(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the person did not provide documen-
tary proof of United States citizenship when 
registering to vote.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) ENSURING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN-
SHIP.— 
‘‘(1) PRESENTING PROOF OF UNITED STATES 
CITIZENSHIP TO ELECTION OFFICIAL.—An applicant 
who submits the mail voter registration application 
form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis-
sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described 
in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not 
be registered to vote in an election for Federal office 
unless— 
‘‘(A) the applicant presents documentary 
proof of United States citizenship in person to 
the office of the appropriate election official not 
later than the deadline provided by State law 
for the receipt of a completed voter registration 
application for the election; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a State which permits 
an individual to register to vote in an election 
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for Federal office at a polling place on the day 
of the election and on any day when voting, in-
cluding early voting, is permitted for the elec-
tion, the applicant presents documentary proof 
of United States citizenship to the appropriate 
election official at the polling place not later 
than the date of the election. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT.—Upon 
receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registra-
tion application form prescribed by the Election As-
sistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or 
a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (a), the appropriate election official shall 
transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement 
to present documentary proof of United States citi-
zenship under this subsection, and shall include in 
the notice instructions to enable the applicant to 
meet the requirement. 
‘‘(3) ACCESSIBILITY.—Each State shall, in con-
sultation with the Election Assistance Commission, 
ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to 
allow an individual with a disability who submits the 
mail voter registration application form prescribed 
by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to 
section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) 
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or (2) of subsection (a) to present documentary 
proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate 
election official.’’. 
(e) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
VOTER
REGISTRATION 
AGENCIES.—Section 7 of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20506) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A), by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) Receipt of documentary proof of 
United States citizenship of each applicant to 
register to vote in elections for Federal office in 
the State.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by strik-
ing ‘‘(including citizenship)’’ and inserting 
‘‘, including the requirement that the ap-
plicant provides documentary proof of 
United States citizenship’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and 
(D), respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(B) ask the applicant the question, ‘Are you a 
citizen of the United States?’ and if the applicant 
answers in the affirmative require documentary 
proof of United States citizenship prior to providing 
the form under subparagraph (C);’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘who are 
citizens of the United States’’ after ‘‘for persons’’. 
(f) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRA-
TION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.—Section 8 of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In the administration of 
voter registration’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
the requirements of subsection (j), in the ad-
ministration of voter registration’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) based on documentary proof or 
verified information that the registrant is not a 
United States citizen; or 
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‘‘(E) the registration otherwise fails to 
comply with applicable State law;’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (l); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(j) ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED 
TO VOTE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, a State may not register an in-
dividual to vote in elections for Federal office held 
in the State unless, at the time the individual ap-
plies to register to vote, the individual provides docu-
mentary proof of United States citizenship. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
PROCESSES
IN
CERTAIN 
CASES.— 
‘‘(A) PROCESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT DOC-
UMENTARY PROOF.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any rel-
evant guidance adopted by the Election As-
sistance Commission, each State shall es-
tablish a process under which an applicant 
who cannot provide documentary proof of 
United States citizenship under paragraph 
(1) may, if the applicant signs an attesta-
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tion under penalty of perjury that the ap-
plicant is a citizen of the United States 
and eligible to vote in elections for Federal 
office, submit such other evidence to the 
appropriate State or local official dem-
onstrating that the applicant is a citizen of 
the United States and such official shall 
make a determination as to whether the 
applicant 
has 
sufficiently 
established 
United States citizenship for purposes of 
registering to vote in elections for Federal 
office in the State. 
‘‘(ii) AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT.—If a 
State or local official makes a determina-
tion under clause (i) that an applicant has 
sufficiently established United States citi-
zenship for purposes of registering to vote 
in elections for Federal office in the State, 
such determination shall be accompanied 
by an affidavit developed under clause (iii) 
signed by the official swearing or affirming 
the 
applicant 
sufficiently 
established 
United States citizenship for purposes of 
registering to vote. 
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