1.Short title; Table of
Contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Voter Confidence and Increased
Accessibility Act of 2009
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Promoting Accuracy, Integrity, and Security Through
Voter-verified Permanent Paper Ballot
Sec. 101. Paper ballot and manual counting
requirements.
Sec. 102. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals
with disabilities.
Sec. 103. Additional voting system requirements.
Sec. 104. Availability of additional funding to enable States
to meet costs of revised requirements.
Sec. 105. Effective date for new requirements.
Title II—Enhancement of Enforcement
Sec. 201. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act
of 2002.
Title III—Requirement for Mandatory Manual Audits by Hand
Count
Sec. 301. Mandatory manual audits.
Sec. 321. Requiring audits of results of elections.
Sec. 322. Number of ballots counted under audit.
Sec. 323. Process for administering audits.
Sec. 324. Selection of precincts.
Sec. 325. Publication of results.
Sec. 326. Payments to States.
Sec. 327. Exception for elections subject to recount under
State law prior to certification.
Sec. 328. Effective date.
Sec. 302. Availability of enforcement under Help America Vote
Act of 2002.
Sec. 303. Guidance on best practices for alternative audit
mechanisms.
Sec. 304. Clerical amendment.
Title IV—Repeal of Exemption of Election Assistance Commission
From Certain Government Contracting Requirements
Sec. 401. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission
from certain government contracting requirements.
Title V—Effective Date
Sec. 501. Effective date.
<enum>I</enum><header>Promoting
accuracy, integrity, and security through voter-verified permanent paper
ballot</header>
<section id="H141319684CCE4FDFBF079742AF8B775E"><enum>101.</enum><header>Paper Ballot
and Manual Counting Requirements</header>
<subsection id="HE7923E6DB1EB4291908EDA0022B3E3D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 301(a)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H852D5CE4C8094739806F2DFCFFA81446">
<paragraph id="HF976D56B751E4F4A9C7C35DE6CFC648F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Paper ballot
requirement</header>
<subparagraph id="HF9C9B20AF2B1423F9146DEE6BDE86E72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Voter-verified
paper ballots</header>
<clause id="HA0766EBDE6694E5FA80027E286148873"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Paper ballot
requirement</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE9E1C7340BBD4341B2FB82FAB33BAF72"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The voting system shall require the use of
an individual, durable, voter-verified, paper ballot of the voter’s vote that
shall be marked and made available for inspection and verification by the voter
before the voter’s vote is cast and counted, and which shall be counted by hand
or read by an optical scanner or other counting device. For purposes of this
subclause, the term <term>individual, durable, voter-verified, paper
ballot</term> means a paper ballot marked by the voter by hand or a paper
ballot marked through the use of a nontabulating ballot marking device or
system, so long as the voter shall have the option to mark his or her ballot by
hand.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7E0AC937545C4D78923C8B168DCD2B00" 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
on the paper ballot before the permanent voter-verified paper ballot is
preserved in accordance with clause (ii).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9D6CE9635AB14906B177D890986340BA" 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 without the voter’s consent.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H4AB726BF4C4D412B98D48C51BD06B272"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Preservation as
official record</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
individual, durable, voter-verified, paper ballot used in accordance with
clause (i) shall constitute the official ballot and shall be preserved and 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.</text>
</clause><clause id="H47EF5FC6FEF549F9983C994F9D57C59F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Manual
counting requirements for recounts and audits</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAE8203E1EE7140F0B72EE309D2062252"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Each paper ballot used
pursuant to clause (i) shall be suitable for a manual audit, and shall be
counted by hand in any recount or audit conducted with respect to any election
for Federal office.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H87FFED8C7278451DA759F1B044001CCC" 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 used 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><clause id="HBA34F789EA10462BAD1CDB2976511B2C"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Application to
all ballots</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements
of this subparagraph shall apply to all ballots cast in elections for Federal
office, including ballots cast by absent uniformed services voters and overseas
voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and other
absentee voters.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AAE72D6D3FA47F300ADE43FC844C7D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special rule for
treatment of disputes when paper ballots have been shown to be
compromised</header>
<clause id="H9914338B8A4F40429DCA6DB3F322A33C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the event that—</text>
<subclause id="HBFBF1FE742E0486EBFC3397EF14BCC8E"><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 used pursuant to
subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to any election for Federal office; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H509F5B1560874B15B9590079E1FCDFF4"><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
result.</continuation-text></clause><clause id="HD129E562A03D44B9BB12EFD7A0731792"><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>
</subsection><subsection id="HDBECB30AC8F84FFC895088107E714DC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment clarifying applicability of alternative language
accessibility</header><text>Section 301(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15481(a)(4)) is amended by inserting <quote>(including the paper ballots
required to be used under paragraph (2))</quote> after <quote>voting
system</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H53314C6CC1294B8E925C6BF5A869D2D2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 301(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(1))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H73B7EF48CD26403CBA32DA7ED23CBFEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(i), by striking <quote>counted</quote> and inserting <quote>counted, in
accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA70A9C80698E469996002F00502B5F4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by striking <quote>counted</quote> and inserting <quote>counted, in
accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8AE004F0D794F6CABF753F6623CE37"><enum>(3)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H528C2D4A631C426F9BF4576360F08B07"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>counted</quote> and inserting <quote>counted, in
accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2176647C7A8A40C58E8927C2DDE2A8A2"><enum>102.</enum><header>Accessibility
