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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 160 

To ensure election integrity and security and enhance Americans’ access 

to the ballot box by establishing consistent standards and procedures 

for voter registration and voting in elections for Federal office, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2025 

Mr. FITZPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To ensure election integrity and security and enhance Americans’ access to the ballot box by establishing consistent 

standards and procedures for voter registration and voting 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Restoring Faith in Elections Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR MAIL-IN BALLOTS 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Federal standards for mail-in ballots. 

Sec. 103. Federal standards for reporting election results. 

TITLE II—AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION 

Sec. 201. Short title; findings and purpose. 

Sec. 202. Automatic registration of eligible individuals. 

Sec. 203. Contributing agency assistance in registration. 

Sec. 204. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible voters in existing records. 

Sec. 205. Voter protection and security in automatic registration. 

Sec. 206. Registration portability and correction. 

Sec. 207. Payments and grants. 

Sec. 208. Treatment of exempt States. 

Sec. 209. Miscellaneous provisions. 

Sec. 210. Definitions. 

Sec. 211. Effective date. 

TITLE III—PROMOTING STANDARDIZED ADMINISTRATION OF 

ELECTIONS 

Sec. 301. Requiring parity in treatment of methods of voting. 

Sec. 302. Requiring standard election administration procedures in all jurisdictions in State. 

TITLE IV—PROMOTING ACCURACY OF VOTER REGISTRATION 

LISTS 

Sec. 401. Establishment of National Deconfliction Voting Database and Clearinghouse. 

Sec. 402. Pre-election maintenance and certification of official voter registration list. 

Sec. 403. Requiring applicants for motor vehicle driver’s licenses in new State 

to indicate whether State serves as residence for voter registration purposes. 

3 TITLE I—FEDERAL STANDARDS 

4 FOR MAIL-IN BALLOTS 

5 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Verifiable, Orderly, 

7 and Timely Election Results Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR MAIL-IN BALLOTS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 

3 Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.), as amended 

4 by section 2(a) of the COCOA Act of 2024, is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as 

6 sections 306 and 307, respectively; and 

7 (2) by inserting after section 304 the following 

8 new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 305. FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR MAIL-IN BALLOTS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—When otherwise permitted by 

11 State law, any vote-by-mail system used in an election for 

12 Federal office must be designed and implemented to en13 sure a secure, uniform, and timely system to cast a mail14 in ballot in accordance with this section. 

15 ‘‘(b) REQUESTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Requests for a mail-in bal17 lot under such system may be submitted electroni18 cally or by postal mail using a standardized form ap19 proved for such requests by the chief State election 

20 official. 

21 ‘‘(2) REQUEST.—The form for such requests 

22 must enable an election official who receives the re23 quest to confirm— 

24 ‘‘(A) the identity of the individual submit25 ting the request; 


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1 ‘‘(B) that the individual is validly reg2 istered to vote in the jurisdiction where the re3 quest is submitted; and 

4 ‘‘(C) that the individual continues to reside 

5 at the physical address where the individual is 

6 registered to vote (if different than the mailing 

7 address where the ballot is requested to be 

8 sent). 

9 ‘‘(3) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—Such re10 quest must be submitted by an individual and re11 ceived by the office of the State or local election su12 pervisor not later than 21 days before the date of 

13 the election for Federal office. 

14 ‘‘(4) MAILING OF BALLOTS.—Upon receipt of 

15 such a request, the State or local election supervisor 

16 shall fulfill the request by mailing a mail-in ballot to 

17 the individual within 3 days. 

18 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE OR LOCAL ELEC19 TION OFFICIALS.—The office of the State or local election 

20 supervisor shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) record the total number of mail-in ballots 

22 sent to voters pursuant to this section; and 

23 ‘‘(2) include a notation on the voter rolls main24 tained by the office and provided to the individual 

25 polling locations, which identifies that a voter has 


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1 received a mail-in ballot and the date that mail-in 

2 ballot was sent to the voter. 

3 ‘‘(d) BALLOT REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be considered validly 

5 cast and eligible to be counted in an election for 

6 Federal office, a mail-in ballot must— 

7 ‘‘(A) be marked using blue or black ink, 

8 and properly designate the individual’s vote for 

9 each candidate; 

10 ‘‘(B) be signed by the individual using the 

11 same signature the individual used to register 

12 to vote; 

13 ‘‘(C) be dated; 

14 ‘‘(D) be received by the appropriate elec15 tion official no later than the time polls close on 

16 the date of the election; and 

17 ‘‘(E) include an attestation, signed by the 

18 individual, that the individual submitting the 

19 mail-in ballot is— 

20 ‘‘(i) the individual to whom the ballot 

21 was mailed; 

22 ‘‘(ii) registered to vote in the jurisdic23 tion where the ballot is being submitted; 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) submitting the mail-in ballot in 

2 lieu of casting a ballot in-person, and will 

3 not attempt to cast a ballot in-person after 

4 submitting the mail-in ballot. 

5 ‘‘(2) RETURN OF BALLOTS IN-PERSON.—An in6 dividual may choose to return a mail-in ballot in-per7 son to the polling place where the individual is reg8 istered to vote in lieu of returning the ballot by mail. 

9 ‘‘(e) OPTION TO VOTE IN-PERSON.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual who receives 

11 a mail-in ballot with respect to an election for Fed12 eral office may instead vote in-person in such elec13 tion if the individual turns in the blank or incom14 plete mail-in ballot received by the individual to the 

15 polling location where the individual plans to vote in16 person. 

17 ‘‘(2) PROVISIONAL BALLOT.—If the individual 

18 attempts to vote in-person but does not bring their 

19 blank or incomplete mail-in ballot to the polling loca20 tion, the individual shall be directed to complete a 

21 provisional ballot. 

