Bill > S3517

This bill, the People Over Long Lines Act or the POLL Act, aims to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in federal elections do not have to wait in long lines to vote. The key provisions are: 1. Requiring states to submit a plan 60 days before each federal election detailing the measures they are implementing to ensure an equitable waiting time of less than 30 minutes at any polling place. 2. Prohibiting states from allowing voters to wait more than 30 minutes at any polling place. 3. Establishing a process for the Election Assistance Commission to review voter wait times after elections and require remedial plans for states with excessive wait times. 4. Allowing individuals waiting at a polling place to use an emergency paper ballot if there is an unreasonable delay. 5. Creating a private right of action and civil penalties for violations of the 30-minute wait time standard. 6. Requiring the Attorney General to establish standards for the minimum number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources to be provided at each polling location. 7. Providing funding to states to help them meet the requirements of the bill. 8. Prohibiting chief state election administration officials from engaging in certain political activities.