and Ballot Verification for Individuals With Disabilities</header>
<subsection id="HEF710D045FB745FAB2B7D57CA275F544"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 301(a)(3)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE6FC1DA827242D1ACA239C36B9C3D4D" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="H161464845A7048F88B26867EE0C64600"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H45AD91989DCB4F1E9CF391D1D789009D"><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, and nonmanual and enhanced manual accessibility
for the mobility and dexterity impaired, at each polling place; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8D89E41B9D24AA4BBC500EE52050900" 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="H5A9143E5883E41EA9600C05BAFA28E47"><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;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCD80095C315A489F9B9607DF286D0697"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allows the voter to privately and
independently verify and cast the permanent paper ballot without requiring the
voter to manually handle the paper ballot;
and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HFB59CA4C2E5B417F9E063BA4A4FD5820"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specific
requirement of study, testing, and development of accessible paper ballot
verification mechanisms</header>
<paragraph id="H3340BC6338B1432A9FBE0076D383EADA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study and
reporting</header><text>Subtitle C of title II of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15381 et
seq.) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1ACB05E76884875B7E373BC74E2AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
section 247 as section 248; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEDEA115FD1949FDA8A03B11A877D5ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 246 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61D25AAAE0074204B9FC44F33092DABF" style="OLC">
<section id="H9AE466D6D5BD48B3B9C294A07DBB99FB"><enum>247.</enum><header>Study and
report on accessible paper ballot verification mechanisms</header>
<subsection id="HFD337600E2064CF18DED2DB596AC4CCB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study and
Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
National Science Foundation shall make grants to not fewer than 3 eligible
entities to study, test, and develop accessible paper ballot voting,
verification, and casting mechanisms and devices and best practices to enhance
the accessibility of paper ballot voting and 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H205B0C1BCE02496C9EE2B1B41A1BED60"><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="H4331532D5B2B493EBC6BD6E8750B0A1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifications that the entity shall
specifically investigate enhanced methods or devices, including non-electronic
devices, that will assist such individuals and voters in marking voter-verified
paper ballots and presenting or transmitting the information printed or marked
on such ballots back to such individuals and voters, and casting such
ballots;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3167085CDC64099B8DBE11915C52BFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a certification
that the entity shall complete the activities carried out with the grant not
later than December 31, 2011; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD649EB0211E4D00B31EDDDF9CC0D2F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such other
information and certifications as the Director may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91D96C35037F4B92A7491BB268EBD3C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of
Technology</header><text>Any technology developed with the grants made under
this section shall be treated as non-proprietary and shall be made available to
the public, including to manufacturers of voting systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H587AC7670A934A14B64FF2E6778D5B6F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination
With Grants for Technology Improvements</header><text>The Director shall carry
out this section so that the activities carried out with the grants made under
subsection (a) are coordinated 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="H1C81B9EA7C2B4FCDAD3B4E60C9AB8700"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subsection (a) $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9B0DDA738274D02BC037F99D00A7DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of such Act is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB7CE31CCC5D4662862800376F632029"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
the item relating to section 247 as relating to section 248; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02F9CC8E531648EE976BEBB83CBCCAFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
the item relating to section 246 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H193B319778404F949B00580934323887" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 247. Study and report on accessible
paper ballot verification
mechanisms.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8BC659F338FA4B6DACD8F800D4E200E1"><enum>(c)</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>
</subsection><subsection id="HAD5EA8E5DC29471E988857B36959548E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Permitting Use
of Funds for Protection and Advocacy Systems To Support Actions To Enforce
Election-Related Disability Access</header><text>Section 292(a) of the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15462(a)) is amended by striking <quote>;
except that</quote> and all that follows and inserting a period.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4C6E659233BB40B78D9E7F0746A8B32"><enum>103.</enum><header>Additional
Voting System Requirements</header>
<subsection id="HA8C08B3468654465868C9F882CD644A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements
described</header><text>Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 15481(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD45FA5C98C7C457580C958A9F41B693C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H57DB081F476C4E3EB8C700A3DCDAA4B8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Prohibiting use
of uncertified election-dedicated voting system technologies; disclosure
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H45A941B85126416F8DFDF5F8FE004821"><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="H7387CFDA4F0C4B14A27B2933BAC9EB71"><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="H006A8D9C3A2E42859D46E34E40FEEBEB"><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="H68014EFC966C477DA3A4794693137502"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement for
disclosure and limitation on restricting 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="H6CCDCB2314B548229BAE2BF7644D934B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>hold the
technology in escrow; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6A10853EEFCC45EB0066CE3F4F5BA8ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>disclose
technology and information regarding the technology to another person
if—</text>
<subclause id="HDFCA02C609D74161BF4B9E7213E80905"><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="HCA2113E90B9C48918F35A99B663D8301"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the laboratory is
