,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjaf,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,rules and ,administration  ,a ,,bill   
,to require ,states to automatically    
register eligible voters to vote in     
elections for ,federal office1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2      
findings and purpose  7a7 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,automatic ,voter ,registration ,act of 
#bjaf4  7b7 ,findings and purpose  7#a7 
,findings ,congress finds that--  7,a7  
the right to vote is a fundamental right
 of citizens of the ,united ,states2    
7,b7 it is the responsibility of the    
,state and ,federal ,governments to     
ensure that every eligible citizen is   
registered to vote2  7,c7 existing voter
 registration systems can be inaccurate1
 costly1 inaccessible and confusing1    

with damaging effect on voter           
participation in elections and          
disproportionate impact on young people1
 persons with disabilities1 and racial  
and ethnic minorities2 and  7,d7 voter  
registration systems must be updated    
with #bast century technologies and     
procedures4  7#b7 ,purpose ,it is the   
purpose of this ,act--  7,a7 to         
establish that it is the responsibility 
of government at every level to ensure  
that all eligible citizens are          
registered to vote2  7,b7 to enable the 
,state and ,federal ,governments to     
register all eligible citizens to vote  
with accurate1 cost-efficient1 and      
up-to-date procedures2  7,c7 to         
modernize voter registration and list   
maintenance procedures with electronic  
and ,internet capabilities2 and  7,d7 to
 protect and enhance the integrity1     
accuracy1 efficiency1 and accessibility 
of the electoral process4  #b4          
,automatic registration of eligible     
individuals  7a7 ,requiring ,states ,to 

establish and operate automatic         
registration system  7#a7 ,in general   
,the chief ,state election official of  
each ,state shall establish and operate 
a system of automatic registration for  
the registration of eligible individuals
 to vote for elections for ,federal     
office in the ,state1 in accordance with
 the provisions of this ,act4  7#b7     
,definition ,the term automatic         
registration means a system that        
registers an individual to vote in      
elections for ,federal office in a      
,state1 if eligible1 by electronically  
transferring the information necessary  
for registration from government        
agencies to election officials of the   
,state so that1 unless the individual   
affirmatively declines to be registered1
 the individual will be registered to   
vote in such elections4  7b7            
,registration of voters based on new    
agency records ,the chief ,state        
election official shall-- 7#a7 ensure   
that any individual who is eligible to  

register to vote in elections for       
,federal office in the ,state is        
promptly registered to vote after the   
individual has not declined registration
 and the individual's information has   
been transmitted by a contributing      
agency pursuant to section #c2 and  7#b7
 send written notice to the individual1 
in addition to other means of notice    
established by this ,act1 of the        
individual's voter registration status4 
7c7 ,one-,time registration of voters   
based on existing contributing agency   
records ,the chief ,state election      
official shall-- 7#a7 identify all      
individuals whose information is        
transmitted by a contributing agency    
pursuant to section #d and who are      
eligible to be1 but are not currently1  
registered to vote in that ,state2  7#b7
 promptly send each such individual     
written notice1 in addition to other    
means of notice established by this     
,act1 which shall not identify the      
contributing agency that transmitted the

 information but shall include--  7,a7  
an explanation that voter registration  
is voluntary1 but if the individual does
 not decline registration1 the          
individual will be registered to vote2  
7,b7 a statement offering the           
opportunity to decline voter            
registration through any means set forth
 by the ,state consistent with this     
,act's requirements2  7,c7 in the case  
of a ,state in which affiliation or     
enrollment with a political party is    
required in order to participate in an  
election to select the party's candidate
 in an election for ,federal office1 a  
statement offering the individual the   
opportunity to affiliate or enroll with 
a political party or to decline to      
affiliate or enroll with a political    
party1 through such means as the ,state 
may establish consistent with the       
requirements of this ,act2  7,d7 the    
substantive qualifications of an elector
 in the ,state2  7,e7 the instruction   
that the individual should decline      

