John Sarbanes

“ Use Of Service By Individuals With Disabilities And Individuals With Limited English Language Proficiency.—The Attorney General shall design and operate the telephone service established under this section in a manner that ensures that individuals with disabilities are fully able to use the service, and that assistance is provided in any language in which the State (or any jurisdiction in the State) is required to provide election materials under section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. ”

“ If the institution in its normal course of operations requests each student registering for enrollment in a course of study, including students registering for enrollment in a program of distance education, to affirm whether or not the student is a United States citizen, the institution will comply with the applicable requirements for a contributing agency under the Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021. ”

“ Accessibility.—Each State and local election official shall ensure that the official public website of the official is fully accessible for individuals with disabilities, including the blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation as the website provides for other individuals. ”

“ USE OF DESIGNATED BUILDING AS RESIDENTIAL AND MAILING ADDRESS.—The address of a designated building that is a ballot pickup and collection location with respect to an election for Federal office may serve as the residential address and mailing address for voters living on Indian lands if the tribally designated building is in the same precinct as that voter. If there is no tribally designated building within a voter’s precinct, the voter may use another tribally designated building within the Indian lands where the voter is located. ”

“ Requirements Relating To Recruitment Of Poll Workers.—The contingency plan established under subsection (a) shall include initiatives by the chief State election official and local election officials to recruit poll workers from resilient or unaffected populations, which may include— (1) employees of other State and local government offices; and (2) in the case in which an infectious disease poses significant increased health risks to elderly individuals, students of secondary schools and institutions of higher education in the State. ”

“ INDIAN LANDS.—The term “Indian lands” includes— (i) any Indian country of an Indian Tribe, as defined under section 1151 of title 18, United States Code; (ii) any land in Alaska owned, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) , by an Indian Tribe that is a Native village (as defined in section 3 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1602) ) or by a Village Corporation that is associated with an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 3 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1602) ) ; (iii) any land on which the seat of the Tribal Government is located ”

“ ELECTION FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.—For purposes of this section, the term “election for Federal office” means a general, special, primary, or runoff election for the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. (2) STATE.—For purposes of this section, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ”

“ PROVIDING PRE-PRINTED COPY OF STATEMENT.—A State which is subject to paragraph (1) shall— “ (A) make copies of the pre-printed version of the statement described in paragraph (1) (A) which is prepared by the Commission available at polling places for election officials to distribute to individuals who desire to vote in person; and “ (B) include a copy of such pre-printed version of the statement with each blank absentee or other ballot transmitted to an individual who desires to vote by mail. ”

“ ELIGIBILITY.—An individual shall be eligible to serve on the Task Force under this subsection if the individual meets such criteria as the Attorney General may establish, except that an individual may not serve on the task force if the individual has been convicted of any criminal offense relating to voter intimidation or voter suppression. ”

“ Sponsoring large on-campus voter mobilization efforts. (B) Engaging the surrounding community in nonpartisan voter registration and get out the vote efforts, including initiatives to facilitate the enfranchisement of groups of individuals that have historically faced barriers to voting. (C) Creating a website for students with centralized information about voter registration and election dates. (D) Inviting candidates to speak on campus. (E) Offering rides to students to the polls to increase voter education, registration, and mobilization. ”

“ The study shall include the impact on voter turnout, negative campaigning, and who decides to run for office. (b) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall transmit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) , including any recommendations on how to best implement a ranked-choice voting for Federal elections nationwide. Part 2 - Disaster and Emergency Contingency Plans. SEC. 1911. - Requirements for Federal election contingency plans in response to natural disasters and emergencies. ”

“ A referral to a government-affiliated website or online platform which provides centralized voter registration information for all States, including access to applicable voter registration forms and information to assist individuals who are not registered to vote in registering to vote. “ (III) Any additional voter registration and voting information the Coordinator considers appropriate, in consultation with the appropriate State election official. ”

“ Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title IX the following new item: “Sec. 907. Election for Federal office defined.”.
SEC. 1933. - Authorizing payments to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems serving the American Indian Consortium. (a) Recipients Defined.—Section 291 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21061) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) ”