; and (ii) preventing a waiting time of over 1 hour at any voting site. (3) Deviation The standards described in paragraph (1) shall permit States, upon giving reasonable public notice, to deviate from any allocation requirements in the case of unforeseen circumstances such as a natural disaster or terrorist attack. (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 2019. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act, as amended by section 312(c) and section 313(b), is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle D of title III the following: Sec. 333. Availability of sufficient polling places, equipment, and resources. . IV Rulemaking Authority of Election Assistance Commission 401. Permitting Election Assistance Commission to exercise rulemaking authority (a) Rulemaking authority The Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended by striking section 209 ( 52 U.S.C. 20929 ). (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 209.