‘‘(1) an individual who is a resident of the State 
may apply to register to vote in elections for Federal 
office in the State at any time on or after the date 
on which the individual turns 16 years of age; 
‘‘(2) if the individual is not 18 years of age or 
older at the time the individual applies under para-
graph (1) but would be eligible to vote in such pri-
mary or general elections if the individual were 18 
years of age, the State shall ensure that the indi-
vidual is registered to vote in elections for Federal 
office in the State that are held on or after the date 
on which the individual turns 18 years of age; and 
‘‘(3) the activities the State implements in 
order to comply with sections 5 and 7 shall include 
pre-registration services (to the same extent as reg-
istration services) for qualifying individuals, as de-
scribed in this subsection. 
‘‘(b) PERMITTING AVAILABILITY OF PROCESS FOR 
YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS.—A State may, at its option, 
make the process implemented under subsection (a) avail-
able to individuals who are younger than 16 years of 
age.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Section 4(b)(2) of the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503(b)(2)), 
as added by section 5(b), is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B), subsection 
(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) subsection (a)(3)(B)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), as added by para-
graph (1), by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) section 8A shall apply.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
90-day period that begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 7. ON-CAMPUS POLLING LOCATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CAMPUS.—The term ‘‘campus’’— 
(A) means a geographic site of an institu-
tion of higher education that is permanent in 
nature and offers courses in educational or 
training programs which are available for stu-
dents to attend in person; and 
(B) includes main campuses, branch cam-
puses, and additional locations in the United 
States. 
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(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 101 and subsections (b) and (c) of section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a), 1001(b), 1002(b), 1002(c)). 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States and the District of Columbia. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall ensure that poll-
ing places for each election for Federal office (referred to 
in this section as a ‘‘Federal election’’) are made available, 
on the date of a Federal election, on— 
(1) each campus of any State public institution 
of higher education in the State, except any such 
campus for which the State has received a waiver 
under subsection (e); and 
(2) each campus of any other institution of 
higher education in the State for which the State 
has received the institution’s written permission to 
have a polling place on campus. 
(c) NON-STATE INSTITUTIONS.—Not less than 90 
days before the State’s deadline for certifying polling place 
locations in advance of each Federal election, the State 
shall request in writing permission to place a polling place 
for a Federal election, to be available on the date of that 
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election, on the campus of each institution of higher edu-
cation that is not a State public institution of higher edu-
cation— 
(1) for the next Federal election; or 
(2) for a longer period of time, as agreed to by 
the State and the institution of higher education. 
(d) ALTERNATIVE POLLING PLACES.—For each in-
stitution of higher education that is not a State public in-
stitution of higher education and that does not give writ-
ten permission as described in subsection (c) for placement 
of a polling place on the institution’s campus, the State 
shall implement alternative procedures to ensure voting is 
accessible to youth on that campus who are age 18 and 
over. Such procedures may include— 
(1) offering free shuttles for such youth to 
other nearby polling locations; 
(2) making available on the campus absentee 
voting drop boxes for such youth; or 
(3) offering an on-campus early voting option 
or a mobile unit on the campus for early voting or 
election day voting for such youth. 
(e) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may, 
upon the request of a State, waive the requirement 
under subsection (b)(1) with respect to a Federal 
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election for a campus described in such paragraph 
for which the State, in accordance with the guidance 
under paragraph (3)— 
(A) determines is an unsuitable polling lo-
cation in the State for that Federal election; 
and 
(B) agrees to require alternative proce-
dures at such campus to ensure voting in Fed-
eral elections is accessible to youth who are age 
18 and over for that Federal election. 
(2) APPLICATIONS TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE 
PROCEDURES.—To request a waiver under para-
graph (1) with respect to a Federal election and for 
a campus described in subsection (b)(1), a State 
shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
that includes information on the alternative proce-
dures the State will require the State public institu-
tion of higher education to implement with respect 
to that Federal election for that campus to ensure 
voting is accessible to youth who are age 18 and 
over. Such procedures may include— 
(A) offering free shuttles for such youth to 
other polling locations; 
(B) making available on the campus absen-
tee voting drop boxes for such youth; or 
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(C) offering an on-campus early voting op-
tion or a mobile unit on the campus for early 
voting or election day voting for such youth. 
(3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall issue guidance on the administration of 
this section, including guidance on the coverage 
under this section of campuses and institutions of 
higher education, as defined in subsection (a), ac-
ceptable reasons for allowing a waiver under this 
subsection, and alternative procedures described in 
paragraph (2), with respect to a campus described 
in subsection (b)(1). Such guidance shall include 
considerations of issues relating to the accessibility 
of the campus, including— 
(A) the inability to modify the physical at-
tributes of the campus to make the campus ac-
cessible for voting; 
(B) the proximity of the campus to local 
population centers; 
(C) the ability of youth age 18 and over 
who are from historically disadvantaged com-
munities to access the campus; 
(D) the ability of the institution of higher 
education to comply with other Federal or State 
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