registration if ineligible to vote2     
7,f7 instructions for correcting an     
erroneous registration2 and  7,g7       
instructions for providing any          
additional information which is required
 under ,state law for voter registration
 purposes and reasonably related to the 
management of elections2  7#c7 ensure   
that each such individual who is        
eligible to register to vote in         
elections for ,federal office in the    
,state is promptly registered to vote1  
unless the individual declines          
registration by providing the           
appropriate ,state election official    
with notice within the specified time   
period2 and  7#d7 send written notice to
 each such individual1 in addition to   
other means of notice established by    
this ,act1 of the individual's voter    
registration status4  7d7 ,contributing 
agency defined ,in this ,act1 the term  
contributing agency means1 with respect 
to a ,state1 an agency listed in section
 #c7;e74  #c4 ,contributing agency      

assistance in registration  7a7 ,in     
general ,each contributing agency in a  
,state shall assist the ,state's chief  
election official in registering to vote
 all eligible individuals served by that
 agency1 in accordance with this ,act4  
7b7 ,requirements for contributing      
agencies  7#a7 ,instructions on         
automatic registration ,with each       
application for service or assistance1  
and with each related recertification1  
renewal1 or change of address1 or1 in   
the case of an institution of higher    
education1 with each registration of a  
student for enrollment in a course of   
study1 each contributing agency that 7in
 the normal course of its operations7   
requests individuals applying for       
service or assistance to provide        
citizenship information shall inform the
 individual of the following3  7,a7     
,unless that individual declines to     
register to vote1 or is found ineligible
 to vote1 the individual will be        
registered to vote or1 if applicable1   

the individual's registration will be   
updated4  7,b7 ,the substantive         
qualifications of an elector in the     
,state1 the consequences of false       
registration1 and that the individual   
should not register if the individual   
does not meet all those qualifications4 
7,c7 ,in the case of a ,state in which  
affiliation or enrollment with a        
political party is required in order to 
participate in an election to select the
 party's candidate in an election for   
,federal office1 the requirement that   
the individual must affiliate or enroll 
with a political party in order to      
participate in such an election4  7,d7  
,voter registration is voluntary1 and   
that neither registering nor declining  
to register to vote will in any way     
affect the availability of services or  
benefits1 nor be used for other         
purposes4  7#b7 ,opportunity to decline 
registration required ,each contributing
 agency shall ensure that each          
application for service or assistance1  

and each related recertification1       
renewal1 or change of address1 or1 in   
the case of an institution of higher    
education1 each registration of a       
student for enrollment in a course of   
study1 cannot be completed until the    
individual is given the opportunity to  
decline to be registered to vote4  7#c7 
,information transmittal ,for each      
individual who does not decline voter   
registration1 each contributing agency  
shall electronically transmit to the    
appropriate ,state election official1 in
 a format compatible with the statewide 
voter database maintained under section 
#cjc of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of
 #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc71 and in a 
manner that ensures timely voter        
registration--  7,a7 the individual's   
given name7s7 and surname7s72  7,b7 the 
individual's date of birth2  7,c7 the   
individual's residential address2  7,d7 
information showing that the individual 
is a citizen of the ,united ,states1    
which may include an affirmation made by

 the individual under penalty of perjury
 that the individual is a citizen of the
 ,united ,states2  7,e7 any valid       
driver's license number or the last #d  
digits of the individual's social       
security number2  7,f7 the date on which
 information pertaining to that         
individual was collected or last        
updated2  7,g7 the individual's         
signature1 in electronic form2  7,h7    
information regarding the individual's  
affiliation or enrollment with a        
political party1 if the individual      
provides such information2  7,i7 any    
affirmation the ,state may request of   
the veracity of the information supplied
 by the individual pursuant to          
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,h72 and    
7,j7 any additional information which is
 required under ,state law for voter    
registration purposes and reasonably    
related to the management of elections1 
and which is not otherwise collected by 
the agency in its normal course of      
business4  7c7 ,alternate procedure for 

certain contributing agencies ,with each
 application for service or assistance1 
and with each related recertification1  
renewal1 or change of address1 or in the
 case of an institution of higher       
education1 with each registration of a  
student for enrollment in a course of   
study1 any contributing agency that does
 not request or record information      
concerning the citizenship status of    
applicants for its services shall--     
7#a7 complete the requirements of       
section #g7;a77#f7 of the ,national     
,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjejf7;a77#f772  7#b7 ensure 
that each applicant's transaction with  
the agency cannot be completed until the
 applicant has indicated whether the    
applicant wishes to register to vote in 
elections for ,federal office held in   
the ,state2 and  7#c7 for each          
individual who wishes to register to    
vote1 transmit that individual's        
information in accordance with          
subsection 7b77#c74  7d7 ,required      

