Sec. 401 Effective date
In general— Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 203(c), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 1, 2014.
Waiver— Subject to the approval of the Election Assistance Commission, if a State certifies to the Election Assistance 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, 2014” were a reference to “January 1, 2016”.