22 ‘‘(f) PERSONS PERMITTED TO POSSESS MAIL-IN

23 BALLOTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any 

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1 pleted by another person, except as provided in this 

2 subsection. 

3 ‘‘(2) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person may possess 

5 or return a mail-in ballot completed by an im6 mediate family member, provided that the per7 son does not possess more than two such com8 pleted mail-in ballots other than his or her own. 

9 ‘‘(B) DEFINITION OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY

10 MEMBER.—In this paragraph, the term ‘imme11 diate family member’ means the spouse, child, 

12 parent, grandparent, or sibling of the person. 

13 ‘‘(3) CAREGIVER.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A caregiver may pos15 sess or return a mail-in ballot completed by a 

16 person under the supervision or care of the 

17 caregiver, provided that the caregiver does not 

18 possess more than two such completed mail-in 

19 ballots other than his or her own. 

20 ‘‘(B) DEFINITION OF CAREGIVER.—In this 

21 paragraph, the term ‘caregiver’ means an indi22 vidual who has the responsibility for the care of 

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1 vidual who provides (on behalf of such indi2 vidual or of a public or private agency, organi3 zation, or institution) compensated or uncom4 pensated care to an older individual. 

5 ‘‘(4) INCIDENTAL POSSESSION EXCEPTED.— 

6 The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply 

7 to the incidental possession of mail-in ballots by a 

8 postal worker or election official acting within the 

9 scope of his or her official capacity. 

10 ‘‘(5) PENALTY.—Any person who violates this 

11 subsection shall be fined under title 18, United 

12 States Code, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 

13 both. 

14 ‘‘(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 

15 with respect to elections for Federal office held after the 

16 date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN18 FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

19 21111), as amended by section 2(b) of the COCOA Act 

20 of 2024, is amended by striking ‘‘and 304’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘304, and 305’’. 

22 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

23 of such Act, as amended by section 2(c) of the COCOA 

24 Act of 2024, is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating the items relating to sec2 tions 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 

3 307; and 

4 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec5 tion 304 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 305. Federal standards for mail-in ballots.’’. 

6 SEC. 103. FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR REPORTING ELEC7 TION RESULTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help America 

9 Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.), as amended 

10 by section 102(a), is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating sections 306 and 307 as 

12 sections 307 and 308, respectively; and 

13 (2) by inserting after section 305 the following 

14 new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 306. FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR REPORTING ELEC16 TION RESULTS. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The chief State election official 

18 shall ensure that ballots validly cast in an election for Fed19 eral office are able to be counted and reported in a timely 

20 manner as follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) Mail-in ballots received prior to the date of 

22 the election shall be counted beginning at least one 

23 week prior to the date of the election. 


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1 ‘‘(2) One hour after polls close on the date of 

2 the election, each voting precinct shall report to the 

3 chief State election official the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) The total number of mail-in ballots 

5 received by the voting precinct. 

6 ‘‘(B) The total number of ballots cast in7 person in the voting precinct. 

8 ‘‘(C) Of the ballots reported under sub9 paragraphs (A) and (B), the number of such 

10 ballots that have been counted and the number 

11 of such ballots that remain to be counted. 

12 ‘‘(3) All ballots validly cast in an election for 

13 Federal office shall be counted and reported within 

14 24 hours after the conclusion of voting on the date 

15 of the election. 

16 ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 

17 with respect to elections for Federal office held after the 

18 date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO EN20 FORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

21 21111), as amended by section 102(b), is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘and 305’’ and inserting ‘‘305, and 306’’. 

23 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

24 of such Act, as amended by section 102(c), is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating the items relating to sec2 tions 306 and 307 as relating to sections 307 and 

3 308; and 

4 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec5 tion 305 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 306. Federal standards for reporting election results.’’. 

6 TITLE II—AUTOMATIC VOTER 

7 REGISTRATION 

8 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

9 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 

10 ‘‘Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2025’’. 

11 (b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.— 

12 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

13 (A) the right to vote is a fundamental 

14 right of citizens of the United States; 

15 (B) it is the responsibility of the State and 

16 Federal Governments to ensure that every eligi17 ble citizen is registered to vote; 

18 (C) existing voter registration systems can 

19 be inaccurate, costly, inaccessible and con20 fusing, with damaging effects on voter partici21 pation in elections and disproportionate impacts 

22 on young people, persons with disabilities, and 

23 racial and ethnic minorities; and 


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1 (D) voter registration systems must be up2 dated with 21st-century technologies and proce3 dures to maintain their security. 

4 (2) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title— 

5 (A) to establish that it is the responsibility 

6 of government at every level to ensure that all 

7 eligible citizens are registered to vote; 

8 (B) to enable the State and Federal Gov9 ernments to register all eligible citizens to vote 

10 with accurate, cost-efficient, and up-to-date pro11 cedures; 

12 (C) to modernize voter registration and list 

13 maintenance procedures with electronic and 

14 internet capabilities; and 

15 (D) to protect and enhance the integrity, 

16 accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility of the 

17 electoral process for all eligible citizens. 

18 SEC. 202. AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF ELIGIBLE INDI19 VIDUALS. 

20 (a) REQUIRING STATES TO ESTABLISH AND OPER21 ATE AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The chief State election offi23 cial of each State shall establish and operate a sys24 tem of automatic registration for the registration of 

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1 office in the State, in accordance with the provisions 

2 of this title. 

3 (2) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘automatic reg4 istration’’ means a system that registers an indi5 vidual to vote in elections for Federal office in a 

6 State, if eligible, by electronically transferring the 

7 information necessary for registration from govern8 ment agencies to election officials of the State so 

9 that, unless the individual affirmatively declines to 

10 be registered, the individual will be registered to vote 

11 in such elections. 

