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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4292 

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof 

of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections 

for Federal office, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 8, 2024 

Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. BUDD, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Rules and Administration 

A BILL 

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 

require proof of United States citizenship to register 

an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard American 

5 Voter Eligibility Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO 

2 VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF

4 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.—Section 3 of the National 

5 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘As used’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN

8 GENERAL.—As used’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(b) DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES

11 CITIZENSHIP.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documen12 tary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with re13 spect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(1) A form of identification issued consistent 

16 with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 

17 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United 

18 States. 

19 ‘‘(2) A valid United States passport. 

20 ‘‘(3) The applicant’s official United States mili21 tary identification card, together with a United 

22 States military record of service showing that the 

23 applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

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1 ernment showing that the applicant’s place of birth 

2 was in the United States. 

3 ‘‘(5) A valid government-issued photo identifica4 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal gov5 ernment other than an identification described in 

6 paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented to7 gether with one or more of the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) A certified birth certificate issued by 

9 a State, a unit of local government in a State, 

10 or a Tribal government which— 

11 ‘‘(i) was issued by the State, unit of 

12 local government, or Tribal government in 

13 which the applicant was born; 

14 ‘‘(ii) was filed with the office respon15 sible for keeping vital records in the State; 

16 ‘‘(iii) includes the full name, date of 

17 birth, and place of birth of the applicant; 

18 ‘‘(iv) lists the full names of one or 

19 both of the parents of the applicant; 

20 ‘‘(v) has the signature of an individual 

21 who is authorized to sign birth certificates 

22 on behalf of the State, unit of local govern23 ment, or Tribal government in which the 

24 applicant was born; 


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1 ‘‘(vi) includes the date that the certifi2 cate was filed with the office responsible 

3 for keeping vital records in the State; and 

4 ‘‘(vii) has the seal of the State, unit 

5 of local government, or Tribal government 

6 that issued the birth certificate. 

7 ‘‘(B) An extract from a United States hos8 pital Record of Birth created at the time of the 

9 applicant’s birth which indicates that the appli10 cant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

11 ‘‘(C) A final adoption decree showing the 

12 applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place 

13 of birth was in the United States. 

14 ‘‘(D) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad 

15 of a citizen of the United States or a certifi16 cation of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a 

17 United States citizen issued by the Secretary of 

18 State. 

19 ‘‘(E) A Naturalization Certificate or Cer20 tificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of 

21 Homeland Security or any other document or 

22 method of proof of United States citizenship 

23 issued by the Federal Government pursuant to 

24 the Immigration and Nationality Act. 


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1 ‘‘(F) An American Indian Card issued by 

2 the Department of Homeland Security with the 

3 classification ‘KIC’.’’. 

4 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the National Voter 

5 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

7 (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub9 section (c); and 

10 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol11 lowing new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(b) REQUIRING APPLICANTS TO PRESENT DOCU13 MENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.— 

14 Under any method of voter registration in a State, the 

15 State shall not accept and process an application to reg16 ister to vote in an election for Federal office unless the 

17 applicant presents documentary proof of United States 

18 citizenship with the application.’’. 

19 (c) REGISTRATION WITH APPLICATION FOR MOTOR

20 VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSE.—Section 5 of the National 

21 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504) is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Each 

24 State motor vehicle driver’s license application’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘Subject to the requirements under section 


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1 8(j), each State motor vehicle driver’s license appli2 cation’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Each 

4 State shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the 

5 requirements under section 8(j), each State shall in6 clude’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 

8 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (B) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 

11 end; and 

12 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

13 clause: 

14 ‘‘(iii) verify that the applicant is a cit15 izen of the United States;’’; 

16 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘(in17 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including the 

18 requirement that the applicant provides documentary 

19 proof of United States citizenship’’; and 

20 (5) in subsection (c)(2)(D)(iii), by striking ‘‘; 

21 and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, other than as 

22 evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration 

23 proceeding brought against an applicant who know24 ingly attempts to register to vote and knowingly 

25 makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury 


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1 that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements 

2 to register to vote in an election for Federal office; 

3 and’’. 