permitted or 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="HEC3C0B8D00324A16B397C795DF2BB0DF"><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 <quote>qualified person</quote> is any of the following:</text>
<clause id="HAC80CB3DBE3F4F57AB01C1C5385E9E93"><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="H95F57DFEAEF44AE894FA5ED8402CBC9B"><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="H5E558940F0F7446F8DCB1291C0EDA6C7"><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="H5E8620A4893A46F6BE932C8D8D47A140"><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="H908D72FA308A456D9FAF98742EFF2207"><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="H8DA0D2A079AC437E8DB994DB40008535"><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="H38ACC655D0FD4ECAA8F0007472EC3886"><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="H28893F6B71984543A508C65CDFB3C8A2"><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="HDF25AAE19F734D769C1D4DC5D3C0212E"><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="H0C2EA68861064E039354CBD4010195CA"><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="H61635272663640D2B82F0628F8CB8DD4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>allows
disclosure of evidence of crime, including in response to a subpoena or
warrant;</text>
</clause><clause id="H218929DB53E943FEBE41E46C3452D4B4"><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="H1C8D623A577D41320067A79FD715E5B3"><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="H079829D94CA74FB68B1FB6E43E05A176"><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="H00C467E9FDA141B0B74309C0AE1CAA17"><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="H8C7D4FBD7ABA4256B3B12C6C00B20860"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The source code
used for the trusted build and its file signatures.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA65C1A3F9D5247A1006C74952C61CE6C"><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="H4B86D78CAF674797B24ECE4C8BD72823"><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="H24EA6BB0B97C42A8A79CB481822FF00"><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="H7170535149D447D7958B1798780047ED"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Installation
devices and software file signatures.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF90D2365AAC5459FBE88DDF000150027"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such term does not include
<quote>commercial-off-the-shelf</quote> software and hardware defined under the
2005 voluntary voting system guidelines adopted by the Commission under section
222.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H610B87EC5E0543F9BF907BCD316832B9"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prohibition of
use of wireless communications devices in systems or devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No system or 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="H67911FC793974A6798778EEA66558000"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Prohibiting
connection of system to the internet</header>
<subparagraph id="HCBC56874CB884FFB897C25AF26EF162C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No system or 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="H24DD68DB4E72499A830007AED8BC3113"><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="H0260707AF8BF4E0C8B6B4B9F13DEFF6F"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Security
standards for voting systems used in Federal elections</header>
<subparagraph id="HF9D12F53731046529845E168F43026AF"><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="H54BE401F4BFB4D9E99AA5CF60559B20"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements
described</header><text>The requirements described in this subparagraph are as
follows:</text>
<clause id="H0AB2374725C54EA7A982EF73B63603B9"><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, blank ballots, and
completed ballots used in connection with voting systems, and shall make the
information available upon request to the Commission.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE7C241FA0B784535AC81325127C9629"><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 (7).</text>
</clause><clause id="H0031E0EC76B0427F9F00F515DE3148FA"><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="HC09CA630597F47AFBDBBD6A6F3406F4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>alter such
software; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H28E3F4AF02CB417B98CEF87034893B32"><enum>(II)</enum><text>insert or use in
the voting system any software, software patch, or other software modification
not certified by the State for use in the election.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H427EC33D2062456BBE25766690D1749F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>At the request of
the Commission—</text>
<subclause id="H664BB4B357494721BD2BEA04E646235"><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="HCC7019221D2C4E6F88ED6600A9B70208"><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="H9F30A2D8AD8D47FFA465AE1F87DA1DD0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Development and
publication of best practices 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) and
(B)(iii), and in the case of subparagraph (B)(iii), shall include best
practices for certifying software patches and minor software modifications
under short deadlines.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5717D22BEF394B9F93A0CAB0FC79307"><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="H55DCD752374D463B98F498E377923537"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Durability and
readability requirements for ballots</header>
<subparagraph id="H475BB0AFBE114F4A8D8644352818F9B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Durability
requirements for paper ballots</header>
<clause id="H7BDCB2FF32374E9884FEC8AB082582AD"><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 shall be marked or printed on
durable paper.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2066B76794A446C790DFC3C76594EE8C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this Act, paper is <quote>durable</quote> 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 or printed on them for the full duration of a retention and preservation
period of 22 months.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54768219B5FA4A3B9445477E490812F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Readability
requirements for paper ballots marked by ballot marking device</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All voter-verified paper ballots completed
by the voter through the use of a ballot marking 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><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC5115F8654DA406DB9F9BCB82D79ECB4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requiring
laboratories To meet standards prohibiting conflicts of interest as condition
of accreditation for testing of voting system hardware and software</header>
<paragraph id="H258494BA119A4741A19F0011845F50DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15371(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2976478D1B114DA9B8FC68E14386B14F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCA0B876AF7AE4DEF8C334B96729C9F67"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibiting
