[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 47227-47228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-22969]


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[Federal Register: September 14, 1994]


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Part IV





The President





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Executive Order 12926--Implementation of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993


                        Presidential Documents 


Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 177
Wednesday, September 14, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
                Executive Order 12926 of September 12, 1994

 

Implementation of the National Voter Registration 
                Act of 1993

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including section 301 of title 3, United 
                States Code, and in order to ensure, as required by 
                section 7(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 
                1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg) (``the Act''), that 
                departments, agencies, and other entities of the 
                executive branch of the Federal Government cooperate 
                with the States in carrying out the Act's requirements, 
                it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Assistance to States. To the greatest extent 
                practicable, departments, agencies, and other entities 
                of the executive branch of the Federal Government that 
                provide, in whole or in part, funding, grants, or 
                assistance for, or with respect to the administration 
                of, any program of public assistance or services to 
                persons with disabilities within the meaning of section 
                7(a) of the Act shall: (a) provide, to State agencies 
                administering any such program, guidance for the 
                implementation of the requirements of section 7 of the 
                Act, including guidance for use and distribution of 
                voter registration forms in connection with 
                applications for service;

                    (b) assist each such State agency administering any 
                such program with the costs of implementation of the 
                Act, consistent with legal authority and the 
                availability of funds, and promptly indicate to each 
                State agency the extent to which such assistance will 
                be made available; and
                    (c) designate an office or staff to be available to 
                provide technical assistance to such State agencies.

                Sec. 2. Armed Forces Recruitment Offices. The Secretary 
                of Defense is directed to work with the appropriate 
                State elections authorities in each State to develop 
                procedures for persons to apply to register to vote at 
                Armed Forces recruitment offices as required by section 
                7(c) of the Act.

                Sec. 3. Acceptance of Designation. To the greatest 
                extent practicable, departments, agencies, or other 
                entities of the executive branch of the Federal 
                Government, if requested to be designated as a voter 
                registration agency pursuant to section 7(a)(3)(B)(ii) 
                of the Act, shall: (a) agree to such a designation if 
                agreement is consistent with the department's, 
                agency's, or entity's legal authority and availability 
                of funds; and

                    (b) ensure that all of its offices that are located 
                in a particular State will have available to the public 
                at least one of the national voter registration forms 
                that are required under the Act to be available in that 
                State.

                    (Presidential Sig.)>




                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    September 12, 1994.

[FR Doc. 94-22969
Filed 9-13-94; 11:21 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P

                Editorial note: For the President's statement on this 
                implementation, see issue 37 of the Weekly Compilation 
                of Presidential Documents.