116th Congress S.A. 151
2nd Session
To amend S.3. by ensuring protection of voting rights to all American citizens
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 22, 2020
Mr. Schumer (for himself) introduced the following amendment
IN GENERAL.— S.3, the Safe Absentee Voting Everywhere (SAVE) Act is amended by striking Section 2. Election Integrity from the bill. S.3 is further amended by striking Section 3. Grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections, Subsection e. and replaces it with:
“(e) Relating to electors who have failed to vote and with whom there has been no contact in eight years, confirmation notice requirements and procedure, and time for completion of list maintenance activities as they relate to required auditing, are as follows:
"(1) The term 'no contact' shall mean that the elector has not filed an updated voter registration card, has not filed a change of name or address, has not signed a petition which is required by law to be verified by the State, has not signed a voter's certificate, has not submitted an absentee ballot application or voted an absentee ballot, and has not confirmed the elector's continuation at the same address during the preceding eight calendar years.
(A) In the first six months of each odd-numbered year, the State shall identify all electors whose names appear on the list of electors with whom there has been no contact during the preceding eight calendar years and who were not identified as changing addresses. The confirmation notice described in this Code section shall be sent to each such elector during each odd-numbered year. Such notices shall be sent by forwardable, first-class mail.
“(B) Said chapter is further amended, relating to inactive list of electors, as follows:
"(i) An elector placed on the inactive list of electors shall remain on such list until the day after the fourth November general election held after the elector is placed on the inactive list of electors. If the elector makes no contact, during that period, the elector shall be removed from the inactive list of electors. Not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date on which the elector is to be removed from the inactive list of electors, the board of registrars shall mail a notice to the address on the elector's registration record.”
Bill S.3 is further amended by striking Section 8. Limitation on post-election day ballot counts and replaces it with:
Except as provided in subsection (c) and an application for an absentee ballot must be sent by mail to the circuit court clerk (or, in a county subject to IC3-6-5.2, the director of the board of elections and registration) not earlier than the date the registration period resumes under IC 3-7-13-10 nor later than the following:
(1) Noon on election day if the voter registers to vote under IC 3-7-36-14.
(2) Noon on the day before election day if the voter:
(A) completes the application in the office of the circuit court clerk under IC 3-11-10-26; or
(B) is an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter who requests that the ballot be transmitted by electronic mail or fax under section 6(h) of this chapter.
(3) Noon on the day before election day if:
(A) the application is a mailed, transmitted by electronic mail or fax, or hand delivered application from a confined voter or voter caring for a confined person; and
(B) the applicant requests that the absentee ballots be delivered to the applicant by an absentee voter board under IC 3-11-10-25.
(4) 11:59 p.m. on the eighth day twelve (12) days before election day if the application is:
(A) a mailed application;
(B) transmitted by electronic mail;
(C) transmitted by fax; or
(D) hand delivered; from other voters
(5) An application for an absentee ballot received by the election division by the time and date specified by subsection (a)(2)(B), (a)(3), or (a)(4) is considered to have been timely mailed for purposes of processing by the county. After such time there can be no more accepted ballots in order to maintain a timely ballot count.
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