SWIFT VOTE Act

The SWIFT VOTE Act would direct the Election Assistance Commission to provide grants to states and local jurisdictions for purchasing or maintaining electronic pollbooks that can collect and share voter wait time data, with priority given to areas demonstrating a need to reduce long lines at polling places. Recipients must publish real-time wait times on their chief election official’s website—hourly for sites open four hours or less, and at least four intervals for longer hours—and issue post-election reports detailing wait times across all voting days. The bill authorizes $120 million in funding, requires grant funds to supplement existing resources, and mandates compliance with federal…

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