conflicts of interest; ensuring availability of results</header>
<subparagraph id="H7859B8D856EC41208C8E8246D5378D10"><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="H051B2910293C4D09804C6DE74C7141BB"><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="H966D964F4914413A91E9A395637B0001"><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="HBF34D27E698F4A51B1522F3830ABD571"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the laboratory certifies that it will
permit an expert designated by the Commission or by the State requiring
certification of the system being tested to observe any testing the laboratory
carries out under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H88B1D78B55DF44CB93A784E2C3919C6D"><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="HD549FE580771472597C0A6F0C638F123"><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="HE90E0A8D51C740299398CF4EA96FBCDB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procedures for
conducting testing; payment of user fees for compensation of accredited
laboratories</header>
<subparagraph id="H0152096C7A2C4A72A9E33500F1A0E015"><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 <quote>Testing Escrow
Account</quote>) 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="HD8A689A56CF2447986F1420221A1F71"><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="H4DFD4168499445EF94E46822E15DC3F0"><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="HE36D348FECCC424090B3F796D39DD79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
manufacturer submits a detailed request for the testing to the Commission;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H65F8AEC319E74EDD8856D80060D811C3"><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="H4E0EC3F6B5AC418E0037B531E35F8048"><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, 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="H1B395DA0AF8C4FBE9F5C49D8BE18C41"><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="H5ACB48B9FFE549B78CCD481CE814C1FA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dissemination of
additional information on accredited laboratories</header>
<subparagraph id="HD5AABC6C09B341C1A8EA6150D0655EDF"><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="H5611AE6E062D41F5BB08A200759E74E8"><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="H0D41D69AB06C4526ABE2AA2BD2E3B402"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Commission
revokes, terminates, or suspends the accreditation of a laboratory under this
section;</text>
</clause><clause id="H82D5FC2574BD449CAD14D5F3001888FA"><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="HBE60F2226C8B48F88C00C2797CEEBE"><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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78C68BA6F5AB48C79EF4089F4435BC9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 231 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15371) is further
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5669322C2D2C4108B9603063FB00EA1B"><enum>(A)</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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8D7F79C951E4B758967A2AF3DA42DD4"><enum>(B)</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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84C18FFDE435442DAD71F989A0EBC603"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by striking <quote>testing, certification, decertification, and
recertification</quote> and inserting <quote>testing</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4788E03B917E427AAEBD4E82C8EAC61"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (d),
by striking <quote>testing, certification, decertification, and
recertification</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>testing</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFEE434F267940CFAB82CC544BE41391"><enum>(3)</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 paragraph (1)) not later than January 1,
2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A6CF6FAB67C4488B688C96427E600F2"><enum>(4)</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
paragraph (1)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H79C3DA4EA3FC4C33897D96C216E94533"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants for
research on development of election-dedicated voting system software</header>
<paragraph id="H54F0422CEEF84C699B33F762BAFD721"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new part:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAD803C69BBE40ECBC4BD12CBF008B83" style="OLC">
<part id="H52E6CC85EECE44A5B69431A2E10509B6"><enum>7</enum><header>Grants for
research on development of election-dedicated voting system software</header>
<section id="H99397DA94BF445C2B531E6C21273EA66"><enum>297.</enum><header>Grants for
research on development of election-dedicated voting system software</header>
<subsection id="H9E8224D020F54814884EF79383BBB2E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Director of the National Science Foundation
(hereafter in this part referred to as the <quote>Director</quote>) 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="H382C922FF6654BE1A7BC291379DE1875"><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="HA83C3577417A4920A4068FA359B8C7AE"><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="HF26FC4278B764937ABD5AF3585F1D980"><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="H9EBF5E3E2DCE4C2295A165581CF52636"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such other
information and certifications as the Director may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54DF16D3622F41469B27A7BA8B17440F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of
Technology</header><text>Any technology developed with the grants made under
this section shall be treated as non-proprietary and shall be made available to
the public, including to manufacturers of voting systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD3E8E5CC031A46578D734F7418D0003D"><enum>(d)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBFB05FAB1FA4FD8AF011240CB006CB5"><enum>(2)</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="H823AF39FDD904B209FD6A295299C3FE6" 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>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H81A68EDB51C543E381B130B3B3212309"><enum>104.</enum><header>Availability of
Additional Funding To Enable States To Meet Costs of Revised
Requirements</header>
<subsection id="HC8A082C5214944429D20007042401477"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of
requirements payments for meeting revised requirements</header><text>Section
257(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15407(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ED11725276E4F559FC0740320535500" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6DE2513B946545660073F5D2A065348C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2010, the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H94CFD5257E864034A50DB4BF025546B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,000,000,000,
except that any funds provided under the authorization made by this
subparagraph 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
title I of the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009, or to
otherwise modify or replace its voting systems in response to such amendments;
plus</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC178DF0D1F3C448C94C2EA5321CCC4DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary to enable