availability of automatic registration  
opportunity with each application for   
service or assistance ,each contributing
 agency shall offer each individual1    
with each application for service or    
assistance1 and with each related       
recertification1 renewal1 or change of  
address1 or in the case of an           
institution of higher education1 with   
each registration of a student for      
enrollment in a course of study1 the    
opportunity to register to vote as      
prescribed by this section without      
regard to whether the individual        
previously declined a registration      
opportunity4  7e7 ,contributing agencies
  7#a7 ,state agencies ,in each ,state1 
each of the following agencies of the   
,state shall be treated as a            
contributing agency--  7,a7 ,each ,state
 agency that is required by ,federal law
 to provide voter registration services1
 including the ,state motor vehicle     
authority4  7,b7 ,each ,state agency    
that administers a program providing    

assistance pursuant to title ,,iii of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #eja et seq471 title ,,xix of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq471 or the        
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh74     
7,c7 ,each ,state agency primarily      
responsible for regulating the private  
possession of firearms4  7,d7 ,each     
,state agency primarily responsible for 
maintaining identifying information for 
students enrolled at public secondary   
schools1 including1 where applicable1   
the ,state agency responsible for       
maintaining the education data system   
described in section #fbja7;e77#b7 of   
the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#bj       
,u4,s4,c4 #ihga7;e77#b774  7,e7 ,in the 
case of a ,state in which an individual 
disenfranchised by a criminal conviction
 may become eligible to vote upon       
completion of a criminal sentence or any
 part thereof1 or upon formal           
restoration of rights1 the ,state agency

 responsible for administering that     
sentence1 or part thereof1 or that      
restoration of rights4  7,f7 ,any other 
agency of the ,state which is designated
 by the ,state as a contributing agency1
 but only if the ,state determines that 
the agency collects information         
sufficient to carry out the             
responsibilities of a contributing      
agency under this section4  7#b7        
,federal agencies ,in each ,state1 each 
of the following agencies of the        
,federal ,government shall be treated as
 a contributing agency1 but only with   
respect to individuals who are residents
 of the ,state in which the agency is   
located 7except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,c773  7,a7 ,the ,social  
,security ,administration1 the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the  
,defense ,manpower ,data ,center of the 
,department of ,defense1 the ,employee  
and ,training ,administration of the    
,department of ,labor1 and the ,center  
for ,medicare  ,medicaid ,services of   

the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services4  7,b7 ,the ,bureau of        
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services1
 but only with respect to individuals   
who have completed the naturalization   
process4  7,c7 ,in the case of an       
individual who is a resident of a ,state
 in which an individual disenfranchised 
by a criminal conviction under ,federal 
law may become eligible to vote upon    
completion of a criminal sentence or any
 part thereof1 or upon formal           
restoration of rights1 the ,federal     
agency responsible for administering    
that sentence or part thereof 7without  
regard to whether the agency is located 
in the same ,state in which the         
individual is a resident71 but only with
 respect to individuals who have        
completed the criminal sentence or any  
part thereof4  7,d7 ,any other agency of
 the ,federal ,government which the     
,state designates as a contributing     
agency1 but only if--  7i7 the ,state1  
in consultation with the head of the    

agency1 determines that the agency      
collects information sufficient to carry
 out the responsibilities of a          
contributing agency under this section2 
and  7ii7 the head of the agency agrees 
to the designation4  7#c7 ,institutions 
of higher education ,each institution of
 higher education that receives ,federal
 funds shall be treated as a            
contributing agency in the ,state in    
which it is located1 but only with      
respect to students of the institution  
7including students who attend classes  
online7 who reside in the ,state4 ,an   
institution of higher education         
described in the previous sentence shall
 be exempt from the voter registration  
requirements of section #dhg7;a77#bc7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77#bc77 if the   
institution is in compliance with the   
applicable requirements of this ,act4   
7#d7 ,publication ,not later than #ahj  
days prior to the date of each election 
for ,federal office held in the ,state1 

