’s
Social Security number, or is able to locate one of those numbers in another
State record.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9C49BA9D847940FB8FEBA953EE1FAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Standards for
determination of match of Social Security numbers</header>
<paragraph id="H2801DAAF7C6E47B8BF8F6649B3E653D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements for
States</header><text>Section 303(a)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15483(a)(5)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA53B284E3A6E4E4BAA61E9269E9553DD" style="OLC">
<clause id="H0E0DBDFE2D064EA4B7B5EADF25CAAA42"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Matching
standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information
provided by an applicant for voter registration shall be deemed to be validly
matched with information maintained by the Commissioner of Social Security or
with information in the database of the State motor vehicle authority for
purposes of this subparagraph if it may be reasonably concluded that the
applicant is substantially likely to be the same individual as an individual
reflected in the database of the Social Security
Administration.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CD2DCFF8AB14F8693E3ED802B669374"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures of
Commissioner of Social Security</header><text>Section 205(r)(8) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(8)), as added by section 303(a)(5)(C) of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF620466F94DE46AFB84D75BB05E44CA5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H25288B3F8A04452AAC9C9C027EC56C24"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall develop procedures
consistent with the matching standard established under section
303(a)(5)(B)(iii) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the accuracy
of the matching process under the agreements under this paragraph, including
procedures to account for typographical errors and common variations in
recording data. Such procedures shall be uniform, nondiscriminatory, and open
to public
scrutiny.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3E354A348B94470E908E0E317B7C0443"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State</header><text>For
purposes of this section, the term <term>State</term> includes the District of
Columbia and any possession of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Voter
caging</header>
<section id="id82C27997924A4DA29402E812C056CB66"><enum>601.</enum><header>Prohibition on
voter caging</header>
<subsection id="id2BBC769901084EE1A65B9C0725C541CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="IDa5380764e9284b1f90f2b821c104283d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voter caging
document</header><text>The term <term>voter caging document</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID29d05d9d355a496ea6ac943f9b04cc68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any
nonforwardable document that is sent to an individual at the address at which
such individual is registered or seeking to become registered as a voter in a
Federal election and that is returned to the sender or to a third party as
undelivered or undeliverable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID310240e1328e48679faa59790b95feb1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any document
(other than a notice described in section 8(d) of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993) that is sent to an individual at the address at which
such individual is registered as a voter in a Federal election and that
contains instructions to return the document to the sender or a third party but
is not so returned.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5a7971861c9c46aeacf2a46e8ea7dc57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Voter caging
list</header><text>The term <term>voter caging list</term> means any list of
individuals compiled from voter caging documents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID127cabb0163f4c409433a1301b9041cf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Unverified list
match</header><text>The term <term>unverified list match</term> means a list
produced by matching—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2E7AED78D3AC4699A6459F29B07B6E23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the identity of
registered voters or applicants for voter registration, with</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE978AD36E26545E38A44343D65C9B846"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the identity of
individuals who are ineligible to vote in the registrar’s jurisdiction, by
virtue of death, conviction, change of address, mental impairment, or
otherwise;</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">unless the
information establishing the identity of the individual under both
subparagraphs (A) and (B) contains a signature, photograph, or unique
identifying number verifying the identity of the individual.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID89e62752657340f09c68e9869301cde5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conduct by
election officials prohibited</header><text>No State or local election official
shall prevent an individual from registering or voting in any election for
Federal office, or permit in connection with any election for Federal office a
formal challenge under State law to an individual’s registration status or
eligibility to vote, if the sole basis for such decision or challenge is
evidence consisting of—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa62ff206d90840c3bd12266b8d3b6aaf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a voter caging
document or voter caging list;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e70d7f373124d87b3425b41023a7dfb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an unverified
match list; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcedfd21f2c0d4175b9550a9f0b745e20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>notwithstanding
section 209 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15329), any other
evidence so designated for the purposes of this section by the Election
Assistance Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6a3791354e3e4bab8d8af2a2bdbf0262"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements
for challenges by persons other than election officials</header>
<paragraph id="id09DA665D80A34BB690C37C3A2439B15D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Attestation of
first-hand knowledge of ineligibility</header><text>No person, other than a
State or local election official, shall submit a formal challenge to an
individual’s eligibility to register to vote in an election for Federal office
or to vote in an election for Federal office unless the challenge—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2F44AF08B3C149BAB3F934DA4627969D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sets forth in
writing the specific grounds for the ineligibility of the individual who is the
subject of the challenge; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfcd300f58ef0406c8ad0cf085060e892"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is subject to an
oath or attestation under penalty of perjury that such individual is ineligible
to register to vote or to vote in that election.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5916e967a3664173be5075f24f8ed7cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibiting
challenges based on certain evidence</header><text>No person shall submit a
formal challenge to an individual’s eligibility to register to vote in an
election for Federal office or to vote in an election for Federal office if the
sole basis for such challenge is evidence consisting of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3db4440cc3834ed78f2e3406b5df83d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a voter caging
document or voter caging list;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3926e0b5e39d4a1eb285b16a538f0f2b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an unverified
match list; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4e74a1f10bd048c8ac121fbaef85b0bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>notwithstanding
section 209 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15329), any other
evidence so designated for the purposes of this section by the Election
Assistance Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeeac1365796549e199ded7bd02b6db44"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties for
knowing misconduct</header><text>Whoever knowingly challenges the eligibility
of any individual to register or vote or knowingly causes the eligibility of
such individuals to be challenged in violation of paragraph (1) or (2) with the
intent that one or more such individuals be disqualified from voting, shall be
fined not more than $50,000 for each such violation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID954388a2f8a649fe8330234bd951678a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No effect on
National Voter Registration Act of 1993</header><text>Nothing in this section
shall be construed to override the protections of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.).</text>
</subsection></section>