S.Amdt. 4722

SA 4722. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 4420 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Schmitt)
to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on
Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of title I, insert the following:

Subtitle D--Safe Harbor for Certain States

SEC. 131. SAFE HARBOR FOR CERTAIN STATES.

(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered
election procedures'' means the laws or procedures of a State
with respect to--
(1) verification of voter eligibility for elections for
Federal office;
(2) maintenance of official lists of individuals registered
as eligible voters for Federal office;
(3) authentication of absentee ballots in elections for
Federal office;
(4) identification and resolution of discrepancies in voter
registration, documentary proof of citizenship, identity
information, or other eligibility-related information;
(5) curing deficiencies with respect to absentee ballots in
elections for Federal office; and
(6) audits, reconciliation, or other review conducted after
an election for Federal office to assess compliance and the
accuracy, security, and integrity of election administration.
(b) Safe Harbor.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, any State that, on the date of enactment of this
Act, has in effect covered election procedures or comparable
election integrity safeguards for elections for Federal
office in the State--
(1) shall be deemed in compliance with sections 101 and 111
and the amendments made by those sections; and
(2) shall be exempt from taking any further action to
comply with sections 101 and 111 and the amendments made by
those sections.

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SEC. 132. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE ELECTION PROCEDURES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, nothing in
this title shall be construed to modify, conflict with,
preempt, or otherwise affect any covered election procedure,
as defined in section 131(a), of a State.
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