H.R. 10802
ASSURE Act
Sponsor: Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
1 cosponsor
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(a) In general. The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall modernize and improve the user experience of Vote.gov, in coordination with the Election Assistance Commission and appropriate Federal agencies and in consultation with affected stakeholders, including—
(1) election administrators;
(2) civil rights and disability rights advocates;
(3) Tribal Nations; and
(4) nonprofit groups that study best practices for using technology to promote civic engagement.
(b) Requirements. In fulfilling the requirement in subsection (a), the Administrator shall—
(1) ensure that Vote.gov complies, at minimum, with sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794 and 794d); and
(2) ensure that Vote.gov is translated into each language spoken by a language minority group (as such term is used in section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503)) in the United States.
(c) Strategic plan. Not later than 200 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the President and Congress a strategic plan outlining the steps to modernize and improve the user experience of Vote.gov as required in subsection (a).