States to carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A) with respect
to requirements which first apply to the regularly scheduled general election
for Federal office held in November 2014, except that any funds provided under
the authorization made by this subparagraph shall be used by a State only for
carrying out these
activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H003CA1F90E0A4B4495CC2D77C1805CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of revised
formula for allocation of funds</header><text>Section 252(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 15402(b)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1277B8C2E5D4480087380069D73E2691" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC721F9D9F6D1470385BCFEF3911689E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State Allocation
Percentage Defined</header>
<paragraph id="H803AAF1FE8BC4A6788AEFA77FF77E487"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the <quote>State allocation percentage</quote> for a State is
the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1246D572A9504407B619A17F087631EE"><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="H0D05DCC5B1044434B96C9EB00CF71E7"><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="HAAD735BA3DA741B6A1585889C7D77FB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for
payments used to meet requirements imposed under Voter Confidence and Increased
Accessibility Act of 2009</header>
<subparagraph id="HAF5F918CB21F47E39B6E44DEAF9BAFAE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of the requirements payment made to a State
under the authorization made by section 257(a)(4) for fiscal year 2010 or any
fiscal year thereafter, the <quote>State allocation percentage</quote> for a
State is the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient
of—</text>
<clause id="HA76C0830A3EB402087F6FA5F376939AE"><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="H7824C8AD3A6E4934AF52B605A37E30AA"><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="H536FA35691CC4971BBB6DE6598E5BD38"><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="HD92CD2D91B354B91B90070DAB6334726"><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="H9EF84EDC0ADD441A8078E12F326C39B0"><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="HC3F5F133A24443F998DB00294C9868D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The primary voting system required the use
of durable paper ballots (as described in section 301(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) and
301(a)(11)(A), as amended or added by the Voter Confidence and Increased
Accessibility Act of 2009) for every vote cast.</text>
</clause><clause id="H75E51D4755194CCEB0D222944BEA12E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The voting system allowed the voter to
privately and independently verify the permanent paper ballot through the
presentation of the same printed or marked information used for vote counting
and auditing and to privately and independently cast the permanent paper ballot
without handling the ballot
manually.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H337E2B5877B642A4A9CBA49F51A594D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revised
conditions for receipt of funds</header><text>Section 253 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 15403) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB9BA1CD384E46478100A762E2B70750"><enum>(1)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H968BD25DD1DA47B5A408750629902BE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H051ECF3271C84E2EA57274FEA009220" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2CB923DF12934F71B4C21420D3203539"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Special Rule for
Payments Used To Meet Requirements Imposed Under Voter Confidence and Increased
Accessibility Act of 2009</header>
<paragraph id="H228DA4D7A85943EBBE2B63BF4540B9F"><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 under the authorization made by section 257(a)(4) for fiscal year 2010
or any fiscal year thereafter if, not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009, the
chief executive officer of the State, or designee, in consultation and
coordination with the chief State election official—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1E514EEA7B0419A8B978F08B8C67367"><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));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC279DB629C264EC0B718690D164ACDDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>certifies to the
Commission that the State will reimburse each unit of local government in the
State for any costs the unit incurs in carrying out the activities for which
the payment may be used; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1C0DC97EA904800902500D9007FE7F7"><enum>(C)</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="H2231019E2D4844F9BF00709D9C31E8BE"><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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB34488C8AE8C4A4C8899D6FF93E372AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Permitting use
of funds for reimbursement for costs previously incurred</header><text>Section
251(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15401(c)(1)) is amended by striking the period
at the end and inserting the following: <quote>, or as a reimbursement for any
costs incurred after November 2004 in meeting the requirements of title III
which are imposed pursuant to the amendments made by title I of the Voter
Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009 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 2014 and each succeeding
year).</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB37EFBC656F4455AA0AFCBE8E3789C69"><enum>(e)</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 section 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 section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H86D998DF5BB44BDABEADA2AA4718488"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rule of
construction regarding use of funds received in prior years</header>
<paragraph id="HA46D54A10DBD44D1867EB6D032C4EEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 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) in order to replace voting systems
purchased with funds received under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 that do
not meet such requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55D533E50FCC4200A1590209789C0077"><enum>(2)</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 subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC525338188964C438B21DEF107BFF243"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC9EBDD5C6C59418E81BF5E19F44896DA"><enum>105.</enum><header>Effective Date
For New Requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
301(d) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481(d)) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22AB54CF456140059E03A525CFD8BD5B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H746DECF134F44704A6E44819C35F19F7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header>
<paragraph id="HAD71897B7F55413B9E60DE6B31C694E"><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="H734050551E02451FB7FF58745519E7F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for