the chief ,state election official shall
 publish on the public ,web site of the 
official an updated list of all         
contributing agencies in that ,state4   
7#e7 ,public education ,the chief ,state
 election official of each ,state1 in   
collaboration with each contributing    
agency1 shall take appropriate measures 
to educate the public about voter       
registration under this section4  #d4   
,one-time contributing agency assistance
 in registration of eligible voters in  
existing records  7a7 ,initial          
transmittal of information ,for each    
individual already listed in a          
contributing agency's records as of the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 and for 
whom the agency retains all information 
listed in subparagraphs 7,a7 through    
7,j7 of section #c7;b77#c71 the agency  
shall promptly transmit that information
 to the appropriate ,state election     
official in accordance with section     
#c7;b77#c7 not later than the effective 
date described in section #aa7;a74  7b7 

,transition ,for each individual already
 listed in a contributing agency's      
records as of the effective date        
described in section #aa7;a7 7but who   
was not already listed in a contributing
 agency's records as of the date of     
enactment of this ,act71 and for whom   
the agency retains all information      
listed in subparagraphs 7,a7 through    
7,j7 of section #c7;b77#c71 the ,agency 
shall promptly transmit that information
 to the appropriate ,state election     
official in accordance with section     
#c7;b77#c7 not later than #f months     
after the effective date described in   
section #aa7;a74  #e4 ,voter protection 
and security in automatic registration  
7a7 ,protections for errors in          
registration ,an individual shall not be
 prosecuted under any ,federal law1 or  
adversely affected in any civil         
adjudication concerning immigration     
status or naturalization1 or by an      
allegation in any legal proceeding that 
an individual who is not a citizen of   

the ,united ,states is removable or     
inadmissible--  7#a7 for notifying an   
election official of such individual's  
automatic registration2  7#b7 on the    
grounds that the individual is not an   
eligible voter and has been             
automatically registered to vote under  
this ,act2 or  7#c7 because the         
individual has been automatically       
registered to vote at the incorrect     
address4  7b7 ,limits on use of         
automatic registration ,the automatic   
registration of any individual may not  
be used as evidence against that        
individual in any ,state or ,federal law
 enforcement proceeding1 and an         
individual's lack of knowledge or       
willfulness of such registration may be 
demonstrated by the individual's        
testimony alone4  7c7 ,protection of    
election integrity ,nothing in          
subsections 7a7 or 7b7 may be construed 
to prohibit or restrict any action under
 color of law against an individual     
who--  7#a7 knowingly and willfully     

makes a false statement to effectuate or
 perpetuate automatic voter registration
 by any individual2 or  7#b7 casts a    
ballot knowingly and willfully in       
violation of ,state law or the laws of  
the ,united ,states4  7d7 ,contributing 
agencies' protection of information     
,nothing in this ,act authorizes a      
contributing agency to collect1 retain1 
transmit1 or publicly disclose any of   
the following3  7#a7 ,an individual's   
decision to decline to register to vote 
or not to register to vote4  7#b7 ,an   
individual's decision not to affirm his 
or her citizenship4  7#c7 ,any          
information that a contributing agency  
transmits pursuant to section           
#c7;b77#c71 except in pursuing the      
agency's ordinary course of business4   
7e7 ,election officials' protection of  
information  7#a7 ,disclosure prohibited
 ,for any individual for whom the       
appropriate ,state election official    
receives information from a contributing
 agency1 that ,state election official  

shall not publicly disclose any of the  
following3  7,a7 ,the identity of the   
contributing agency4  7,b7 ,any         
information not necessary to voter      
registration4  7,c7 ,any voter          
information otherwise shielded from     
disclosure under ,state law or section  
#h7;a7 of the ,national ,voter          
,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7;a774  7#b7 ,disclosure
 requiring voter consent ,for any       
individual for whom the appropriate     
,state election official receives       
information from a contributing agency1 
that official shall not publicly        
disclose any of the following absent the
 individual's express permission3  7,a7 
,any portion of the individual's social 
security number4  7,b7 ,any portion of  
the individual's motor vehicle driver's 
license number4  7,c7 ,the individual's 
signature4  7,d7 ,the individual's phone
 number4  7,e7 ,the individual's e-mail 
address4  7#c7 ,voter record changes    
,each ,state shall maintain for at least

