Early Voting Act
Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow individuals to vote in an election for Federal office during an early voting period which occurs prior to t… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow individuals to vote in an election for Federal office during an early voting period which occurs prior to the date of the election, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Early Voting Act
This bill expands early in-person voting.
The bill generally requires each state to allow individuals to vote in federal elections during an early voting period of at least 15 days. This requirement does not apply to jurisdictions that send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter.
Further, states and jurisdictions must ensure that polling places are accessible by public transportation, located in rural areas, and located on each branch campus of an institution of higher education.
The Election Assistance Commission must issue certain voluntary standards for early voting, including the nondiscriminatory geographic placement of polling places.
Finally, states and jurisdictions must begin processing and scanning ballots cast during the early voting period at least 14 days prior to election day. However, states and jurisdictions cannot tabulate ballots before the polls close on election day unless the tabulation is necessary and performed in accordance with existing state law.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1295: Early Voting Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1295/
"H.R. 1295: Early Voting Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1295/.
H.R. 1295, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1295/.
[H.R. 1295: Early Voting Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1295/)