designed to curb the COVID–19 pandemic will also greatly impact in-person voter registration efforts, including voter registration drives and voter registration services required by the National Voter Registration Act. Many government offices, like State departments of motor vehicles, are currently closed to in-person traffic and are likely to remain closed for an indefinite period of time in 2020. (14) Therefore, it is appropriate for Congress to expand no-excuse absentee vote-by-mail while also ensuring the safety and accessibility of in-person voting and voter registration during exigent circumstances, including the current pandemic. 3. Requirements for no-excuse absentee voting, early in-person voting, and plan to ensure polling places implement CDC guidance for Federal elections in 2020 (a) Applicable Federal election For purposes of this section, the term applicable Federal election means any election for Federal office which occurs on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and before January 1, 2021. (b) Requirements In the case of any applicable Federal election, each State and local jurisdiction shall— (1) permit no-excuse mail-in absentee voting as described in subsection (c)