[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 2115 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2115

     To provide that compliance by States with the National Voter 
              Registration Act of 1993 shall be voluntary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 1997

Mr. Livingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide that compliance by States with the National Voter 
              Registration Act of 1993 shall be voluntary.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE BY STATES WITH NATIONAL VOTER 
              REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993.

    (a) In General.--The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 
U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 13 as section 14; and
            (2) by inserting after section 12 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 13. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE BY STATES.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, compliance by a 
State with any provision of this Act shall be voluntary.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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