[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 4477 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4477

 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish requirements 
 for the administration of elections for public office in the District 
                  of Columbia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2023

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish requirements 
 for the administration of elections for public office in the District 
                  of Columbia, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Confidence in Elections: 
District of Columbia Election Integrity and Voter Confidence Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTIONS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Requirements Described.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subtitle:

    ``Subtitle C--Requirements for Elections in District of Columbia

``SEC. 321. STATEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY; FINDINGS.

    ``Congress finds that it has the authority to establish the terms 
and conditions for the administration of elections for public office in 
the District of Columbia--
            ``(1) under article I, section 8, clause 17 of the 
        Constitution of the United States, which grants Congress the 
        exclusive power to enact legislation with respect to the seat 
        of the government of the United States; and
            ``(2) under other enumerated powers granted to Congress.

``SEC. 322. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter Identification 
Act'.
    ``(b) Requiring Provision of Identification To Receive a Ballot or 
Vote.--
            ``(1) Individuals voting in person.--A District of Columbia 
        election official may not provide a ballot for a District of 
        Columbia election to an individual who desires to vote in 
        person unless the individual presents to the official an 
        identification described in paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Individuals voting other than in person.--A District 
        of Columbia election official may not provide a ballot for a 
        District of Columbia election to an individual who desires to 
        vote other than in person unless the individual submits with 
        the application for the ballot a copy of an identification 
        described in paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Identification described.--An identification 
        described in this paragraph is, with respect to an individual, 
        any of the following:
                    ``(A) A current and valid motor vehicle license 
                issued by the District of Columbia or any other current 
                and valid photo identification of the individual which 
                is issued by the District of Columbia or the 
                identification number for such motor vehicle license or 
                photo identification.
                    ``(B) A current and valid United States passport, a 
                current and valid military photo identification, or any 
                other current and valid photo identification of the 
                individual which is issued by the Federal Government.
                    ``(C) Any current and valid photo identification of 
                the individual which is issued by a Tribal Government.
                    ``(D) A student photo identification issued by a 
                secondary school (as such term is defined in section 
                8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or an institution of higher 
                education (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
                    ``(E) The last 4 digits of the individual's social 
                security number.
            ``(4) Ensuring proof of residence.--If an individual 
        presents or submits an identification described in paragraph 
        (3) which does not include the address of the individual's 
        residence, the District of Columbia election official may not 
        provide a ballot to the individual unless the individual 
        presents or submits a document or other written information 
        from a third party which--
                    ``(A) provides the address of the individual's 
                residence; and
                    ``(B) such document or other written information is 
                of sufficient validity such that the election official 
                is reasonably certain as to the identity of the 
                individual.
    ``(c) Provision of Identification Without Cost to Indigent 
Individuals.--If the District of Columbia charges an individual a fee 
for an identification described in subsection (b)(3) and the individual 
provides an attestation that the individual is unable to afford the 
fee, the District of Columbia shall provide the identification to the 
individual at no cost.
    ``(d) Special Rule With Respect to Sincerely Held Religious 
Beliefs.--In the case of an individual who is unable to comply with the 
requirements of subsection (b) due to sincerely held religious beliefs, 
the District of Columbia shall provide such individual with an 
alternative identification that shall be deemed to meet the 
requirements of an identification described in subsection (b)(3).
    ``(e) Designation of District of Columbia Agency To Provide Copies 
of Identification.--The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall 
designate an agency of the District of Columbia Government to provide 
an individual with a copy of an identification described in subsection 
(b)(3) at no cost to the individual for the purposes of meeting the 
requirement under subsection (b)(2).
    ``(f) Inclusion of Photos in Poll Books.--
            ``(1) Methods for obtaining photos.--
                    ``(A) Provision of photos by offices of district of 
                columbia government.--If any office of the District of 
                Columbia Government has a photograph or digital image 
                of the likeness of an individual who is eligible to 
                vote in a District of Columbia election, the office, in 
                consultation with the chief election official of the 
                District of Columbia, shall provide access to the 
                photograph or digital image to the chief election 
                official of the District of Columbia.
                    ``(B) Taking of photos at polling place.--If a 
                photograph or digital image of an individual who votes 
                in person at a polling place is not included in the 
                poll book which contains the name of the individuals 
                who are eligible to vote in the District of Columbia 
                election and which is used by election officials to 
                provide ballots to such eligible individuals, the 
                appropriate election official shall take a photograph 
                of the individual and provide access to the photograph 
                to the chief election official of the District of 
                Columbia.
                    ``(C) Copies of photos provided by individuals not 
                voting in person.--The election official who receives a 
                copy of an identification described in subsection 
                (b)(3) which is submitted by an individual who desires 
                to vote other than in person at a polling place shall 
                provide access to the copy of the identification to the 
                chief election official of the District of Columbia.
            ``(2) Inclusion in poll books.--The chief election official 
        of the District of Columbia shall ensure that a photograph, 
        digital image, or copy of an identification for which access is 
        provided under paragraph (1) is included in the poll book which 
        contains the name of the individuals who are eligible to vote 
        in the District of Columbia election and which is used by 
        election officials to provide ballots to such eligible 
        individuals.
            ``(3) Protection of privacy of voters.--The appropriate 
        election officials of the District of Columbia shall ensure 
        that any photograph, digital image, or copy of an 
        identification which is included in a poll book under this 
        subsection is not used for any purpose other than the 
        administration of District of Columbia elections and is not 
        provided or otherwise made available to any other person except 
        as may be necessary to carry out that purpose.
    ``(g) Exceptions.--This section does not apply with respect to any 
individual who is--
            ``(1) entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the 
        Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
        20301 et seq.);
            ``(2) provided the right to vote otherwise than in person 
        under section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for 
        the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)); 
        or
            ``(3) entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any 
        other Federal law.
    ``(h) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
        meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(2) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal Government' 
        means the recognized governing body of an Indian Tribe.

