Public Law 103-31

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United States federal statute election law

Public Law 103-31 is the formal designation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, a landmark U.S. federal law aimed at increasing voter registration and participation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Public Law 103-31 canonical	2
Pub.L. 103-31	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ election law ⓘ
aimsTo	increase participation of underrepresented groups in elections ⓘ remove barriers to voter registration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	National Voter Registration Act ⓘ surface form: Motor Voter Act
appliesTo	elections for President of the United States ⓘ elections for United States House of Representatives ⓘ elections for United States Senate ⓘ elections for federal office ⓘ
branch	United States Congress ⓘ
chamberInvolved	United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 52 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedSection	52 U.S.C. § 20501 et seq. ⓘ
congressNumber	103rd United States Congress ⓘ
containsProvision	deadlines for submitting voter registration applications ⓘ federal enforcement mechanisms ⓘ list maintenance procedures for voter rolls ⓘ requirements for voter registration forms ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateSigned	1993-05-20 ⓘ
effectiveDate	1995-01-01 ⓘ
enactmentDate	1993-05-20 ⓘ
enforcedBy	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
officialName	National Voter Registration Act ⓘ surface form: National Voter Registration Act of 1993
president	Bill Clinton ⓘ
prohibits	removal of voters solely for failure to vote ⓘ unreasonable removal of voters from registration rolls ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 103-31 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pub.L. 103-31
purpose	to enhance voter participation ⓘ to ensure accurate and current voter registration rolls ⓘ to increase voter registration in federal elections ⓘ to make it easier to register to vote ⓘ to protect the integrity of the electoral process ⓘ
regulates	voter registration procedures for federal elections ⓘ
relatedTo	Help America Vote Act ⓘ surface form: Help America Vote Act of 2002 Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
requires	states to maintain accurate voter registration lists ⓘ 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 ⓘ
shortName	NVRA ⓘ
signedBy	Bill Clinton ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	107 Stat. 77 ⓘ
subjectMatter	election administration ⓘ federal elections ⓘ voter registration ⓘ
title	National Voter Registration Act ⓘ surface form: National Voter Registration Act of 1993

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Voter Registration Act → publicLawNumber → Public Law 103-31 ⓘ

NVRA → publicLawNumber → Public Law 103-31 ⓘ

Public Law 103-31 → publicLawNumber → Public Law 103-31 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pub.L. 103-31