4 (d) REQUIRING DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED

5 STATES CITIZENSHIP WITH NATIONAL MAIL VOTER

6 REGISTRATION FORM.—Section 6 of the National Voter 

7 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Each State shall accept 

10 and use’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the require11 ments under section 8(j), each State shall ac12 cept and use’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘Federal Election Commis14 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Election Assistance Com15 mission’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

17 following: ‘‘The chief State election official of a 

18 State shall take such steps as may be necessary to 

19 ensure that residents of the State are aware of the 

20 requirement to provide documentary proof of United 

21 States citizenship to register to vote in elections for 

22 Federal office in the State.’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(C) the person did not provide documentary 

6 proof of United States citizenship when registering 

7 to vote.’’; and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub9 section: 

10 ‘‘(e) ENSURING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN11 SHIP.— 

12 ‘‘(1) PRESENTING PROOF OF UNITED STATES

13 CITIZENSHIP TO ELECTION OFFICIAL.—An applicant 

14 who submits the mail voter registration application 

15 form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis16 sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described 

17 in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not 

18 be registered to vote in an election for Federal office 

19 unless— 

20 ‘‘(A) the applicant presents documentary 

21 proof of United States citizenship in person to 

22 the office of the appropriate election official not 

23 later than the deadline provided by State law 

24 for the receipt of a completed voter registration 

25 application for the election; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of a State which permits 

2 an individual to register to vote in an election 

3 for Federal office at a polling place on the day 

4 of the election and on any day when voting, in5 cluding early voting, is permitted for the elec6 tion, the applicant presents documentary proof 

7 of United States citizenship to the appropriate 

8 election official at the polling place not later 

9 than the date of the election. 

10 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT.—Upon 

11 receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registra12 tion application form prescribed by the Election As13 sistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or 

14 a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub15 section (a), the appropriate election official shall 

16 transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement 

17 to present documentary proof of United States citi18 zenship under this subsection, and shall include in 

19 the notice instructions to enable the applicant to 

20 meet the requirement. 

21 ‘‘(3) ACCESSIBILITY.—Each State shall, in con22 sultation with the Election Assistance Commission, 

23 ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to 

24 allow an individual with a disability who submits the 

25 mail voter registration application form prescribed 


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1 by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to 

2 section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) 

3 or (2) of subsection (a) to present documentary 

4 proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate 

5 election official.’’. 

6 (e) REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

7 AGENCIES.—Section 7 of the National Voter Registration 

8 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20506) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (4)(A), by adding at the 

11 end the following new clause: 

12 ‘‘(iv) Receipt of documentary proof of 

13 United States citizenship of each applicant to 

14 register to vote in elections for Federal office in 

15 the State.’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by strik18 ing ‘‘(including citizenship)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘, including the requirement that the ap20 plicant provides documentary proof of 

21 United States citizenship’’; and 

22 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

23 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

24 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

25 (A) the following new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(B) ask the applicant the question, ‘Are you a 

2 citizen of the United States?’ and if the applicant 

3 answers in the affirmative require documentary 

4 proof of United States citizenship prior to providing 

5 the form under subparagraph (C);’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘who are 

7 citizens of the United States’’ after ‘‘for persons’’. 

8 (f) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRA9 TION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.—Section 8 of the Na10 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘In the administration of 

14 voter registration’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 

15 the requirements of subsection (j), in the ad16 ministration of voter registration’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

19 ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

20 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

21 new subparagraphs: 

22 ‘‘(D) based on documentary proof or 

23 verified information that the registrant is not a 

24 United States citizen; or 


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1 ‘‘(E) the registration otherwise fails to 

2 comply with applicable State law;’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub4 section (l); and 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol6 lowing new subsections: 

7 ‘‘(j) ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO

8 VOTE.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of this Act, a State may not register an in11 dividual to vote in elections for Federal office held 

12 in the State unless, at the time the individual ap13 plies to register to vote, the individual provides docu14 mentary proof United States citizenship. 

