1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Voter Registration Agencies Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) Updated December 22, 2021 A key purpose of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) was to expand access to voter registration
2、for federal elections, in part by providing registration opportunities at various government agencies that people commonly visit for services. NVRAs “motor voter” provisions require state departments of motor vehicles (DMVs) to provide a simultaneous application for federal voter registration alongs
3、ide an application for a drivers license. NVRA also requires that states designate other state or local offices (and potentially federal or nongovernmental offices, with the agreement of those offices) as voter registration agencies, which distribute voter registration applications; offer assistance
4、 for applicants completing these forms; and transmit completed applications to the appropriate state election official. At times, Congress has shown interest in revising the NVRA voter registration agency requirements to, for example, specify participation by certain agencies or modify the registrat
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