``SEC. 323. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Voter List Maintenance 
Act'.
    ``(b) Annual List Maintenance.--
            ``(1) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The District of Columbia shall 
                carry out annually a program to remove ineligible 
                persons from the official list of persons registered to 
                vote in the District of Columbia, as required by 
                section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
                1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) and pursuant to the procedures 
                described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Removal from voter rolls.--In the case of a 
                registrant from the official list of eligible voters in 
                District of Columbia elections who has failed to vote 
                in a District of Columbia election during a period of 
                two consecutive years, the District of Columbia shall 
                send to such registrant a notice described in section 
                8(d)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
                (52 U.S.C. 20507(d)(2)) and shall remove the registrant 
                from the official list of eligible voters in District 
                of Columbia elections if--
                            ``(i) the registrant fails to respond to 
                        such notice; and
                            ``(ii) the registrant has not voted or 
                        appeared to vote in a District of Columbia 
                        election during the period beginning the date 
                        such notice is sent and ending the later of 4 
                        years after the date such notice is sent or 
                        after two consecutive District of Columbia 
                        general elections have been held.
            ``(2) Timing.--In the case of a year during which a 
        regularly scheduled District of Columbia election is held, the 
        District of Columbia shall carry out the program described in 
        paragraph (1) not later than 90 days prior to the date of the 
        election.
    ``(c) Prohibiting Same-Day Registration.--The District of Columbia 
may not permit an individual to vote in a District of Columbia election 
unless, not later than 30 days prior to the date of the election, the 
individual is duly registered to vote in the election.