 #b years and shall make available for  
public inspection and1 where available1 
photocopying at a reasonable cost1 all  
records of changes to voter records1    
including removals and updates4  7#d7   
,database management standards ,the     
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology shall-- 7,a7
 establish standards governing the      
comparison of data for voter            
registration list maintenance purposes1 
identifying as part of such standards   
the specific data elements1 the matching
 rules used1 and when a ,state may use  
the data to determine and deem that an  
individual is ineligible under ,state   
law to vote in an election1 or to deem a
 record to be a duplicate or outdated2  
7,b7 ensure that the standards developed
 pursuant to this paragraph are drafted 
and applied in a uniform and            
nondiscriminatory way2 and  7,c7 publish
 the standards developed pursuant to    
this paragraph on the ,director's ,web  
site and make those standards available 

in written form upon request4  7#e7     
,security policy ,the ,director of the  
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology shall publish privacy and   
security standards for voter            
registration information4 ,the standards
 shall require the chief ,state election
 official of each ,state to adopt a     
policy that shall specify--  7,a7 each  
class of users who shall have authorized
 access to the computerized statewide   
voter registration list1 specifying for 
each class the permission and levels of 
access to be granted1 and setting forth 
other safeguards to protect the privacy 
and security of the information on the  
list2 and  7,b7 security safeguards to  
protect personal information transmitted
 through the information transmittal    
processes of section #c or section #d1  
the online system used pursuant to      
section #g1 any telephone interface1 the
 maintenance of the voter registration  
database1 and the audit procedure to    
track access to the system4  7#f7 ,state

 compliance with national standards     
7,a7 ,certification ,the chief executive
 officer of the ,state shall annually   
file with the ,election ,assistance     
,commission a statement certifying to   
the ,director of the ,national          
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 that the ,state is in compliance with  
the standards referred to in paragraphs 
7#d7 and 7#e74 ,a ,state may meet the   
requirement of the previous sentence by 
filing with the ,commission a statement 
which reads as follows3  hereby         
certifies that it is in compliance with 
the standards referred to in paragraphs 
7#d7 and 7#e7 of section #e7;e7 of the  
,automatic ,voter ,registration ,act of 
#bjaf4 7with the blank to be filled in  
with the name of the ,state involved74  
7,b7 ,publication of policies and       
procedures ,the chief ,state election   
official of a ,state shall publish on   
the official's ,web site the policies   
and procedures established under this   
section1 and shall make those policies  

and procedures available in written form
 upon public request4  7,c7 ,funding    
dependent on certification ,if a ,state 
does not timely file the certification  
required under this paragraph1 it shall 
not receive any payment under this ,act 
for the upcoming fiscal year4  7,d7     
,compliance of ,states that require     
changes to ,state law ,in the case of a 
,state that requires ,state legislation 
to carry out an activity covered by any 
certification submitted under this      
paragraph1 the ,state shall be permitted
 to make the certification              
notwithstanding that the legislation has
 not been enacted at the time the       
certification is submitted1 and such    
,state shall submit an additional       
certification once such legislation is  
enacted4  7f7 ,restrictions on use of   
information ,no person acting under     
color of law may discriminate against   
any individual based on1 or use for any 
purpose other than voter registration1  
election administration1 or enforcement 

relating to election crimes1 any of the 
following3  7#a7 ,voter registration    
records4  7#b7 ,an individual's         
declination to register to vote or      
complete an affirmation of citizenship  
under section #c7;b74  7#c7 ,an         
individual's voter registration status4 
7g7 ,prohibition on the use of voter    
registration information for commercial 
or non-,governmental purposes ,voter    
registration information collected under
 this ,act shall not be used for        
commercial purposes1 including for      
comparison with any existing commercial 
list or database4  #f4 ,registration    
portability and correction  7a7         
,correcting registration information at 
polling place ,notwithstanding section  
#cjb7;a7 of the ,help ,america ,vote    
,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bajhb7;a771 if an individual is        
registered to vote in elections for     
,federal office held in a ,state1 the   
appropriate election official at the    
polling pace for any such election      