15 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PROCESSES IN CERTAIN

16 CASES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) PROCESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT DOC18 UMENTARY PROOF.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any rel20 evant guidance adopted by the Election As21 sistance Commission, each State shall es22 tablish a process under which an applicant 

23 who cannot provide documentary proof of 

24 United States citizenship under paragraph 

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1 tion under penalty of perjury that the ap2 plicant is a citizen of the United States 

3 and eligible to vote in elections for Federal 

4 office, submit such other evidence to the 

5 appropriate State official demonstrating 

6 that the applicant is a citizen of the 

7 United States and such official shall make 

8 a determination as to whether the appli9 cant has sufficiently established United 

10 States citizenship for purposes of reg11 istering to vote in elections for Federal of12 fice in the State. 

13 ‘‘(ii) AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT.—If a 

14 State official makes a determination under 

15 clause (i) that an applicant has sufficiently 

16 established United States citizenship for 

17 purposes of registering to vote in elections 

18 for Federal office in the State, such deter19 mination shall be accompanied by an affi20 davit developed under clause (iii) signed by 

21 the official swearing or affirming the appli22 cant sufficiently established United States 

23 citizenship for purposes of registering to 

24 vote. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) DEVELOPMENT OF AFFIDAVIT

2 BY THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS3 SION.—The Election Assistance Commis4 sion shall develop a uniform affidavit for 

5 use by State officials under clause (ii), 

6 which shall— 

7 ‘‘(I) include an explanation of the 

8 minimum standards required for a 

9 State official to register an applicant 

10 who cannot provide documentary 

11 proof of United States citizenship to 

12 vote in elections for Federal office in 

13 the State; and 

14 ‘‘(II) require the official to ex15 plain the basis for registering such 

16 applicant to vote in such elections. 

17 ‘‘(B) PROCESS IN CASE OF CERTAIN DIS18 CREPANCIES IN DOCUMENTATION.—Subject to 

19 any relevant guidance adopted by the Election 

20 Assistance Commission, each State shall estab21 lish a process under which an applicant can 

22 provide such additional documentation to the 

23 appropriate election official of the State as may 

24 be necessary to establish that the applicant is 

25 a citizen of the United States in the event of a 


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1 discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s doc2 umentary proof of United States citizenship. 

3 ‘‘(3) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Each State shall 

4 take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure 

5 that only United States citizens are registered to 

6 vote under the provisions of this Act, which shall in7 clude the establishment of a program described in 

8 paragraph (4) not later than 30 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A State may meet 

11 the requirements of paragraph (3) by establishing a 

12 program under which the State identifies individuals 

13 who are not United States citizens using information 

14 supplied by one or more of the following sources: 

15 ‘‘(A) The Department of Homeland Secu16 rity through the Systematic Alien Verification 

17 for Entitlements (‘SAVE’) or otherwise. 

18 ‘‘(B) The Social Security Administration 

19 through the Social Security Number 

20 Verification Service, or otherwise. 

21 ‘‘(C) State agencies that supply State iden22 tification cards or drivers licenses where the 

23 agency confirms the United States citizenship 

24 status of applicants. 


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1 ‘‘(D) Other sources, including databases, 

2 which provide confirmation of United States 

3 citizenship status. 

4 ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a 

6 State election official (including a request re7 lated to a process established by a State under 

8 paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B)), the Secretary of 

9 Homeland Security and the Commissioner of 

10 the Social Security Administration shall, not 

11 later than 30 days after receipt of such request, 

12 provide the official with such information as 

13 may be necessary to enable the official to verify 

14 that an applicant for voter registration in elec15 tions for Federal office held in the State or a 

16 registrant on the official list of eligible voters in 

17 elections for Federal office held in the State is 

18 a citizen of the United States, which shall in19 clude providing the official with such batched 

20 information as may be requested by the official. 

21 ‘‘(B) USE OF SAVE SYSTEM.—The Sec22 retary of Homeland Security may respond to a 

23 request received under paragraph (1) by using 

24 the system for the verification of immigration 

25 status under the applicable provisions of section 


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1 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

2 1320b-7), as established pursuant to section 

3 121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control 

4 Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603). 