12 (b) REGISTRATION OF VOTERS BASED ON NEW

13 AGENCY RECORDS.—The chief State election official 

14 shall— 

15 (1) not later than 15 days after a contributing 

16 agency has transmitted information with respect to 

17 an individual pursuant to section 203, ensure that 

18 the individual is registered to vote in elections for 

19 Federal office in the State if the individual is eligible 

20 to be registered to vote in such elections; and 

21 (2) send written notice to the individual, in ad22 dition to other means of notice established by this 

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1 (c) ONE-TIME REGISTRATION OF VOTERS BASED ON

2 EXISTING CONTRIBUTING AGENCY RECORDS.—The chief 

3 State election official shall— 

4 (1) identify all individuals whose information is 

5 transmitted by a contributing agency pursuant to 

6 section 204 and who are eligible to be, but are not 

7 currently, registered to vote in that State; 

8 (2) promptly send each such individual written 

9 notice, in addition to other means of notice estab10 lished by this title, which shall not identify the con11 tributing agency that transmitted the information 

12 but shall include— 

13 (A) an explanation that voter registration 

14 is voluntary, but if the individual does not de15 cline registration, the individual will be reg16 istered to vote; 

17 (B) a statement offering the opportunity to 

18 decline voter registration through means con19 sistent with the requirements of this title; 

20 (C) in the case of a State in which affili21 ation or enrollment with a political party is re22 quired in order to participate in an election to 

23 select the party’s candidate in an election for 

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1 a political party or to decline to affiliate or en2 roll with a political party, through means con3 sistent with the requirements of this title; 

4 (D) the substantive qualifications of an 

5 elector in the State as listed in the mail voter 

6 registration application form for elections for 

7 Federal office prescribed pursuant to section 9 

8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 

9 the consequences of false registration, and a 

10 statement that the individual should decline to 

11 register if the individual does not meet all those 

12 qualifications; 

13 (E) instructions for correcting any erro14 neous information; and 

15 (F) instructions for providing any addi16 tional information which is listed in the mail 

17 voter registration application form for elections 

18 for Federal office prescribed pursuant to section 

19 9 of the National Voter Registration Act of 

20 1993; 

21 (3) ensure that each such individual who is eli22 gible to register to vote in elections for Federal of23 fice in the State is promptly registered to vote not 

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1 less, during the 30-day period which begins on the 

2 date the election official sends the individual such 

3 written notice, the individual declines registration in 

4 writing, through a communication made over the 

5 internet, or by an officially logged telephone commu6 nication; and 

7 (4) send written notice to each such individual, 

8 in addition to other means of notice established by 

9 this title, of the individual’s voter registration status. 

10 (d) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER 18 YEARS

11 OF AGE.—A State may not refuse to treat an individual 

12 as an eligible individual for purposes of this title on the 

13 grounds that the individual is less than 18 years of age 

14 at the time a contributing agency receives information 

15 with respect to the individual, so long as the individual 

16 is at least 16 years of age at such time. 

17 (e) CONTRIBUTING AGENCY DEFINED.—In this part, 

18 the term ‘‘contributing agency’’ means, with respect to a 

19 State, an agency listed in section 203(e). 

20 SEC. 203. CONTRIBUTING AGENCY ASSISTANCE IN REG21 ISTRATION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this title, each 

23 contributing agency in a State shall assist the State’s chief 

24 election official in registering to vote all eligible individuals 

25 served by that agency. 


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1 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRIBUTING AGEN2 CIES.— 

3 (1) INSTRUCTIONS ON AUTOMATIC REGISTRA4 TION.—With each application for service or assist5 ance, and with each related recertification, renewal, 

6 or change of address, or, in the case of an institu7 tion of higher education, with each registration of a 

8 student for enrollment in a course of study, each 

9 contributing agency that (in the normal course of its 

10 operations) requests individuals to affirm United 

11 States citizenship (either directly or as part of the 

12 overall application for service or assistance) shall in13 form each such individual who is a citizen of the 

14 United States of the following: 

15 (A) Unless that individual declines to reg16 ister to vote, or is found ineligible to vote, the 

17 individual will be registered to vote or, if appli18 cable, the individual’s registration will be up19 dated. 

20 (B) The substantive qualifications of an 

21 elector in the State as listed in the mail voter 

22 registration application form for elections for 

23 Federal office prescribed pursuant to section 9 

24 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 

25 the consequences of false registration, and the 


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1 individual should decline to register if the indi2 vidual does not meet all those qualifications. 

3 (C) In the case of a State in which affili4 ation or enrollment with a political party is re5 quired in order to participate in an election to 

6 select the party’s candidate in an election for 

7 Federal office, the requirement that the indi8 vidual must affiliate or enroll with a political 

9 party in order to participate in such an election. 

10 (D) Voter registration is voluntary, and 

11 neither registering nor declining to register to 

12 vote will in any way affect the availability of 

13 services or benefits, nor be used for other pur14 poses. 

15 (2) OPPORTUNITY TO DECLINE REGISTRATION

16 REQUIRED.—Each contributing agency shall ensure 

17 that each application for service or assistance, and 

18 each related recertification, renewal, or change of 

19 address, or, in the case of an institution of higher 

20 education, each registration of a student for enroll21 ment in a course of study, cannot be completed until 

22 the individual is given the opportunity to decline to 

23 be registered to vote. 