7including a location used as a polling 
place on a date other than the date of  
the election7 shall permit the          
individual to--  7#a7 update the        
individual's address for purposes of the
 records of the election official2  7#b7
 correct any incorrect information      
relating to the individual1 including   
the individual's name and political     
party affiliation1 in the records of the
 election official2 and  7#c7 cast a    
ballot in the election on the basis of  
the updated address or corrected        
information1 and to have the ballot     
treated as a regular ballot and not as a
 provisional ballot under section       
#cjb7;a7 of such ,act4  7b7 ,updates to 
computerized ,statewide voter           
registration lists ,if an election      
official at the polling place receives  
an updated address or corrected         
information from an individual under    
subsection 7a71 the official shall      
ensure that the address or information  
is entered into the computerized        

,statewide voter registration list in   
accordance with section                 
#cjc7;a77#a77;,a77vi7 of the ,help      
,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc7;a77#a77;,a77vi774  #g4
 ,online registration  7a7 ,in general  
,each ,state shall ensure that the      
following services are available on the 
official public ,web sites of the       
appropriate ,state election officials3  
7#a7 ,application for or update to voter
 registration using an electronic       
version of the mail voter registration  
application form the ,election          
,assistance ,commission prescribes1 and 
any additional voter registration form  
the ,state develops1 pursuant to section
 #f7;a7 of the ,national ,voter         
,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeje7;a774  7#b7 ,completion
 of a printable version of the mail     
voter registration application form the 
,election ,assistance ,commission       
prescribes1 and any additional voter    
registration form the ,state develops1  

pursuant to section #f7;a7 of the       
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  
#aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeje7;a774  7#c7 
,correction of voter registration4  7#d7
 ,designation of political party        
affiliation1 where applicable4  7#e7    
,cancellation of registration and       
removal from the voter rolls4  7#f7     
,declination of any automatic           
registration4  7b7 ,signature           
requirements ,the appropriate ,state    
election official shall accept an online
 voter registration application and     
register each eligible individual to    
vote if the application provides a      
signature by any of the following3  7#a7
 ,in the case of an individual who has a
 signature on file with a ,state agency1
 including the ,state motor vehicle     
authority1 that is required to provide  
voter registration services by the      
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  
#aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et seq471   
the individual consents to the transfer 
of that electronic signature4  7#b7 ,the

 individual submits with the application
 an electronic copy of the individual's 
handwritten signature4  7#c7 ,the       
individual executes a computerized mark 
in the signature field on an online     
voter registration application1 if the  
,state chooses to accept this method of 
signature provision 7as well as any of  
the other methods described in this     
subsection74  7#d7 ,the individual      
otherwise completes registration under  
this section and provides a signature at
 the time of casting a ballot in an     
election or at the time of applying for 
a ballot 7including an absentee ballot7 
in an upcoming election4 ,the online    
system and disposition notice sent to   
any individual pursuant to this         
paragraph must inform the individual of 
the process for providing a signature4  
7c7 ,interagency transmission of        
electronic signatures ,each ,state      
agency that is required by the ,national
 ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et seq47 to provide   

voter registration services1 including  
the ,state motor vehicle authority1     
shall electronically transmit to the    
appropriate ,state election official the
 signature of any individual who has a  
signature on file with the agency and   
who consents to the transfer of that    
electronic signature under subsection   
7b77#a74  7d7 ,pre-,election correction 
,any correction to the statewide voter  
registration database pursuant to this  
section that is made no later than the  
lesser of thirty days1 or the period    
,state law provides1 before a ,federal  
election shall be effective for purposes
 of that ,federal election and          
succeeding elections4  7e7              
,accessibility of services ,each ,state 
shall ensure that all of the services   
provided under this section are provided
 in a manner accessible to individuals  
with disabilities4  #h4 ,payments and   
grants  7a7 ,in general ,the ,election  
,assistance ,commission shall make      
grants to each eligible ,state to assist

 the ,state in implementing the         
requirements of this ,act4  7b7         
,eligibility2 application ,a ,state is  
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section if the ,state submits to the    
,commission1 at such time and in such   
form as the ,commission may require1 an 
application containing--  7#a7 a        
description of the activities the ,state
 will carry out with the grant2  7#b7 an
 assurance that the ,state shall carry  
out such activities without partisan    
bias and without promoting any          
particular point of view regarding any  
issue2 and  7#c7 such other information 
and assurances as the ,commission may   
require4  7c7 ,amount of grant2         
priorities ,the ,commission shall       
determine the amount of a grant made to 
an eligible ,state under this section4  
,in determining the amount of the       
grants1 the ,commission shall give      
priority to providing funds for those   
activities which are most likely to     
accelerate compliance with the          

