; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: (d) Treatment of mail-In ballots (1) Separation from ballots cast at polling place The appropriate election official shall ensure that ballots in an election which are cast by mail are separated and held apart from, and tabulated separately from, ballots in the election which are cast at a polling place. (2) Effective date This subsection shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2022 and each succeeding election for Federal office. . (c) Conforming amendment relating to effective date Section 302(e) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21082(e) ), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking Each State and inserting Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), each State . 10. Conditions on provision and acceptance of ballots by mail (a) Conditions described Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306; and (2) by inserting after section 304 the following new section: 304. Conditions on provision and acceptance of ballots by mail (a) Certification of absence (1) In general An election official may not provide an absentee ballot to an individual in an election for Federal office unless— (A) the individual attests that the individual will be absent on the date of the election from the jurisdiction in which the individual is registered to vote in person