NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 26), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 92), H204 [3JA]

——— clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see S. 507), S1383 [14FE]

——— designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students, and reimburse such schools for costs of conducting such drives (see H.R. 1637), H2584 [7MR]

——— prohibit a State from registering an individual to vote in elections for Federal office unless the individual provides documentary proof that they are a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1217), H1583 [13FE]

——— prohibit a State from removing registrants from list of eligible voters unless the State verifies that the registrants are ineligible to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3201), H4431 [11JN]

——— require States to accept applications to register to vote in elections for Federal office from individuals under 18 years of age at the time of application (see H.R. 734), H1171 [23JA]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]

——— require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see S. 621), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1442), H2313 [28FE]

——— save eligible voters from voter purging (see S. 958), S2088 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Voting: require States to accept applications to register to vote in elections for Federal office from individuals under 18 years of age at the time of application, H2526 [7MR], H2591–H2593 [8MR]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met, H2383 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Voting: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (S. 26), S108 [9JA]