``SEC. 324. BAN ON COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF BALLOTS BY CERTAIN 
              THIRD PARTIES.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Election Fraud Prevention 
Act'.
    ``(b) In General.--The District of Columbia may not permit an 
individual to knowingly collect and transmit a ballot in a District of 
Columbia election that was mailed to another person, other than an 
individual described as follows:
            ``(1) An election official while engaged in official duties 
        as authorized by law.
            ``(2) An employee of the United States Postal Service or 
        other commercial common carrier engaged in similar activities 
        while engaged in duties authorized by law.
            ``(3) Any other individual who is allowed by law to collect 
        and transmit United States mail, while engaged in official 
        duties as authorized by law.
            ``(4) A family member, household member, or caregiver of 
        the person to whom the ballot was mailed.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, with respect to a 
person to whom the ballot was mailed:
            ``(1) The term `caregiver' means an individual who provides 
        medical or health care assistance to such person in a 
        residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted 
        living center, assisted living facility, assisted living home, 
        residential care institution, adult day health care facility, 
        or adult foster care home.
            ``(2) The term `family member' means an individual who is 
        related to such person by blood, marriage, adoption or legal 
        guardianship.
            ``(3) The term `household member' means an individual who 
        resides at the same residence as such person.

``SEC. 325. TIMELY PROCESSING AND REPORTING OF RESULTS.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Timely Reporting of 
Election Results Act'.
    ``(b) Time for Processing Ballots and Reporting Results.--The 
District of Columbia shall begin processing ballots received by mail in 
a District of Columbia election as soon as such ballots are received 
and shall ensure that the results of such District of Columbia election 
are reported to the public not later than 10:00 am on the date 
following the date of the election, but in no case shall such ballots 
be tabulated or such results be reported earlier than the closing of 
polls on the date of the election.
    ``(c) Requirement To Publish Number of Voted Ballots on Election 
Day.--The District of Columbia shall, as soon as practicable after the 
closing of polls on the date of a District of Columbia election, make 
available on a publicly accessible website the total number of voted 
ballots in the possession of election officials in the District of 
Columbia as of the time of the closing of polls on the date of such 
election, which shall include, as of such time--
            ``(1) the number of voted ballots delivered by mail;
            ``(2) the number of ballots requested for such election by 
        individuals who are entitled to vote by absentee ballot under 
        the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 
        U.S.C. 20301 et seq.); and
            ``(3) the number of voted ballots for such election 
        received from individuals who are entitled to vote by absentee 
        ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
        Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.), including from 
        individuals who, under such Act, voted by absentee ballot 
        without requesting such a ballot.
    ``(d) Requirements To Ensure Bipartisan Election Administration 
Activity.--With respect to a District of Columbia election, District of 
Columbia election officials shall ensure that all activities are 
carried out in a bipartisan manner, which shall include a requirement 
that, in the case of an election worker who enters a room which 
contains ballots, voting equipment, or non-voting equipment as any part 
of the election worker's duties to carry out such election, the 
election worker is accompanied by an individual registered to vote with 
respect to a different political party than such election worker, as 
determined pursuant to the voting registration records of the District 
of Columbia.

``SEC. 326. BAN ON NONCITIZEN VOTING.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act'.
    ``(b) Ban on Noncitizen Voting.--No individual may vote in a 
District of Columbia election unless the individual is a citizen of the 
United States.

``SEC. 327. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Provisional Ballot Reform 
Act'.
    ``(b) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
District of Columbia shall permit an individual to cast a provisional 
ballot pursuant to section 302 if--
            ``(1) the individual declares that such individual is a 
        registered voter in the District of Columbia and is eligible to 
        vote in a District of Columbia election but the name of the 
        individual does not appear on the official list of eligible 
        voters for the polling place or an election official asserts 
        that the individual is not eligible to vote; or
            ``(2) the individual declares that such individual is a 
        registered voter in the District of Columbia and is eligible to 
        vote in a District of Columbia election but does not provide an 
        identification required under section 322, except that the 
        individual's provisional ballot shall not be counted in the 
        election unless the individual provides such identification to 
        the chief State election official of the District of Columbia 
        not later than 5:00 pm on the second day which begins after the 
        date of the election.
    ``(c) Requirements With Respect to Counting Provisional Ballots in 
Certain Cases.--If the name of an individual who is a registered voter 
in the District of Columbia and eligible to vote in a District of 
Columbia election appears on the official list of eligible voters for a 
polling place in the District of Columbia, such individual may cast a 
provisional ballot pursuant to section 302 for such election at a 
polling place other than the polling place with respect to which the 
name of the individual appears on the official list of eligible voters, 
except that the individual's provisional ballot shall not be counted in 
the election unless the individual demonstrates pursuant to the 
requirements under section 302 that the individual is a registered 
voter in the jurisdiction of the polling place at which the individual 
cast such ballot.

