U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9890: Polling Place Standards Act
Status: In committee, July 22, 2026
To direct State and local election officials to provide a minimum number of polling places within a State for voters to cast a ballot in an election for Federal office and to ensure that such polling places are not concentrated in a specific area, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct State and local election officials to provide a minimum number of polling places within a State for voters to cast a ballot in an election for Federal office and to ensure that such polling places are not concentrated in a specific area, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 22, 2026:
A BILL To direct State and local election officials to provide a minimum number of polling places within a State for voters to cast a ballot in an election for Federal office and to ensure that such polling places are not concentrated in a specific area, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Polling Place Standards Act . SECTION 2. Minimum required polling stations (a) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107-252 ; 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle: C Additional polling place standards SECTION 321. Polling place requirements (a) Minimum number of polling places in a State Not later than 30 days prior to the day the voting period begins for any election for Federal office, the appropriate State or local election official shall begin preparations to ensure that during such voting period within each State there is not less than 1 covered polling place or vote center for every 2,000 voters registered to vote in such State. (b) Location requirements The appropriate State or local election official shall ensure that, within a State, the covered polling places and vote centers available for a voter to cast a ballot in an …
Sponsors
- Nikema Williams (D, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Yvette Clarke (D, HD-009)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Terri Sewell (D, HD-007)
- Henry Johnson (D, HD-004)
- Shomari Figures (D, HD-002)
- Marc Veasey (D, HD-033)
- Marilyn Strickland (D, HD-010)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB9890?
- HB9890 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Polling Place Standards Act.
- What does HB9890 do?
- In its own words: To direct State and local election officials to provide a minimum number of polling places within a State for voters to cast a ballot in an election for Federal office and to ensure that such polling places are not concentrated in a specific area, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9890?
- In committee as of July 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (July 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9890?
- Nikema Williams (D, HD-005), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9890?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9890
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