1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Votes Act . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is— (1) to protect the due process rights of American voters; (2) to preserve free and fair elections; and (3) to prevent the disenfranchisement of eligible voters. 3. Notice and cure process required for mismatched signatures on mail-in and provisional ballots (a) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306, respectively