Dropbox Access Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10032 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10032 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2024 Ms. Scanlon (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Ms. Escobar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office, 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 ``Dropbox Access Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING STATES TO PROVIDE SECURED DROP BOXES FOR VOTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. (a) Requirement.--Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new section: ``SEC. 304. USE OF SECURED DROP BOXES FOR VOTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS. ``(a) Requiring Use of Drop Boxes.--In each county in the State, each State shall provide in-person, secured, and clearly labeled drop boxes at which individuals may, at any time during the period described in subsection (b), drop off voted absentee ballots in an election for Federal office. ``(b) Minimum Period for Availability of Drop Boxes.--The period described in this subsection is, with respect to an election, the period which begins 45 days before the date of the election and whic