certain requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H15CA940F67014C5BAD6059CBFDABC835"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraphs (B) and (C), the requirements of this section which are first
imposed on a State and jurisdiction pursuant to the amendments made by title I
of the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009 shall apply
with respect to voting systems used for the regularly scheduled general
election for Federal office held in November 2010 and each succeeding election
for Federal office.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B74BA44E63644B4B485FBF1970683FC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delay for
jurisdictions using certain paper record printers or certain systems using or
producing voter-verifiable paper records in 2008</header>
<clause id="H78965B05AB124A26AA31902959BA9764"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Delay</header><text>In
the case of a jurisdiction described in clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall
apply to a voting system in 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 2014 and each succeeding year</quote>, but only with respect
to the following requirements of this section:</text>
<subclause id="H3C6CCCDE04DC4D5688D570B27000CD26"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Paragraph
(2)(A)(i)(I) of subsection (a) (relating to the use of voter-marked paper
ballots).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF34596C3CBD7435E90FC84F4F34C34F6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Paragraph
(3)(B)(ii) (I) and (II) of subsection (a) (relating to access to verification
from and casting of the durable paper ballot).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HEEB2FB5409D14AE689B52B88FB3CDEBA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Paragraph (11)
of subsection (a) (relating to durability and readability requirements for
ballots).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5C4296D6019B4DF489497EBE09F8C735"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Jurisdictions
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A jurisdiction
described in this clause is a jurisdiction—</text>
<subclause id="H45A71CE4D5DC416CBCCC9456FFE8B0C3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which used voter verifiable paper record
printers attached to direct recording electronic voting machines, or which used
other voting systems that used or produced paper records of the vote verifiable
by voters but that are not in compliance with paragraphs (2)(A)(i)(I),
(3)(B)(ii) (I) and (II), and (11) of subsection (a) (as amended or added by the
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2009), for the
administration of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office
held in November 2008; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8EB4ED82542F487FB4C3EA663B1E4DF0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>which will
continue to use such printers or systems for the administration of elections
for Federal office held in years before 2014.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DE67CFC5A784956ABABAFD197F04D3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Mandatory
availability of paper ballots at polling places using grandfathered printers
and systems</header>
<subclause id="H6C87F2059EF64EE68FD6B3109099BE51"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Requiring
ballots to be offered and provided</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriate election official at each
polling place that uses a printer or system described in clause (ii)(I) for the
administration of elections 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 blank pre-printed paper ballot which the individual
may mark by hand and which is not produced by the direct recording electronic
voting machine or other such system. The official shall provide the individual
with the ballot and the supplies necessary to mark the ballot, and shall ensure
(to the greatest extent practicable) that the waiting period for the individual
to cast a vote is the lesser of 30 minutes or the average waiting period for an
individual who does not agree to cast the vote using such a paper ballot under
this clause.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9932CDCBF4C94AC4A3C97BC8562B0088"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Treatment of
ballot</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any paper ballot which
is cast by an individual under this clause 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>
</subclause><subclause id="HEBA04A1E02644A37B84B28554438AA00"><enum>(III)</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 blank paper ballot.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9AD7997D9DDD4F28B301005500D19F46"><enum>(IV)</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 clause, including the requirement to display a notice
under subclause (III), 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 blank pre-printed paper ballot.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC3AA23F546644199B64D6E4C172966FC"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Period of
applicability</header><text>The requirements of this clause apply only during
the period in which the delay is in effect under clause (i).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34B946B224AB4F4D910C32E7DAA4F56B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule for
jurisdictions using certain nontabulating ballot marking devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a jurisdiction which uses a
nontabulating ballot marking device which automatically deposits the ballot
into a privacy sleeve, subparagraph (A) shall apply to a voting system in 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 2014 and each succeeding
year</quote>, but only with respect to paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(II) of subsection
(a) (relating to nonmanual casting of the durable paper
ballot).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Enhancement of
Enforcement</header>
<section id="HD2A88C93D7444BD1BE3757C6AB773E54"><enum>201.</enum><header>Enhancement of
enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401 of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15511) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5AF51E4978D44476B5E652A1ABE6A761"><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="H5C411B0914BA4FBB00E48EA655150070"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC61B538D20B74EA6BA95EC715127C8F1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6E2ED169EA8946688CEC13AFBE976A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Filing of
Complaints by Aggrieved Persons</header>
<paragraph id="H3B61A1DA4ED44DBFAC26FE68F6DADECA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A person who is aggrieved by a violation of section 301,
302, or 303 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="H6C2B811273F24B29884F90FBF732553"><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="H23CE7E6C99774CC3A970A7836CFC66B1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of
private right of action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any
person who is authorized to file a complaint under subsection (b)(1) (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) may
file an action under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
(42 U.S.C. 1983) to enforce the uniform and nondiscriminatory election
