Bill > S2117

This bill, the People Over Long Lines Act (POLL Act), aims to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not have to wait in long lines to vote. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring each state to submit a plan describing the measures it is implementing to ensure an equitable waiting time for all voters, with a waiting time of less than 30 minutes at any polling place. The plan must go through a public notice and comment process. 2. Prohibiting states from allowing any person voting in a federal election to wait more than 30 minutes at a polling place. 3. Authorizing the Election Assistance Commission to review voter waiting times after each federal election and establish remedial plans for states with excessive wait times of over 60 minutes. 4. Providing a private right of action for individuals who have to wait more than 30 minutes, with civil penalties that increase for longer wait times and intentional actions to suppress votes. 5. Requiring states to provide a minimum number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources at each voting site, based on standards established by the Attorney General. 6. Prohibiting chief state election officials from engaging in certain political campaign activities. 7. Providing $500 million per year in payments to states to help them meet the requirements of the bill and promote well-run elections.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2117/all-info