24 (3) INFORMATION TRANSMITTAL.—Upon the 

25 expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the 


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1 date the contributing agency informs the individual 

2 of the information described in paragraph (1), each 

3 contributing agency shall electronically transmit to 

4 the appropriate State election official, in a format 

5 compatible with the statewide voter database main6 tained under section 303 of the Help America Vote 

7 Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083), the following infor8 mation, unless during such 30-day period the indi9 vidual declined to be registered to vote: 

10 (A) The individual’s given name(s) and 

11 surname(s). 

12 (B) The individual’s date of birth. 

13 (C) The individual’s residential address. 

14 (D) Information showing that the indi15 vidual is a citizen of the United States. 

16 (E) The date on which information per17 taining to that individual was collected or last 

18 updated. 

19 (F) If available, the individual’s signature 

20 in electronic form. 

21 (G) Information regarding the individual’s 

22 affiliation or enrollment with a political party, 

23 if the individual provides such information. 

24 (H) Any additional information listed in 

25 the mail voter registration application form for 


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1 elections for Federal office prescribed pursuant 

2 to section 9 of the National Voter Registration 

3 Act of 1993, including any valid driver’s license 

4 number or the last 4 digits of the individual’s 

5 social security number, if the individual pro6 vided such information. 

7 (c) ALTERNATE PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN CON8 TRIBUTING AGENCIES.—With each application for service 

9 or assistance, and with each related recertification, re10 newal, or change of address, or in the case of an institu11 tion of higher education, with each registration of a stu12 dent for enrollment in a course of study, any contributing 

13 agency that in the normal course of its operations does 

14 not request individuals applying for service or assistance 

15 to affirm United States citizenship (either directly or as 

16 part of the overall application for service or assistance) 

17 shall— 

18 (1) complete the requirements of section 7(a)(6) 

19 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

20 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)); 

21 (2) ensure that each applicant’s transaction 

22 with the agency cannot be completed until the appli23 cant has indicated whether the applicant wishes to 

24 register to vote or declines to register to vote in elec25 tions for Federal office held in the State; and 


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1 (3) for each individual who wishes to register to 

2 vote, transmit that individual’s information in ac3 cordance with subsection (b)(3). 

4 (d) REQUIRED AVAILABILITY OF AUTOMATIC REG5 ISTRATION OPPORTUNITY WITH EACH APPLICATION FOR

6 SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE.—Each contributing agency 

7 shall offer each individual, with each application for serv8 ice or assistance, and with each related recertification, re9 newal, or change of address, or in the case of an institu10 tion of higher education, with each registration of a stu11 dent for enrollment in a course of study, the opportunity 

12 to register to vote as prescribed by this section without 

13 regard to whether the individual previously declined a reg14 istration opportunity. 

15 (e) CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES.— 

16 (1) STATE AGENCIES.—In each State, each of 

17 the following agencies shall be treated as a contrib18 uting agency: 

19 (A) Each agency in a State that is re20 quired by Federal law to provide voter registra21 tion services, including the State motor vehicle 

22 authority and other voter registration agencies 

23 under the National Voter Registration Act of 

24 1993. 


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1 (B) Each agency in a State that admin2 isters a program pursuant to title III of the So3 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 501 et seq.), title 

4 XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 

5 et seq.), or the Patient Protection and Afford6 able Care Act (Public Law 111–148). 

7 (C) Each State agency primarily respon8 sible for regulating the private possession of 

9 firearms. 

10 (D) Each State agency primarily respon11 sible for maintaining identifying information for 

12 students enrolled at public secondary schools, 

13 including, where applicable, the State agency 

14 responsible for maintaining the education data 

15 system described in section 6201(e)(2) of the 

16 America COMPETES Act (20 U.S.C. 

17 9871(e)(2)). 

18 (E) In the case of a State in which an in19 dividual disenfranchised by a criminal convic20 tion may become eligible to vote upon comple21 tion of a criminal sentence or any part thereof, 

22 or upon formal restoration of rights, the State 

23 agency responsible for administering that sen24 tence, or part thereof, or that restoration of 

25 rights. 


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1 (F) Any other agency of the State which is 

2 designated by the State as a contributing agen3 cy. 

4 (2) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—In each State, each 

5 of the following agencies of the Federal Government 

6 shall be treated as a contributing agency with re7 spect to individuals who are residents of that State 

8 (except as provided in subparagraph (C)): 

9 (A) The Social Security Administration, 

10 the Department of Veterans Affairs, the De11 fense Manpower Data Center of the Depart12 ment of Defense, the Employee and Training 

13 Administration of the Department of Labor, 

14 and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Serv15 ices of the Department of Health and Human 

16 Services. 

17 (B) The Bureau of Citizenship and Immi18 gration Services, but only with respect to indi19 viduals who have completed the naturalization 

20 process. 

21 (C) In the case of an individual who is a 

22 resident of a State in which an individual 

23 disenfranchised by a criminal conviction under 

24 Federal law may become eligible to vote upon 

25 completion of a criminal sentence or any part 


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1 thereof, or upon formal restoration of rights, 

2 the Federal agency responsible for admin3 istering that sentence or part thereof (without 

4 regard to whether the agency is located in the 

5 same State in which the individual is a resi6 dent), but only with respect to individuals who 

7 have completed the criminal sentence or any 

8 part thereof. 

9 (D) Any other agency of the Federal Gov10 ernment which the State designates as a con11 tributing agency, but only if the State and the 

12 head of the agency determine that the agency 

13 collects information sufficient to carry out the 

14 responsibilities of a contributing agency under 

15 this section. 

16 (3) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

17 Each institution of higher education that receives 

18 Federal funds shall be treated as a contributing 

19 agency in the State in which it is located, but only 

20 with respect to students of the institution (including 

21 students who attend classes online) who reside in the 

22 State. An institution of higher education described 

23 in the previous sentence shall be exempt from the 

24 voter registration requirements of section 487(a)(23) 

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1 1094(a)(23)) if the institution is in compliance with 

2 the applicable requirements of this part. 

