# 119-hr-10276: Ballots by Election Day Act

119-hr-10276, Ballots by Election Day Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-24).

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- As of: 2026-09-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10276
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ballots by Election Day Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Would require that all ballots for Federal elections, including absentee and mail ballots, be received by election officials by the time polls close on Election Day.** It would add that receipt deadline to the Help America Vote Act's list of enforceable provisions, preserve an exception for absent uniformed services and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), and apply beginning with Federal elections in 2027. - Voters and households: Mail and absentee voters would need to make sure ballots arrive by polls closing or those ballots could not be counted. This creates a single nationwide receipt deadline. - State and local election officials: States would be barred from tabulating ballots received after polls close and would need to update counting and processing rules to comply with the new HAVA requirement. - Military and overseas voters: Ballots from absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters covered by UOCAVA are explicitly exempt from the receipt deadline.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal deadline for mail ballots: mixed, high. This bill would require that all ballots for Federal office, including absentee and mail ballots, be received by election officials no later than the time the polls close on election day. For general Federal elections the deadline would follow the polls-closing time set under 2 U.S.C. 7. The rule w…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6291: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10276 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10276)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6291: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6291)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10276 (as of 2026-09-24).