``SEC. 328. MANDATORY POST-ELECTION AUDITS.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Mandatory Post-Election 
Audits Act'.
    ``(b) Requirement for Post-Election Audits.--Not later than 30 days 
after each District of Columbia election, the District of Columbia 
shall conduct and publish an audit of the effectiveness and accuracy of 
the voting systems used to carry out the election and the performance 
of the election officials who carried out the election, but in no case 
shall such audit be completed later than 2 business days before the 
deadline to file an election contest under the laws of the District of 
Columbia.

``SEC. 329. PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF ELECTION PROCEDURES.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Public Observation of 
Election Procedures Act'.
    ``(b) Designated Representatives of Candidates, Political Parties, 
and Committees Affiliated With Ballot Initiatives.--
            ``(1) Authority to observe procedures.--An individual who 
        is not a District of Columbia election official may observe 
        election procedures carried out in a District of Columbia 
        election, as described in paragraph (2), if the individual is 
        designated to observe such procedures by a candidate in the 
        election, a political party, or a committee affiliated with a 
        ballot initiative or referendum in the election.
            ``(2) Authority and procedures described.--The authority of 
        an individual to observe election procedures pursuant to this 
        subsection is as follows:
                    ``(A) The individual may serve as a poll watcher to 
                observe the casting and tabulation of ballots at a 
                polling place on the date of the election or on any day 
                prior to the date of the election on which ballots are 
                cast at early voting sites, and may challenge the 
                casting or tabulation of any such ballot.
                    ``(B) The individual may serve as a poll watcher to 
                observe the canvassing and processing of absentee or 
                other mail-in ballots, including the procedures for 
                verification of signed certificates of transmission 
                under section 330(c)(2).
                    ``(C) The individual may observe the recount of the 
                results of the election at any location at which the 
                recount is held, and may challenge the tabulation of 
                any ballot tabulated pursuant to the recount.
            ``(3) Provision of credentials.--The chief State election 
        official of the District of Columbia shall provide each 
        individual who is authorized to observe election procedures 
        under paragraph (1) with appropriate credentials to enable the 
        individual to observe such procedures.
            ``(4) Exception for candidates and law enforcement 
        officers.--An individual may not serve as a poll watcher under 
        subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), and the chief State 
        election official of the District of Columbia may not provide 
        the individual with credentials to enable the individual to 
        serve as a poll watcher under such subparagraph, if the 
        individual is a candidate in the election or a law enforcement 
        officer.
    ``(c) Other Individuals.--
            ``(1) Petition for observer credentials.--In addition to 
        the individuals described in subsection (b), any individual, 
        including an individual representing or affiliated with a 
        domestic or international organization, may petition the chief 
        State election official of the District of Columbia to provide 
        the individual with credentials to observe election procedures 
        carried out in a District of Columbia election, as described in 
        subsection (b).
            ``(2) Authority described.--If the chief State election 
        official provides an individual with credentials under 
        paragraph (1), the individual shall have the same authority to 
        observe election procedures carried out in the election as an 
        individual described in subsection (b), except that the 
        individual may not challenge the casting, tabulation, 
        canvassing, or processing of any ballot in the election.
            ``(3) Exception for candidates and law enforcement 
        officers.--The chief State election official of the District of 
        Columbia may not provide an individual who is a candidate in 
        the election or a law enforcement officer with credentials to 
        serve as a poll watcher, as described in subparagraph (A) or 
        (B) of subsection (b)(2).
    ``(d) Authority of Members of Public To Observe Testing of 
Equipment.--In addition to the authority of individuals to observe 
procedures under subsections (b) and (c), any member of the public may 
observe the testing of election equipment by election officials prior 
to the date of the election.
    ``(e) Prohibiting Limits on Ability To View Procedures.--An 
election official may not obstruct the ability of an individual who is 
authorized to observe an election procedure under this section to view 
the procedure as it is being carried out.
    ``(f) Prohibition Against Certain Restrictions.--An election 
official may not require that an individual who observes election 
procedures under this section stays more than 3 feet away from the 
procedure as it is being carried out.

