Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 3.djvu/112

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116 STAT. 1704 PUBLIC LAW 107-252—OCT. 29, 2002 (E) school and neighborhood campaigns to increase voter turnout, including newsletters, posters, telephone chains, and transportation. Awards. (b) REQUIREMENT. —The National Student and Parent Mock Election shall present awards to outstanding student and parent mock election projects. 42 USC 15472. SEC. 296. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this subtitle $200,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 6 succeeding fiscal years. TITLE III—UNIFORM AND NONDISCRIM- INATORY ELECTION TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION REQUIRE- MENTS Subtitle A—Requirements 42 USC 15481. SEC. 301. VOTING SYSTEMS STANDARDS. (a) REQUIREMENTS. —Each voting system used in an election for Federal office shall meet the following requirements: (1) IN GENERAL.— (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the voting system (including any lever voting system, optical scanning voting system, or direct recording electronic system) shall— (i) permit the voter to verify (in a private and independent manner) the votes selected by the voter on the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted; (ii) provide the voter with the opportunity (in a private and independent manner) to change the ballot or correct any error before the ballot is cast and counted (including the opportunity to correct the error through the issuance of a replacement ballot if the voter was otherwise unable to change the ballot or correct any error); and (iii) if the voter selects votes for more than one candidate for a single office— (I) notify the voter that the voter has selected more than one candidate for a single office on the ballot; (II) notify the voter before the ballot is cast and counted of the effect of casting multiple votes for the office; and (III) provide the voter with the opportunity to correct the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted. (B) A State or jurisdiction that uses a paper ballot voting system, a punch card voting system, or a central count voting system (including mail-in absentee ballots ' and mail-in ballots), may meet the requirements of subparagraph (A)(iii) by—