,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjbe,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4       
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1
 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,durbin1     
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4   
,kaine1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4   
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,ms4 ,warren1   
and ,mr4 ,wyden7 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 #cjd1 #cje1 and #cjf as       
sections #cje1 #cjf1 and #cjg1          

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 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejh7;b77 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 #bjbf and for any subsequent  
election for ,federal office4  7#b7     
,special rules for elections before     
,november #bjcj  7,a7 ,elections prior  
to ,november #bjbh 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 #bjbf and        
subsequent elections for ,federal office
 occurring before the regularly         
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office in ,november #bjbh if not fewer  
than #a 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
 #bjcj general election ,if a ,state    
certifies to the ,commission not later  
than ,november #g1 #bjbh1 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 #bjbh 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 #bjbh and subsequent elections
 for ,federal office occurring before   
the regularly scheduled general election
 for ,federal office in ,november #bjcj1
 if not fewer than #a 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 #cjc1 and #cjd 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 #cjd1 #cje1 and #cjf as        
relating to sections #cje1 #cjf1 and    
#cjg1 respectively2  7#b7 in the item   
relating to section #cje1 as so         
redesignated1 by striking ,confirming   
access and inserting ,access2 and  7#c7 
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #cjc the following new item3    
,sec4 #cjd4 ,same day registration4  4