; (2) provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii) ); or (3) entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other Federal law. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting a State from imposing identification requirements to request a ballot to vote by mail or cast a vote by mail that are more stringent than the requirements under this section. (e) Effective date This section shall take effect on January 1, 2025. . (b) Conforming amendments relating to existing identification requirements (1) Treatment as individuals registering to vote by mail for purposes of first-time voter identification requirements Section 303(b)(1)(A) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking by mail and inserting by mail or otherwise not in person at an elections office or voter registration agency of the State . (2) Exceptions Section 303(b)(3) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083(b)(3) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking by mail under section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-4 ) and inserting by mail under section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20505 ) or otherwise not in person at a voter registration agency of the State ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking by mail under section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-4 ) and inserting by mail under section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20505 ) or otherwise not in person at a voter registration agency of the State . (3) Expansion of types of identification permitted Section 303(b)(2)(A) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— (A) in clause (i)— (i) in subclause (I), by striking or at the end