technology and administration requirements under sections 301, 302, and
303.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H02F04D46C93C40BBBAB3B4F61B48DAA7"><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><enum>III</enum><header>Requirement for
mandatory manual audits by hand count</header>
<section id="H9330572F14604AB790FF10EA876F16E3"><enum>301.</enum><header>Mandatory
Manual Audits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subtitle:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9338581BFF494D7790BCA7DCF972CCC" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="H5A6300014A714C64A4E3A9E6F75250DE"><enum>C</enum><header>Mandatory manual
audits</header>
<section id="H7E85E3488860483E8EC2C3298594A9F"><enum>321.</enum><header>Requiring audits
of results of elections</header>
<subsection id="H14DF619F3BDF48E19D5500BFC0873F3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requiring
Audits</header>
<paragraph id="HD0409E48C3EC414386B42DFE44B00C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with this subtitle, each State shall
administer, without advance notice to the precincts or alternative audit units
selected, audits of the results of all 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 used
and preserved pursuant to section 301(a)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73685BC52C9140079EE661BF71D38B5"><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="H640934EB45EA4234A2A16CD0805D99F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>had no opposition
on the ballot; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21B797D962AB4CFB94640099A2EEBD00"><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="H18FC08ED34544815B046A65B7226A49F"><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, except as provided under section 323(b), the organizational
independence) of entities performing financial audits, attestation engagements,
and performance audits.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H32D0B33733AB4698B9A8DA394C6733A7"><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="H39EE645A326B4AF6B800940098EE64A0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>322.</enum><header>Number of ballots
counted under audit</header>
<subsection id="H4F59D93FE1B34273B54DFCC7AA17EA6"><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="H25691A51126141738B49BC3CA8AFFF00"><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="HAB7EE644572F445992AE42D215F3CA91"><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="HBAFEAB8066EC483F8B15814BD950B55C"><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="HFC18856B59AF42BA83BB4D85964CD737"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
Alternative Mechanism</header>
<paragraph id="HD3A96CAE77BB436FA4C04F7599EC1FFB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Permitting use
of alternative mechanism</header><text>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 is in accordance with the principles set forth in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB88F847DB0F947B8891B902534C736D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Principles for
approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In approving an
alternative mechanism under paragraph (1), the National Institute of Standards
and Technology shall ensure that the audit procedure will have the property
that for each election—</text>
<subparagraph id="H02BB61AF25A04BCBA25F1B1C47A996F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alternative mechanism will be at least
as statistically effective in ensuring the accuracy of the election results as
the procedures under this subtitle; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B09F91D081348CDB09160011D7C080C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reported
election outcome will have at least a 95 percent chance of being consistent
with the election outcome that would be obtained by a full recount.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F6CA2F4FCD9458B83CEB554F95ABF0D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadline for
response</header><text>The Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology shall make a determination regarding a State’s request to approve an
alternative mechanism under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after
receiving the State’s request.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H616089ED7E3A42A89301B1C4D0E776BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>323.</enum><header>Process for
administering audits</header>
<subsection id="H8E553365128F46A2AB0091F410F3BC06"><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="HB11E0002EE4A4E6387173C25F0398289"><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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FE6B23398074B9CA330387BB0C099A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCD642AE369F4142AD3532915536CF5B"><enum>(B)</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 (2)), begin to administer the hand
count of the votes on the voter-verified paper ballots required to be used 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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE2CD57FA4E04A5EBA77C029398C584"><enum>(2)</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="H1CEC747CDAB84352A0933415BD1A850"><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="HF12E1B331C974A60B7DABAE4987B986F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The
Election Auditor shall administer an audit of an election—</text>
<paragraph id="HED21FD05818D44DDBEFC2F17C1E02DA1"><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="H0789B413AFA84BD89718E5569D002E67"><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="H2171F1AC5A8043BBA7F151336492E997"><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 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)(2) not later than
24 hours after the State announces the final unofficial count of such
votes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2B264FAA18A6479FBC8054685E492838"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional
Audits if Cause Shown</header>
<paragraph id="HBD1345AA2C614480ABAF37AE32CDC884"><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 alternative audit units) as the
Election Auditor considers appropriate to resolve any concerns resulting from
the audit and ensure the accuracy of the election results.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2186F562056049E7846F533C8441BFA8"><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
election results.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H714C756E8F3F4F32A114125EEFC70691"><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="H550B7D6C85894050985DAAE017009304" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>324.</enum><header>Selection of
precincts</header>
<subsection id="H600BAED15D6C48EEA2C581C2D6749878"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (c), the selection of the precincts or alternative audit units 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 a random
basis, 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, with additional precincts selected by the Election
Auditor at the Auditor’s discretion.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8D28FA29F7BD43108B31C08098388889"><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="HA5E10146CBE44ADFB7A74224CFD11BD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mandatory