3 (4) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 180 days 

4 prior to the date of each election for Federal office 

5 held in the State, the chief State election official 

6 shall publish on the public website of the official an 

7 updated list of all contributing agencies in that 

8 State. 

9 (5) PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The chief State elec10 tion official of each State, in collaboration with each 

11 contributing agency, shall take appropriate measures 

12 to educate the public about voter registration under 

13 this section. 

14 SEC. 204. ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTING AGENCY ASSISTANCE 

15 IN REGISTRATION OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN 

16 EXISTING RECORDS. 

17 (a) INITIAL TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION.—For 

18 each individual already listed in a contributing agency’s 

19 records as of the date of enactment of this Act, and for 

20 whom the agency has the information listed in section 

21 203(b)(3), the agency shall promptly transmit that infor22 mation to the appropriate State election official in accord23 ance with section 203(b)(3) not later than the effective 

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1 (b) TRANSITION.—For each individual listed in a con2 tributing agency’s records as of the effective date de3 scribed in section 211(a) (but who was not listed in a con4 tributing agency’s records as of the date of enactment of 

5 this Act), and for whom the agency has the information 

6 listed in section 203(b)(3), the Agency shall promptly 

7 transmit that information to the appropriate State election 

8 official in accordance with section 203(b)(3) not later than 

9 6 months after the effective date described in section 

10 211(a). 

11 SEC. 205. VOTER PROTECTION AND SECURITY IN AUTO12 MATIC REGISTRATION. 

13 (a) PROTECTIONS FOR ERRORS IN REGISTRATION.— 

14 An individual shall not be prosecuted under any Federal 

15 law, adversely affected in any civil adjudication concerning 

16 immigration status or naturalization, or subject to an alle17 gation in any legal proceeding that the individual is not 

18 a citizen of the United States on any of the following 

19 grounds: 

20 (1) The individual notified an election office of 

21 the individual’s automatic registration to vote under 

22 this title. 

23 (2) The individual is not eligible to vote in elec24 tions for Federal office but was automatically reg25 istered to vote under this title. 


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1 (3) The individual was automatically registered 

2 to vote under this title at an incorrect address. 

3 (4) The individual declined the opportunity to 

4 register to vote or did not make an affirmation of 

5 citizenship, including through automatic registration, 

6 under this title. 

7 (b) LIMITS ON USE OF AUTOMATIC REGISTRA8 TION.—The automatic registration of any individual or the 

9 fact that an individual declined the opportunity to register 

10 to vote or did not make an affirmation of citizenship (in11 cluding through automatic registration) under this title 

12 may not be used as evidence against that individual in any 

13 State or Federal law enforcement proceeding, and an indi14 vidual’s lack of knowledge or willfulness of such registra15 tion may be demonstrated by the individual’s testimony 

16 alone. 

17 (c) PROTECTION OF ELECTION INTEGRITY.—Noth18 ing in subsection (a) or (b) may be construed to prohibit 

19 or restrict any action under color of law against an indi20 vidual who— 

21 (1) knowingly and willfully makes a false state22 ment to effectuate or perpetuate automatic voter 

23 registration by any individual; or 

24 (2) casts a ballot knowingly and willfully in vio25 lation of State law or the laws of the United States. 


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1 (d) CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES’ PROTECTION OF IN2 FORMATION.—Nothing in this title authorizes a contrib3 uting agency to collect, retain, transmit, or publicly dis4 close any of the following: 

5 (1) An individual’s decision to decline to reg6 ister to vote or not to register to vote. 

7 (2) An individual’s decision not to affirm his or 

8 her citizenship. 

9 (3) Any information that a contributing agency 

10 transmits pursuant to section 203(b)(3), except in 

11 pursuing the agency’s ordinary course of business. 

12 (e) ELECTION OFFICIALS’ PROTECTION OF INFOR13 MATION.— 

14 (1) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara16 graph (B), with respect to any individual for 

17 whom any State election official receives infor18 mation from a contributing agency, the State 

19 election officials shall not publicly disclose any 

20 of the following: 

21 (i) The identity of the contributing 

22 agency. 

23 (ii) Any information not necessary to 

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1 (iii) Any voter information otherwise 

2 shielded from disclosure under State law or 

3 section 8(a) of the National Voter Reg4 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

5 20507(a)). 

6 (iv) Any portion of the individual’s so7 cial security number. 

8 (v) Any portion of the individual’s 

9 motor vehicle driver’s license number. 

10 (vi) The individual’s signature. 

11 (vii) The individual’s telephone num12 ber. 

13 (viii) The individual’s email address. 

14 (B) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS REG15 ISTERED TO VOTE.—With respect to any indi16 vidual for whom any State election official re17 ceives information from a contributing agency 

18 and who, on the basis of such information, is 

19 registered to vote in the State under this part, 

20 the State election officials shall not publicly dis21 close any of the following: 

22 (i) The identity of the contributing 

23 agency. 

24 (ii) Any information not necessary to 

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1 (iii) Any voter information otherwise 

2 shielded from disclosure under State law or 

3 section 8(a) of the National Voter Reg4 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

5 20507(a)). 

6 (iv) Any portion of the individual’s so7 cial security number. 

8 (v) Any portion of the individual’s 

9 motor vehicle driver’s license number. 

10 (vi) The individual’s signature. 

11 (2) VOTER RECORD CHANGES.—Each State 

12 shall maintain for at least 2 years and shall make 

13 available for public inspection and, where available, 

14 photocopying at a reasonable cost, all records of 

15 changes to voter records, including removals and up16 dates. 

