National Voter Registration Act
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The National Voter Registration Act is a U.S. federal law designed to increase voter participation by simplifying and standardizing the process of registering to vote, including through motor vehicle agencies and mail-in registration.
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Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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election law → |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of Justice
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| aimsToReduce |
barriers to voter registration
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discriminatory voter registration practices → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Motor Voter Act
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| appliesTo |
elections for federal office
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| codifiedIn |
Title 52 of the United States Code
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| containsProvision |
Section 5 voter registration at motor vehicle agencies
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Section 6 mail voter registration → Section 7 agency-based voter registration → Section 8 list maintenance requirements → |
| country |
United States
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| dateSigned |
1993-05-20
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| effectiveDate |
1995-01-01
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| encourages |
coordination of voter registration with other government services
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| enforcedBy |
Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
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| exempts |
North Dakota
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certain states with same-day registration as of its enactment → |
| exemptsReason |
North Dakota does not require voter registration
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| jurisdiction |
federal elections in the United States
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| legalBasis |
Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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| policyType |
voting rights legislation
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| primaryGoal |
enhance voting rights protections
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increase voter participation → increase voter registration → |
| prohibits |
systematic voter purges within 90 days of a federal election
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unreasonable removal of eligible voters from registration rolls → |
| protects |
eligible voters from improper removal from registration lists
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| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 103-31
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| regulates |
maintenance of voter registration lists
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| relatedTo |
Help America Vote Act of 2002
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Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act → Voting Rights Act of 1965 → |
| requires |
states to accept and use a federal mail voter registration form
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states to offer mail-in voter registration → states to offer voter registration at motor vehicle agencies → voter registration opportunities at disability services offices → voter registration opportunities at public assistance agencies → |
| scope |
nationwide application to most U.S. states
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| shortName |
NVRA
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| signedBy |
Bill Clinton
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| signingPresident |
Bill Clinton
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| subjectMatter |
federal election administration
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voter list maintenance → voter registration procedures → |
| typeOfReform |
administrative election reform
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| yearEnacted |
1993
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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National Voter Registration Act
("Motor Voter Act")
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alsoKnownAs |
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103rd United States Congress
("National Voter Registration Act of 1993")
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enactedLaw |
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Civil Rights Division
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legalAuthority |
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Voting Section
("National Voter Registration Act of 1993")
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legalBasis |
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Help America Vote Act
("National Voter Registration Act of 1993")
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relatedTo |
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United States federal elections
("National Voter Registration Act of 1993")
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subjectTo |