Selection of Precincts Established Specifically For Absentee
Ballots</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State does not
sort absentee ballots by precinct and include those ballots in the hand count
with respect to that precinct, the State shall create absentee ballot precincts
or audit units which are of similar size to the average precinct or audit unit
in the jurisdiction being audited, and shall include those absentee precincts
or audit units among the precincts in the State in which the Election Auditor
shall administer the hand counts under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2C30993630614BBD8C6E857E3F001E5C"><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="H111C62DBF18C4FE093E2D8007BAECA13" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>325.</enum><header>Publication of
results</header>
<subsection id="HB06BE5703149468CB1CF300FAC2FF76"><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 (1)(B) and (2) of
section 323(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C55E5D23FFC4E8EB1DA3B13D253DE00"><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="HF2FFD1B11E6240018D29F148729C7B00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Delay in
certification of results by State</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD24F152DDF0E456C8BFA727DFD689B11"><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="H81221D3029264C9FB849BBB8F5A077E5"><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="H20422580A9D64C5C8E8F83021676B854"><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="H4A32F53E366649169FBF8595671F0470"><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
section 6 of title 3, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04329AA6F8BF45BFA833DDD39DAC9402" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>326.</enum><header>Payments to
States</header>
<subsection id="H3E9CD2650ACC428398B163A8395042FF"><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="H43966C2833944BCDBA94E1E29E153DAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification of
Compliance and Anticipated Costs</header>
<paragraph id="H42644642858B492FA4D16EB429DD5851"><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="HA0C3FFBEDCE84BD689083E71D9A965C"><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="H506CB2274E244898AA443123CD784BDD"><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="HFA8466292B724D329F3C606F9D0050BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other
information and assurances as the Commission may require.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B14D4C9B857474600458F7D2230F21E"><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="HEC1665D52F0C442AA6FD92D736EEB2D2"><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="HC2C5D80ABADF4CCA00CEE31852257416"><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="H5AE3385AAE79416EA8F490B6170821F1"><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="HE472A84158724D71BE4C87DE136127CA"><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="H066C3400A1B943EDA100E6007842755E"><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="H3AD6C77C4549441795C84C95FA967CE1"><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="HE692808966154C5699B243EFDED120E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>327.</enum><header>Exception for
elections subject to recount under State law prior to certification</header>
<subsection id="H1013DA2C1A9641378FD26C43F467A3A8"><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="H3CA34F33E6D04A8FAF072B83546EDB90"><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="H212769E7D2284D52B5E27D01CD03FDCC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the recount
would apply to fewer than 100 percent of the ballots cast in the
election—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5582BA9F52E44288B3DBE52368FFA11"><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="H4E608A80971544F789A2AFE63C53AD21"><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="H4CBAF3A5755F48FD003FD4C00067E08D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The recount for
the election meets the requirements of section 323(f) (relating to public
observation).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B0EBF7F507148D1A09206A444E4E869"><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="H4A320F6B606446849B2E46F6123681D"><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="HC3E84A9F5F6B4712B5DE9562DDDB6C2" 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>
</section><section id="HD657EDEA66E74294B598D6620523A429"><enum>302.</enum><header>Availability of
Enforcement Under Help America Vote Act of 2002</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15511),
as amended by section 201, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H28980BA059764ABCBC474BFFBE6EFF92"><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="H8E3DBA68A8964F83AB825FB6EDA31BB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by striking <quote>303</quote> and inserting <quote>303, or subtitle C
of title III,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEC6129BE5374CEAA4C171532E13A83"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8438C8AEF51645198F069F1171F5B8E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subtitle A</quote> and inserting <quote>subtitles A or C</quote>,
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78A3516138B0453DA56F60D90079141E"><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></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25964BC0FF3841388BBCC0A55CD1DE67"><enum>303.</enum><header>Guidance on
Best Practices for Alternative Audit Mechanisms</header>
<subsection id="H1C3E3B41C99B479386A3EDB817B2B25B"><enum>(a)</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 section 301). Such guidance shall be based upon scientifically and
statistically reasonable assumptions for the purpose of creating an alternative
audit mechanism that will be consistent with the principles for approval
described in section 322(b)(2) of such Act (as so added).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H99919EDE646C460F92305BAD6B89002D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subsection (a) $100,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H192C871ACB2C4C0C87D474E900E2E66F"><enum>304.</enum><header>Clerical
Amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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="HEEF4247F944E419390A40911DADCD627" 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>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Repeal of
exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting
requirements</header>
<section id="H9A700B907CCB4B11A873A6FA24D47C95"><enum>401.</enum><header>Repeal of
exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting
requirements</header>
<subsection id="H36CF481BCCA74B9F887843E48D6DC630"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 205 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 15325) is amended by striking subsection (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB9D57F8A20F64D29A3A1F9BDC4EAD493"><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><enum>V</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<section id="HEA5925BA20DE4B7AA77716E971A68400"><enum>501.</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided, this Act and the amendments made by this Act 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>