5 ‘‘(C) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The 

6 Secretary and the Commissioner shall share in7 formation with each other with respect to an in8 dividual who is the subject of a request received 

9 under paragraph (A) in order to enable the Sec10 retary and the Commissioner to respond to the 

11 request. 

12 ‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION FOR PURPOSES OF

13 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu14 rity shall conduct an investigation to determine 

15 whether to initiate removal proceedings under 

16 section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality 

17 Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursu18 ant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien 

19 (as such term is defined in section 101 of the 

20 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

21 1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elec22 tions for Federal office. 

23 ‘‘(E) PROHIBITING FEES.—The Secretary 

24 may not charge a fee for responding to a 

25 State’s request under paragraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(k) REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM REGISTRA2 TION ROLLS.—A State shall remove an individual who is 

3 not a citizen of the United States from the official list 

4 of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in 

5 the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or 

6 verified information that a registrant is not a United 

7 States citizen.’’. 

8 (g) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE TO

9 REMOVE NONCITIZENS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGI10 BLE VOTERS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(4) of the Na12 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

13 20507(a)(4)) is amended— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara15 graph (A); 

16 (B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara17 graph (B); and 

18 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

19 subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(C) documentary proof or verified infor21 mation that the registrant is not a United 

22 States citizen;’’. 

23 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

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1 20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘(4)(A) or (C)’’. 

3 (h) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL

4 MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.— 

5 (1) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION

6 FORM.—Section 9(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

7 20508(b)) is amended— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(in9 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including 

10 an explanation of what is required to present 

11 documentary proof of United States citizen12 ship)’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

14 the end; 

15 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe16 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(5) shall include a section, for use only by a 

20 State or local election official, to record the type of 

21 document the applicant presented as documentary 

22 proof of United States citizenship, including the date 

23 of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office 

24 which issued the document, and any unique identi25 fication number associated with the document.’’. 


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1 (2) INFORMATION ON MAIL VOTER REGISTRA2 TION FORM.—Section 9(b)(4) of such Act (52 

3 U.S.C. 20508(b)(4)) is amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

5 (iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec6 tively; and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig8 nated), by striking the period at the end and in9 serting the following: ‘‘, other than as evidence 

10 in a criminal proceeding or immigration pro11 ceeding brought against an applicant who at12 tempts to register to vote and makes a false 

13 declaration under penalty of perjury that the 

14 applicant meets the eligibility requirements to 

15 register to vote in an election for Federal of16 fice.’’. 

17 (i) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Section 11(b)(1) of 

18 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

19 20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a violation of this 

20 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘a violation of this Act, including the 

21 act of an election official who registers an applicant to 

22 vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present 

23 documentary proof of United States citizenship,’’. 

24 (j) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 12(2) of such 

25 Act (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 

2 (A); 

3 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub4 paragraph (C); and 

5 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol6 lowing new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(B) registering an applicant to vote in an 

8 election for Federal office who fails to present 

9 documentary proof of United States citizenship; 

10 or’’. 

11 (k) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN

12 STATES.—Subsection (c) of section 4 of the National 

13 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503), as re14 designated by subsection (b), is amended by striking ‘‘This 

15 Act does not apply to a State’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with 

16 respect to the requirements under section 8(j), this Act 

17 does not apply to a State’’. 

18 (l) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 

20 this Act, and shall apply with respect to applications for 

21 voter registration which are submitted on or after such 

22 date. 

23 SEC. 3. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION GUIDANCE. 

24 Not later than 10 days after the date of the enact25 ment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall 


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1 adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of 

2 each State guidance with respect to the implementation 

3 of the requirements under section 2. 

4 SEC. 4. INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION 

5 ACT. 

6 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly re7 ferred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall not 

8 apply with respect to the development or modification of 

9 voter registration materials under section 2, including the 

10 development or modification of any voter registration ap11 plication forms. 

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