; or (2) has disrupted, or will disrupt, the voting, processing, scanning, tabulating, or canvassing of ballots or the certification of results. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to prevent a State or a unit of local government in a State from permitting the removal of a poll observer for reasons other than those described in subsection (a). (c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office occurring on and after the date of enactment of the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023 . . (b) Conforming amendment relating to voluntary guidance Section 311(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2022 ( 52 U.S.C. 21101(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) in the case of recommendations with respect to section 303A, January 1, 2024. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following: Sec. 303A. Voter protection requirements. .