Sec. 301. Grants to establish State ballot materials tracking program
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What it does: Section 301 amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to authorize the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for programs that track mail-in and absentee ballots from request through counting, report status to voters online or by toll-free number, share certain data with parties and registration groups at cost, and authorizes $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, available until expended.
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301.Grants to establish State ballot materials tracking program (a)In generalSubtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: 7Balloting materials tracking programs 297.Grants for qualifying balloting materials tracking programs (a)Payments for costs of programThe Commission is authorized to make grants to States to cover costs incurred in establishing and administering qualifying balloting materials tracking programs. (b)Qualifying absentee ballot tracking program (1)In generalFor purposes of this section, the term qualifying absentee ballot tracking program means a program established in a State—…
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