requirements of this ,act1 including--  
7#a7 investments supporting electronic  
information transfer1 including         
electronic collection and transfer of   
signatures1 between contributing        
agencies and the appropriate ,state     
election officials2  7#b7 updates to    
online or electronic voter registration 
systems already operating as of the date
 of the enactment of this ,act2  7#c7   
introduction of online voter            
registration systems in jurisdictions in
 which those systems did not previously 
exist2 and  7#d7 public education on the
 availability of new methods of         
registering to vote1 updating           
registration1 and correcting            
registration4  7d7 ,authorization of    
appropriations  7#a7 ,authorization     
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out this section-- 7,a7       
#ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag2 and 
7,b7 such sums as may be necessary for  
each succeeding fiscal year4  7#b7      
,continuing availability of funds ,any  

amounts appropriated pursuant to the    
authority of this subsection shall      
remain available without fiscal year    
limitation until expended4  #i4         
,miscellaneous provisions  7a7          
,accessibility of registration services 
,each contributing agency shall ensure  
that the services it provides under this
 ,act are made available to individuals 
with disabilities to the same extent as 
services are made available to all other
 individuals4  7b7 ,transmission through
 secure third party permitted ,nothing  
in this ,act shall be construed to      
prevent a contributing agency from      
contracting with a third party to assist
 the agency in meeting the information  
transmittal requirements of this ,act1  
so long as the data transmittal complies
 with the applicable requirements of    
this ,act1 including the privacy and    
security provisions of section #e4  7c7 
,nonpartisan1 nondiscriminatory         
provision of services ,the services made
 available by contributing agencies     

under this ,act and by the ,state under 
sections #f and #g shall be made in a   
manner consistent with paragraphs 7#d71 
7#e71 and 7#f77;,c7 of section #g7;a7 of
 the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act
 of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejf7;a774   
7d7 ,notices ,each ,state may send      
notices under this ,act via electronic  
mail if the individual has provided an  
electronic mail address and consented to
 electronic mail communications for     
election-related materials4 ,all notices
 sent pursuant to this ,act that require
 a response must offer the individual   
notified the opportunity to respond at  
no cost to the individual4  7e7         
,enforcement ,section #aa of the        
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  
#aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeaj71 relating  
to civil enforcement and the            
availability of private rights of       
action1 shall apply with respect to this
 ,act in the same manner as such section
 applies to such ,act4  7f7 ,relation to
 other laws ,except as provided1 nothing

 in this ,act may be construed to       
authorize or require conduct prohibited 
under1 or to supersede1 restrict1 or    
limit the application of1 any           
preexisting ,state or ,federal law1     
including any of the following3  7#a7   
,any ,state law governing the assessment
 of applications for voter registration 
by ,state election officials4  7#b7 ,the
 ,voting ,rights ,act of #aife 7#eb     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja et seq474  7#c7 ,the   
,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens      
,absentee ,voting ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjcja et seq474  7#d7 ,the ,national   
,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et seq474  7#e7 ,the   
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjija et seq474  #aj4        
,definitions ,in this ,act1 the         
following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,the  
term chief ,state election official     
means1 with respect to a ,state1 the    
individual designated by the ,state     
under section #aj of the ,national      
,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb 

,u4,s4,c4 #bjeji7 to be responsible for 
coordination of the ,state's            
responsibilities under such ,act4  7#b7 
,the term ,commission means the         
,election ,assistance ,commission4  7#c7
 ,the term ,state means each of the     
several ,states and the ,district of    
,columbia4  #aa4 ,effective date  7a7   
,in general ,except as provided in      
subsection 7b71 this ,act and the       
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 with respect to a ,state beginning     
,january #a1 #bjai4  7b7 ,waiver        
,subject to the approval of the         
,commission1 if a ,state certifies to   
the ,commission that the ,state will not
 meet the deadline referred to in       
subsection 7a7 because of extraordinary 
circumstances and includes in the       
certification the reasons for the       
failure to meet the deadline1 subsection
 7a7 shall apply to the ,state as if the
 reference in such subsection to        
,january #a1 #bjai were a reference to  
,january #a1 #bjba4