; (B) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. C Early Voting 1201. Early voting (a) Requirements Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq. ), as amended by section 1031(a), section 1044(a), section 1101(a), section 1102(a), section 1103(a), and section 1104(a), is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 310 and 311 as sections 311 and 312, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 309 the following new section: 310. Early voting (a) Requiring voting prior to date of election Each election jurisdiction shall allow individuals to vote in an election for Federal office during an early voting period which occurs prior to the date of the election, in a manner that allows the individual to receive, complete, and cast their ballot in person. (b) Minimum early voting requirements (1) In general (A) Length of period The early voting period required under this subsection with respect to an election shall consist of a period of consecutive days (including weekends) which begins on the 15th day before the date of the election (or, at the option of the State, on a day prior to the 15th day before the date of the election) and ends no earlier than the second day before the date of the election. (B) Hours for early voting Each polling place which allows voting during an early voting period under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) allow such voting for no less than 10 hours on each day during the period; (ii) have uniform hours each day for which such voting occurs; and (iii) allow such voting to be held for some period of time prior to 9:00 a.m. (local time) and some period of time after 5:00 p.m. (local time). (2) Requirements for vote-by-mail jurisdictions In the case of a jurisdiction that sends every registered voter a ballot by mail— (A) paragraph (1) shall not apply