; table of contents. TITLE I—Payments and Allocations to States Sec. 101. Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program. Sec. 102. State plan. Sec. 103. Prohibitions. Sec. 104. Amount of State allocation. Sec. 105. Procedures for disbursements of payments and allocations. Sec. 106. Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation. TITLE II—State Election Assistance and Innovation Trust Fund Sec. 201. State Election Assistance and Innovation Trust Fund. TITLE III—General Provisions Sec. 301. Definitions. Sec. 302. Rule of construction regarding calculation of deadlines. Sec. 303. Severability. I Payments and Allocations to States 101. Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program (a) Establishment There is established a program to be known as the Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program under which the Director of the Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation shall make allocations to each State for each fiscal year to carry out democracy promotion activities described in subsection (b). (b) Democracy promotion activities described The democracy promotion activities described in this subsection are as follows: (1) Activities to promote innovation to improve efficiency and smooth functioning in the administration of elections for Federal office and to secure the infrastructure used in the administration of such elections, including making upgrades to voting equipment and voter registration systems, voter registration and nonpartisan voter outreach activities, securing voting locations, expanding polling places and the availability of early and mail voting, and promoting cybersecurity. (2) Activities to recruit, train, and retain nonpartisan election officials and poll workers and to protect election officials (both nonpartisan and those elected or appointed to their position) from threats against them in the course of their work administering Federal elections. (3) Activities to increase access to voting in elections for Federal office by underserved communities, individuals with disabilities, racial and