,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bj1
 #bjbb,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,cortez     
,masto1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,bennet1    
,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,smith1 
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1    
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4   
,booker1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,murphy1   
,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,king1
 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4   
,brown1 and ,mr4 ,carper7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on ,rules
 and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of  
#bjjb to require ,states to provide for 
same day voter registration4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,same ,day ,registration ,act4  #b4     
,same day registration  7a7 ,in general 
,title ,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote
 ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et 
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating

 sections #cjd and #cje as sections #cje
 and #cjf1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by   
inserting after section #cjc the        
following new section3  #cjd4 ,same day 
registration  7a7 ,in general  7#a7     
,registration ,each ,state shall permit 
any eligible individual on the day of a 
,federal election and on any day when   
voting1 including early voting1 is      
permitted for a ,federal election-- 7,a7
 to register to vote in such election at
 the polling place using a form that    
meets the requirements under section    
#i7;b7 of the ,national ,voter          
,registration ,act of #aiic 7or1 if the 
individual is already registered to     
vote1 to revise any of the individual's 
voter registration information72 and    
7,b7 to cast a vote in such election4   
7#b7 ,exception ,the requirements under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to a     
,state in which1 under a ,state law in  
effect continuously on and after the    
date of the enactment of this section1  
there is no voter registration          

requirement for individuals in the      
,state with respect to elections for    
,federal office4  7b7 ,eligible         
individual ,for purposes of this        
section1 the term eligible individual   
means1 with respect to any election for 
,federal office1 an individual who is   
otherwise qualified to vote in that     
election4  7c7 ,ensuring availability of
 forms ,the ,state shall ensure that    
each polling place has copies of any    
forms an individual may be required to  
complete in order to register to vote or
 revise the individual's voter          
registration information under this     
section4  7d7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,in 
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 each
 ,state shall be required to comply with
 the requirements of this section for   
the regularly scheduled general election
 for ,federal office occurring in       
,november #bjbd and for any subsequent  
election for ,federal office4  7#b7     
,special rules for elections before     
,november #bjbh  7,a7 ,elections prior  

to ,november #bjbf general election ,a  
,state shall be deemed to be in         
compliance with the requirements of this
 section for the regularly scheduled    
general election for ,federal office    
occurring in ,november #bjbd and        
subsequent elections for ,federal office
 occurring before the regularly         
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office in ,november #bjbf if at least   
one location for each #ae1jjj registered
 voters in each jurisdiction in the     
,state meets such requirements1 and such
 location is reasonably located to serve
 voting populations equitably across the
 jurisdiction4  7,b7 ,additional        
elections prior to ,november #bjbh      
general election ,if a ,state certifies 
to the ,commission not later than       
,november #c1 #bjbf1 that the ,state    
will not be in compliance with the      
requirements of this section for the    
regularly scheduled general election for
 ,federal office occurring in ,november 
#bjbf because it would be impracticable 

to do so and includes in the            
certification the reasons for the       
failure to meet such requirements1 the  
,state shall be deemed to be in         
compliance with the requirements of this
 section for the regularly scheduled    
general election for ,federal office in 
,november #bjbf and subsequent elections
 for ,federal office occurring before   
the regularly scheduled general election
 for ,federal office in ,november #bjbh1
 if at least one location for each      
#ae1jjj registered voters in each       
jurisdiction in the ,state meets such   
requirements1 and such location is      
reasonably located to serve voting      
populations equitably across the        
jurisdiction4  4  7b7 ,conforming       
amendment relating to enforcement       
,section #dja of such ,act 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is amended by striking
 sections #cja1 #cjb1 and #cjc and      
inserting subtitle ,a of title ,,iii4   
7c7 ,clerical amendments ,the table of  
contents of such ,act is amended-- 7#a7 

by redesignating the items relating to  
sections #cjd and #cje as relating to   
sections #cje and #cjf1 respectively2   
and  7#b7 by inserting after the item   
relating to section #cjc the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,same day        
registration4  4