Federal office in the State if the individual provides the motor vehicle authority of the State with such identifying information as the State may require. (4) The term State means each of the several States and the District of Columbia. 211. Effective date (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), this title and the amendments made by this title shall apply with respect to a State beginning January 1, 2025. (b) Waiver Subject to the approval of the Commission, if a State certifies to the Commission that the State will not meet the deadline referred to in subsection (a) because of extraordinary circumstances and includes in the certification the reasons for the failure to meet the deadline, subsection (a) shall apply to the State as if the reference in such subsection to January 1, 2025 were a reference to January 1, 2027 . III Promoting Standardized Administration of Elections 301. Requiring parity in treatment of methods of voting (a) Requirement Section 302 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21082 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e)