,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ieh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bh1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,merkley introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act 
of #aiic to save eligible voters from   
voter purging1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,stop ,automatically       
,voiding ,eligible ,voters ,off ,their  
,enlisted ,rolls in ,states ,act or the 
,,save ,,voters ,act4  #b4 ,individual  
and public notice of removals from      
voting rolls2 conditions for removal of 
voters from list of registered voters   
7a7 ,in general ,section #h of the      
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  
#aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7k7 ,individual and public 
notice of removals from the voting rolls
  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7 ,individualized

 notice ,after a ,state or political    
subdivision removes the name of a       
registrant from the official list of    
eligible voters for any reason1 the     
,state or registrar shall send the      
former registrant notice of the removal1
 the grounds for the removal1 and       
information on how to contest the       
removal or be reinstated1 including a   
contact phone number4 ,such             
individualized notice is not required in
 instances where the ,state or political
 subdivision has received written       
confirmation from the registrant that   
the registrant is no longer eligible to 
vote in the jurisdiction in which the   
registrant is registered4  7,b7 ,public 
notice ,after a ,state or political     
subdivision completes any systematic    
program to remove the names of          
registrants from the official list of   
eligible voters for any reason1 the     
,state or registrar shall provide       
reasonable public notice1 for example1  
in a newspaper of wide circulation or on

 the ,internet website of the registrar 
and the chief ,state election official1 
that list maintenance is taking place   
and that voters should check their      
registration status to ensure no errors 
or mistakes have been made4 ,the public 
notice under this subparagraph1 in such 
publication or on the ,internet1 shall  
be in a format that is reasonably       
convenient and accessible to voters with
 disabilities1 including voters who have
 low vision or are blind4  7#b7         
,deadline for notice ,a ,state or       
political subdivision shall provide the 
notice required under subparagraph 7,a7 
or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 not later than
 #dh hours after the removal described  
in such subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 took  
place4  4  7b7 ,conditions described    
,the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act
 of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et seq47
 is amended by inserting after section  
#h the following new section3  #h;,a4   
,conditions for removal of voters from  
official list of registered voters  7a7 

,verification on basis of objective and 
reliable evidence of ineligibility      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 a ,state may not remove any  
registrant from the official list of    
voters eligible to vote in elections for
 ,federal office in the ,state unless   
the ,state verifies1 on the basis of    
objective and reliable evidence1 that   
the registrant is ineligible to vote in 
such elections4  7b7 ,sending of notices
 ,a ,state may not send a notice        
described in paragraph 7#b7 of section  
#h7;d7 unless the ,state first obtains  
objective and reliable evidence that a  
voter has changed residence to a place  
outside the registrar's jurisdiction in 
which the registrant is registered4  7c7
 ,factors not considered as objective   
and reliable evidence of ineligibility  
,for purposes of subsection 7a71 the    
following factors1 or any combination   
thereof1 shall not be treated as        
objective and reliable evidence of a    
registrant's ineligibility to vote3     

7#a7 ,the failure of the registrant to  
vote in any election4  7#b7 ,the failure
 of the registrant to respond to any    
notice sent under section #h7;d71 unless
 such notice has been returned as       
undeliverable4  7#c7 ,the failure of the
 registrant to take any other action4  4
  7c7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7      
,national voter registration ,act of    
#aiic ,section #h of such ,act 7#eb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7 is amended--  7,a7 in 
subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#c71 
by striking provide and inserting       
subject to section #h;,a1 provide2 and  
7ii7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking     
conduct and inserting subject to section
 #h;,a1 conduct2 and  7,b7 in subsection
 7d77#b71 by striking ,a notice and     
inserting ,subject to section #h;,a7b71 
a notice4  7#b7 ,help ,america ,vote    
,act of #bjjb ,section #cjc7;a7 of the  
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc7;a77 is amended-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#b77;,a77i71 by striking  
of such ,act and inserting of such ,act1

 and section #h;,a of such ,act2 and    
7,b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by striking
 1 registrants and inserting 1 and      
subject to section #h;,a of such ,act1  
registrants4  7d7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4