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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 951
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2015
Mr. Salmon (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Schweikert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to require an applicant for
voter registration in the State who uses the Federal mail voter
registration application form developed by the Election Assistance
Commission under such Act to provide documentary evidence of citizenship
as a condition of the State’s acceptance of the form.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the State Sovereignty in Voting Act.
2.
Permitting States to require voter registration applicants using Federal mail form to submit documentary evidence of citizenship as condition of acceptance of application
(a)
In General
Section 6(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that a State may require an applicant who submits such form to provide documentary evidence of the applicant’s citizenship as a condition of the State’s acceptance of the form..
(b)
Effective Date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held after the date of the enactment of this Act.