``SEC. 330. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING BY MAIL-IN BALLOT.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Mail Balloting Reform 
Act'.
    ``(b) Prohibiting Transmission of Unsolicited Ballots.--The 
District of Columbia may not transmit an absentee or other mail-in 
ballot for a District of Columbia election to any individual who does 
not request the District of Columbia to transmit the ballot.
    ``(c) Signature Verification.--
            ``(1) Inclusion of certificate with ballot.--The District 
        of Columbia shall include with each absentee or other mail-in 
        ballot transmitted for a District of Columbia election a 
        certificate of transmission which may be signed by the 
        individual for whom the ballot is transmitted.
            ``(2) Requiring verification for ballot to be counted.--
        Except as provided in subsection (d), the District of Columbia 
        may not accept an absentee or other mail-in ballot for a 
        District of Columbia election unless--
                    ``(A) the individual for whom the ballot was 
                transmitted--
                            ``(i) signs and dates the certificate of 
                        transmission included with the ballot under 
                        paragraph (1); and
                            ``(ii) includes the signed certification 
                        with the ballot and the date on such 
                        certification is accurate and in no case later 
                        than the date of the election; and
                    ``(B) the individual's signature on the ballot 
                matches the signature of the individual on the official 
                list of registered voters in the District of Columbia 
                or other official record or document used by the 
                District of Columbia to verify the signatures of 
                voters.
    ``(d) Notice and Opportunity To Cure.--
            ``(1) Notice and opportunity to cure discrepancy in 
        signatures.--If an individual submits an absentee or other 
        mail-in ballot for a District of Columbia election and the 
        appropriate District of Columbia election official determines 
        that a discrepancy exists between the signature on such ballot 
        and the signature of such individual on the official list of 
        registered voters in the District of Columbia or other official 
        record or document used by the District of Columbia to verify 
        the signatures of voters, such election official, prior to 
        making a final determination as to the validity of such ballot, 
        shall--
                    ``(A) make a good faith effort to immediately 
                notify the individual by mail, telephone, or (if 
                available) text message and electronic mail that--
                            ``(i) a discrepancy exists between the 
                        signature on such ballot and the signature of 
                        the individual on the official list of 
                        registered voters in the District of Columbia 
                        or other official record or document used by 
                        the District of Columbia to verify the 
                        signatures of voters; and
                            ``(ii) if such discrepancy is not cured 
                        prior to the expiration of the 48-hour period 
                        which begins on the date the official notifies 
                        the individual of the discrepancy, such ballot 
                        will not be counted; and
                    ``(B) cure such discrepancy and count the ballot 
                if, prior to the expiration of the 48-hour period 
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the individual 
                provides the official with information to cure such 
                discrepancy, either in person, by telephone, or by 
                electronic methods.
            ``(2) Notice and opportunity to cure missing signature or 
        other defect.--If an individual submits an absentee or other 
        mail-in ballot for a District of Columbia election without a 
        signature on the ballot or the certificate of transmission 
        included with the ballot under subsection (c)(1) or submits an 
        absentee ballot with another defect which, if left uncured, 
        would cause the ballot to not be counted, the appropriate 
        District of Columbia election official, prior to making a final 
        determination as to the validity of the ballot, shall--
                    ``(A) make a good faith effort to immediately 
                notify the individual by mail, telephone, or (if 
                available) text message and electronic mail that--
                            ``(i) the ballot or certificate of 
                        transmission did not include a signature or has 
                        some other defect; and
                            ``(ii) if the individual does not provide 
                        the missing signature or cure the other defect 
                        prior to the expiration of the 48-hour period 
                        which begins on the date the official notifies 
                        the individual that the ballot or certificate 
                        of transmission did not include a signature or 
                        has some other defect, such ballot will not be 
                        counted; and
                    ``(B) count the ballot if, prior to the expiration 
                of the 48-hour period described in subparagraph 
                (A)(ii), the individual provides the official with the 
                missing signature on a form proscribed by the District 
                of Columbia or cures the other defect.
        This paragraph does not apply with respect to a defect 
        consisting of the failure of a ballot to meet the applicable 
        deadline for the acceptance of the ballot, as described in 
        subsection (e).
    ``(e) Deadline for Acceptance.--
            ``(1) Deadline.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        District of Columbia may not accept an absentee or other mail-
        in ballot for a District of Columbia election which is received 
        by the appropriate election official following the close of 
        polls on Election Day.
            ``(2) Exception for absent military and overseas voters.--
        Paragraph (1) does not apply to a ballot cast by an individual 
        who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed 
        and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et 
        seq.).
            ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed as prohibiting the District of Columbia from 
        accepting an absentee or other mail-in ballot for a District of 
        Columbia election that is delivered in person by the voter to 
        an election official at an appropriate polling place or the 
        District of Columbia Board of Elections if such ballot is 
        received by the election official by the deadline described in 
        paragraph (1).