17 (3) DATABASE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS.— 

18 The Director of the National Institute of Standards 

19 and Technology shall, after providing the public with 

20 notice and the opportunity to comment— 

21 (A) establish standards governing the com22 parison of data for voter registration list main23 tenance purposes, identifying as part of such 

24 standards the specific data elements, the 

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1 the data to determine and deem that an indi2 vidual is ineligible under State law to vote in an 

3 election, or to deem a record to be a duplicate 

4 or outdated; 

5 (B) ensure that the standards developed 

6 pursuant to this paragraph are uniform and 

7 nondiscriminatory and are applied in a uniform 

8 and nondiscriminatory manner; and 

9 (C) publish the standards developed pursu10 ant to this paragraph on the Director’s website 

11 and make those standards available in written 

12 form upon request. 

13 (4) SECURITY POLICY.—The Director of the 

14 National Institute of Standards and Technology 

15 shall, after providing the public with notice and the 

16 opportunity to comment, publish privacy and secu17 rity standards for voter registration information. 

18 The standards shall require the chief State election 

19 official of each State to adopt a policy that shall 

20 specify— 

21 (A) each class of users who shall have au22 thorized access to the computerized statewide 

23 voter registration list, specifying for each class 

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1 tect the privacy, security, and accuracy of the 

2 information on the list; and 

3 (B) security safeguards to protect personal 

4 information transmitted through the informa5 tion transmittal processes of section 203 or sec6 tion 204, the online system used pursuant to 

7 section 207, any telephone interface, the main8 tenance of the voter registration database, and 

9 any audit procedure to track access to the sys10 tem. 

11 (5) STATE COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL

12 STANDARDS.— 

13 (A) CERTIFICATION.—The chief executive 

14 officer of the State shall annually file with the 

15 Election Assistance Commission a statement 

16 certifying to the Director of the National Insti17 tute of Standards and Technology that the 

18 State is in compliance with the standards re19 ferred to in paragraphs (3) and (4). A State 

20 may meet the requirement of the previous sen21 tence by filing with the Commission a statement 

22 which reads as follows: ‘‘lllll hereby 

23 certifies that it is in compliance with the stand24 ards referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4) of 

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1 Act of 2025.’’ (with the blank to be filled in 

2 with the name of the State involved). 

3 (B) PUBLICATION OF POLICIES AND PRO4 CEDURES.—The chief State election official of a 

5 State shall publish on the official’s website the 

6 policies and procedures established under this 

7 section, and shall make those policies and pro8 cedures available in written form upon public 

9 request. 

10 (C) FUNDING DEPENDENT ON CERTIFI11 CATION.—If a State does not timely file the cer12 tification required under this paragraph, it shall 

13 not receive any payment under this title for the 

14 upcoming fiscal year. 

15 (D) COMPLIANCE OF STATES THAT RE16 QUIRE CHANGES TO STATE LAW.—In the case 

17 of a State that requires State legislation to 

18 carry out an activity covered by any certifi19 cation submitted under this paragraph, for a 

20 period of not more than 2 years the State shall 

21 be permitted to make the certification notwith22 standing that the legislation has not been en23 acted at the time the certification is submitted, 

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1 (f) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF INFORMATION.—No 

2 person acting under color of law may discriminate against 

3 any individual based on, or use for any purpose other than 

4 voter registration, election administration, or enforcement 

5 relating to election crimes, any of the following: 

6 (1) Voter registration records. 

7 (2) An individual’s declination to register to 

8 vote or complete an affirmation of citizenship under 

9 section 203(b). 

10 (3) An individual’s voter registration status. 

11 (g) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF VOTER REGISTRA12 TION INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.—In13 formation collected under this title shall not be used for 

14 commercial purposes. Nothing in this subsection may be 

15 construed to prohibit the transmission, exchange, or dis16 semination of information for political purposes, including 

17 the support of campaigns for election for Federal, State, 

18 or local public office or the activities of political commit19 tees (including committees of political parties) under the 

20 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. 

21 SEC. 206. REGISTRATION PORTABILITY AND CORRECTION. 

22 (a) CORRECTING REGISTRATION INFORMATION AT

23 POLLING PLACE.—Notwithstanding section 302(a) of the 

24 Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082(a)), if 

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1 office held in a State, the appropriate election official at 

2 the polling place for any such election (including a location 

3 used as a polling place on a date other than the date of 

4 the election) shall permit the individual to— 

5 (1) update the individual’s address for purposes 

6 of the records of the election official; 

7 (2) correct any incorrect information relating to 

8 the individual, including the individual’s name and 

9 political party affiliation, in the records of the elec10 tion official; and 

11 (3) cast a ballot in the election on the basis of 

12 the updated address or corrected information, and to 

13 have the ballot treated as a regular ballot and not 

14 as a provisional ballot under section 302(a) of such 

15 Act. 

16 (b) UPDATES TO COMPUTERIZED STATEWIDE VOTER

17 REGISTRATION LISTS.—If an election official at the poll18 ing place receives an updated address or corrected infor19 mation from an individual under subsection (a), the offi20 cial shall ensure that the address or information is 

21 promptly entered into the computerized statewide voter 

22 registration list in accordance with section 

23 303(a)(1)(A)(vi) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 

24 (52 U.S.C. 21083(a)(1)(A)(vi)). 


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1 SEC. 207. PAYMENTS AND GRANTS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Election Assistance Commis3 sion shall make grants to each eligible State to assist the 

4 State in implementing the requirements of this title (or, 

5 in the case of an exempt State, in implementing its exist6 ing automatic voter registration program). 

