NVRA
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NVRA is the commonly used acronym for the U.S. National Voter Registration Act, a federal law designed to expand and simplify voter registration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NVRA canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
voter registration law ⓘ |
| acronymFor | National Voter Registration Act ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Election Assistance Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
|
| allows | systematic voter list maintenance subject to procedural safeguards ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Voter Registration Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Motor Voter Act
|
| appliesTo |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
U.S. territories that conduct federal elections ⓘ federal elections ⓘ most U.S. states ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 52 U.S.C. § 20501 et seq. ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1993-05-20 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1995-01-01 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 103rd United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| exempts |
North Dakota
ⓘ
states that had Election Day registration as of August 1, 1994 ⓘ |
| fullName |
National Voter Registration Act
ⓘ
surface form:
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
|
| influenced | expansion of voter registration opportunities in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| prohibits | removing voters from rolls solely for not voting ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 103-31 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enhance participation in elections by simplifying voter registration
ⓘ
to ensure that accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained ⓘ to increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote ⓘ to protect the integrity of the electoral process ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Help America Vote Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Help America Vote Act of 2002
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| requires |
states to offer voter registration at disability services offices
ⓘ
states to offer voter registration at motor vehicle agencies ⓘ states to offer voter registration at public assistance agencies ⓘ states to offer voter registration by mail ⓘ |
| section |
Section 5
ⓘ
Section 6 ⓘ Section 7 ⓘ Section 8 ⓘ |
| section5Requires | voter registration opportunities at motor vehicle agencies ⓘ |
| section6Provides | federal mail voter registration form ⓘ |
| section7Requires | voter registration at designated voter registration agencies ⓘ |
| section8Regulates | list maintenance procedures for voter registration rolls ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | John Conyers ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
election law
ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1993 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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