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H.R. 641 117th Congress House

Polling Change Awareness Act

Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Latest action February 1, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Polling Change Awareness Act

This bill establishes minimum requirements for notifying individuals of a change in their polling place for a federal election.

Specifically, the bill requires a state that changes an individual's polling place to notify the individual at least seven days before the federal election or the first day of an early voting period, whichever occurs first. However, if the change is made fewer than seven days before the federal election and the individual appears at the previously assigned polling place, the state must make every reasonable effort to enable the individual to vote. Further, the bill specifies the methods of notification.

In addition, states must place signs at locations that no longer serve as a polling place.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2021
  • HR 1278 Know Your Polling Place Act
  • S 954 Voter Empowerment Act of 2021
  • HR 2358 Voter Empowerment Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 641: Polling Change Awareness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-641/
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"H.R. 641: Polling Change Awareness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-641/.
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H.R. 641, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-641/.
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