U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10276: Ballots by Election Day Act
Status: In committee, September 3, 2026
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require ballots in elections for Federal office to be received by the close of the polls on the date of election.
What the bill says
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require ballots in elections for Federal office to be received by the close of the polls on the date of election.
From the introduced text, September 3, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require ballots in elections for Federal office to be received by the close of the polls on the date of election. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ballots by Election Day Act . SECTION 2. Deadline for receipt of ballots (a) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq. ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306 and 307, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 304 the following new section: SECTION 305. Deadline for receipt of ballots (a) In general To be considered validly cast and eligible to be counted in any election for Federal office, including a primary, runoff, or special election, all ballots (including absentee and mail-in ballots) must be received by the appropriate election official no later than the time polls close on the date of the election and, in the case of a general election for Federal office, no later than the time polls close on the date established under section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 7 ) for each general election for Federal office. (b) Untimely ballot No State may accept for tabulation any ballot …
Sponsors
- Laurel Lee (R, HD-FL-15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10276?
- HB10276 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ballots by Election Day Act.
- What does HB10276 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require ballots in elections for Federal office to be received by the close of the polls on the date of election.
- What is the status of HB10276?
- In committee as of September 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (September 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10276?
- Laurel Lee (R, HD-FL-15).
- Where is the official record for HB10276?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10276
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