7 (b) ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATION.—A State is eligible 

8 to receive a grant under this section if the State submits 

9 to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the 

10 Commission may require, an application containing— 

11 (1) a description of the activities the State will 

12 carry out with the grant; 

13 (2) an assurance that the State shall carry out 

14 such activities without partisan bias and without 

15 promoting any particular point of view regarding 

16 any issue; and 

17 (3) such other information and assurances as 

18 the Commission may require. 

19 (c) AMOUNT OF GRANT; PRIORITIES.—The Commis20 sion shall determine the amount of a grant made to an 

21 eligible State under this section. In determining the 

22 amounts of the grants, the Commission shall give priority 

23 to providing funds for those activities which are most like24 ly to accelerate compliance with the requirements of this 

25 title (or, in the case of an exempt State, which are most 

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1 register individuals to vote through its existing automatic 

2 voter registration program), including— 

3 (1) investments supporting electronic informa4 tion transfer, including electronic collection and 

5 transfer of signatures, between contributing agencies 

6 and the appropriate State election officials; 

7 (2) updates to online or electronic voter reg8 istration systems already operating as of the date of 

9 the enactment of this Act; 

10 (3) introduction of online voter registration sys11 tems in jurisdictions in which those systems did not 

12 previously exist; and 

13 (4) public education on the availability of new 

14 methods of registering to vote, updating registration, 

15 and correcting registration. 

16 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 

18 be appropriated to carry out this section— 

19 (A) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

20 (B) such sums as may be necessary for 

21 each succeeding fiscal year. 

22 (2) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

23 Any amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority 

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1 SEC. 208. TREATMENT OF EXEMPT STATES. 

2 (a) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS.—Except as pro3 vided in subsection (b), this title does not apply with re4 spect to an exempt State. 

5 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The following provisions of this 

6 title apply with respect to an exempt State: 

7 (1) Section 206 (relating to registration port8 ability and correction). 

9 (2) Section 207 (relating to payments and 

10 grants). 

11 (3) Section 209(e) (relating to enforcement). 

12 (4) Section 209(f) (relating to relation to other 

13 laws). 

14 SEC. 209. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

15 (a) ACCESSIBILITY OF REGISTRATION SERVICES.— 

16 Each contributing agency shall ensure that the services 

17 it provides under this title are made available to individ18 uals with disabilities to the same extent as services are 

19 made available to all other individuals. 

20 (b) TRANSMISSION THROUGH SECURE THIRD PARTY

21 PERMITTED.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to 

22 prevent a contributing agency from contracting with a 

23 third party to assist the agency in meeting the information 

24 transmittal requirements of this title, so long as the data 

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1 this title, including the privacy and security provisions of 

2 section 205. 

3 (c) NONPARTISAN, NONDISCRIMINATORY PROVISION

4 OF SERVICES.—The services made available by contrib5 uting agencies under this title and by the State under sec6 tions 205 and 206 shall be made in a manner consistent 

7 with paragraphs (4), (5), and (6)(C) of section 7(a) of 

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

9 20506(a)). 

10 (d) NOTICES.—Each State may send notices under 

11 this title via electronic mail if the individual has provided 

12 an electronic mail address and consented to electronic mail 

13 communications for election-related materials. All notices 

14 sent pursuant to this title that require a response must 

15 offer the individual notified the opportunity to respond at 

16 no cost to the individual. 

17 (e) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 11 of the National 

18 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20510), relat19 ing to civil enforcement and the availability of private 

20 rights of action, shall apply with respect to this title in 

21 the same manner as such section applies to such Act. 

22 (f) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Except as pro23 vided, nothing in this title may be construed to authorize 

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1 (1) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 

2 10301 et seq.). 

3 (2) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Ab4 sentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.). 

5 (3) The National Voter Registration Act of 

6 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.). 

7 (4) The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 

8 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.). 

9 SEC. 210. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this title, the following definitions apply: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘chief State election official’’ 

12 means, with respect to a State, the individual des13 ignated by the State under section 10 of the Na14 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

15 20509) to be responsible for coordination of the 

16 State’s responsibilities under such Act. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Election 

18 Assistance Commission. 

19 (3) The term ‘‘exempt State’’ means a State 

20 which, under law which is in effect continuously on 

21 and after the date of the enactment of this Act, op22 erates an automatic voter registration program 

23 under which an individual is automatically registered 

24 to vote in elections for Federal office in the State if 

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1 the State with such identifying information as the 

2 State may require. 

3 (4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 

4 States and the District of Columbia. 

5 SEC. 211. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

7 (b), this title and the amendments made by this title shall 

8 apply with respect to a State beginning January 1, 2027. 

9 (b) WAIVER.—Subject to the approval of the Com10 mission, if a State certifies to the Commission that the 

11 State will not meet the deadline referred to in subsection 

12 (a) because of extraordinary circumstances and includes 

13 in the certification the reasons for the failure to meet the 

14 deadline, subsection (a) shall apply to the State as if the 

15 reference in such subsection to ‘‘January 1, 2027’’ were 

16 a reference to ‘‘January 1, 2029’’. 

17 TITLE III—PROMOTING STAND18 ARDIZED ADMINISTRATION 

19 OF ELECTIONS 

20 SEC. 301. REQUIRING PARITY IN TREATMENT OF METHODS 

21 OF VOTING. 

22 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 302 of the Help Amer23 ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082) is amended— 

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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol2 lowing new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(d) REQUIRING PARITY IN TREATMENT OF METH4 ODS OF VOTING.— 

5 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Each State and jurisdic6 tion shall administer an election for Federal office 

7 under standards which apply equally to all methods 

8 of voting used in the election, including standards 

9 relating to signature verification, and shall not pre10 pay or otherwise subsidize the costs associated with 

11 one method of voting in an election unless the State 

12 or jurisdiction prepays or otherwise subsidizes the 

13 costs associated with other methods of voting in the 

14 election in an equivalent amount. 