``SEC. 331. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO USE OF DROP BOXES.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Ballot Security Act'.
    ``(b) Requirements.--With respect to a District of Columbia 
election, the District of Columbia may not use a drop box to accept a 
voted absentee or other mail-in ballot for any such election unless--
            ``(1) any such drop box is located inside a District of 
        Columbia Government building or facility;
            ``(2) the District of Columbia provides for the security of 
        any such drop box through 24-hour remote or electronic 
        surveillance; and
            ``(3) the District of Columbia Board of Elections collects 
        any ballot deposited in any such drop box each day after 5:00 
        p.m. (local time) during the period of the election.

``SEC. 332. SPECIAL RULE WITH RESPECT TO APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO 
              FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    ``With respect to an election for Federal office in the District of 
Columbia, to the extent that there is any inconsistency with the 
requirements of this subtitle and the requirements of subtitle A, the 
requirements of this subtitle shall apply.

``SEC. 333. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION DEFINED.

    ``In this subtitle, the term `District of Columbia election' means 
any election for public office in the District of Columbia, including 
an election for Federal office, and any ballot initiative or 
referendum.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 401 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ``, and the requirements of subtitle C 
with respect to the District of Columbia.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title III the 
following:

    ``Subtitle C--Requirements for Elections in District of Columbia

        ``Sec. 321. Statement of Congressional authority; findings.
        ``Sec. 322. Requirements for photo identification.
        ``Sec. 323. Requirements for voter registration.
        ``Sec. 324. Ban on collection and transmission of ballots by 
                            certain third parties.
        ``Sec. 325. Timely processing and reporting of results.
        ``Sec. 326. Ban on noncitizen voting.
        ``Sec. 327. Requirements with respect to provisional ballots.
        ``Sec. 328. Mandatory post-election audits.
        ``Sec. 329. Public observation of election procedures.
        ``Sec. 330. Requirements for voting by mail-in ballot.
        ``Sec. 331. Requirements with respect to use of drop boxes.
        ``Sec. 332. Special rule with respect to application of 
                            requirements to Federal elections.
        ``Sec. 333. District of Columbia election defined.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
District of Columbia elections held on or after January 1, 2024. For 
purposes of this section, the term ``District of Columbia election'' 
has the meaning given such term in section 333 of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002, as added by section 2(a).
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