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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:H.R. 2403.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution statesthat ``The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections forSenators and Representatives shall be prescribed in eachState by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at anytime by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to thePlaces of choosing Senators.''[Page H3688]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Securing America's Fair Elections Act or the SAFE Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a state to require an applicant for voter registration who uses the federal mail voter registration application form developed by the Election Assistance Commission to provide additional information relating to the applicant's eligibility to register to vote in elections for federal office in the state (including information relating to the applicant's citizenship status) as a condition of the state's acceptance of the form.</p>]]></text>
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