15 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN COSTS.—Para16 graph (1) does not apply with respect to costs pre17 paid or otherwise subsidized by a State or jurisdic18 tion in providing accommodations for disabled voters 

19 or in meeting the requirements of the Uniformed 

20 and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.’’. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 302(e) of such Act, 

22 as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking 

23 the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, except 

24 that the requirements of subsection (d) shall apply with 

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1 eral office held in November 2026 and each succeeding 

2 election for Federal office.’’. 

3 SEC. 302. REQUIRING STANDARD ELECTION ADMINISTRA4 TION PROCEDURES IN ALL JURISDICTIONS 

5 IN STATE. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 302 of the Help Amer7 ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21082), as amended by 

8 section 301(a), is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub10 section (f); and 

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol12 lowing new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(e) REQUIRING STANDARD ELECTION ADMINISTRA14 TION PROCEDURES IN ALL JURISDICTIONS.—Each State 

15 shall ensure that the procedures used for the administra16 tion of elections for Federal office in the State, including 

17 the procedures used to determine the conditions under 

18 which individuals may cast provisional ballots and the cri19 teria for the acceptance and rejection of provisional bal20 lots, are standardized and uniform for all jurisdictions in 

21 the State which administer such elections.’’. 

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 302(f) of such Act, 

23 as redesignated by subsection (a) and as amended by sec24 tion 301(b), is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and 

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1 TITLE IV—PROMOTING ACCU2 RACY OF VOTER REGISTRA3 TION LISTS 

4 SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL DECONFLICTION 

5 VOTING DATABASE AND CLEARINGHOUSE. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

7 the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency the 

8 National Deconfliction Voting Database and Clearing9 house. 

10 (b) PURPOSE.—The National Deconfliction Voting 

11 Database and Clearinghouse shall assist States in ensur12 ing the integrity of elections for Federal office by serving 

13 as a database and clearinghouse of voter registration 

14 records and lists of eligible voters in elections for Federal 

15 office, so that States may ensure that individual voters 

16 are registered only in the one State in which they are dom17 iciled, deceased voters are purged from voting rolls, and 

18 only citizens of the United States vote in such elections. 

19 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ 

20 has the meaning given such term in the National Voter 

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1 SEC. 402. PRE-ELECTION MAINTENANCE AND CERTIFI2 CATION OF OFFICIAL VOTER REGISTRATION 

3 LIST. 

4 (a) REQUIRING STATE TO CERTIFY COMPLETION OF

5 PROGRAM TO REMOVE INELIGIBLE VOTERS PRIOR TO

6 DATE OF ELECTION AND TRANSFER CERTIFIED LIST OF

7 ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO CLEARINGHOUSE.—Section 

8 8(c)(2)(A) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 

9 (52 U.S.C. 20507(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘A 

10 State shall complete’’ and all that follows through ‘‘eligible 

11 voters’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Not later than 90 

12 days prior to the date of an election for Federal office, 

13 each State and the chief State election official of each 

14 State shall certify to the Election Assistance Commission 

15 and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 

16 that the State has completed a program to remove the 

17 names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible 

18 voters with respect to the election, and shall transfer to 

19 the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (for 

20 inclusion in the National Deconfliction Voting Database 

21 and Clearinghouse) the certified list of eligible voters in 

22 the election.’’. 

23 (b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO STATE AND

24 CISA BY UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AND SOCIAL

25 SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.—Section 8(c)(2) of such Act 

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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub2 paragraph (C); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol4 lowing new subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(B) Not later than 180 days before the date of each 

6 regularly scheduled general election for Federal office— 

7 ‘‘(i) the Postmaster General shall transmit to 

8 the chief State election official of a State and the 

9 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 

10 change-of-address information on individuals who, 

11 since the previous regularly scheduled general elec12 tion for Federal office, are no longer residents of the 

13 State; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) the Director of the Social Security Admin15 istration shall transmit to the chief State election of16 ficial and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu17 rity Agency information on individuals from the 

18 State who have died since the previous regularly 

19 scheduled general election for Federal office.’’. 

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 this section shall apply with respect to the regularly sched22 uled general election for Federal office held in November 

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1 SEC. 403. REQUIRING APPLICANTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE 

2 DRIVER’S LICENSES IN NEW STATE TO INDI3 CATE WHETHER STATE SERVES AS RESI4 DENCE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PUR5 POSES. 

6 (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOR LI7 CENSES.—Section 5(d) of the National Voter Registration 

8 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504(d)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘Any change’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘(1) Any change’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(2)(A) A State motor vehicle authority shall require 

14 each individual applying for a motor vehicle driver’s li15 cense in the State— 

16 ‘‘(i) to attest, under penalty of perjury, whether 

17 the individual resides in another State or resided in 

18 another State prior to applying for the license, and, 

19 if so, to identify the State involved; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) to attest, under penalty of perjury, wheth21 er the individual intends for the State to serve as 

22 the individual’s residence for purposes of registering 

23 to vote in elections for Federal office. 

24 ‘‘(B) If pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) an indi25 vidual indicates to the State motor vehicle authority that 

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1 ual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in elec2 tions for Federal office, the authority shall notify the 

3 motor vehicle authority of the State identified by the indi4 vidual pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i), who shall notify 

5 the chief State election official of such State that the indi6 vidual no longer intends for that State to serve as the indi7 vidual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in 

8 elections for Federal office.’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

10 subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to elections 

11 occurring in 2025 or any succeeding year. 

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