; table of contents. Title I—Improving Voter Participation Sec. 101. Incentives for States to invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration. Sec. 102. Criteria for awarding grants. Sec. 103. Criteria for evaluating applications. Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations. Title II—Improving Voting System Security Sec. 201. Incentives for States to improve voting system security. Sec. 202. Criteria for awarding grants. Sec. 203. Criteria for evaluating applications. Sec. 204. Authorization of appropriations. Title III—Encouraging Automatic Voter Registration Sec. 301. Incentives for States to implement automatic voter registration. Sec. 302. Applications. Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations. Title IV—General Provisions Sec. 401. Establishment of performance measures and targets. Sec. 402. Reporting requirements. Sec. 403. State defined. I Improving Voter Participation 101. Incentives for States to invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration (a) Grants authorized (1) In general From the amounts made available under section 104 for a fiscal year and not reserved under section (b) of section 104, the Election Assistance Commission (hereafter in this title referred to as the Commission ) shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States in accordance with section 103. (2) Number of grants A State may not receive more than 1 grant under this section per grant period. (3) Duration of grants (A) In general A grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 years. (B) Continuation of grants A State that is awarded a grant under this section shall not receive grant funds under this section for the second or any subsequent year of the grant unless the State demonstrates to the Commission, at such time and in such manner as determined by the Commission, that the State is— (i) making progress in implementing the grant implementation plan described in section 102(b) at