Voter Registration Efficiency Act

Bill: 118-hr-2566
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-10
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Licensing and registrations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Voter Registration Efficiency Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires a state motor vehicle authority to require each individual applying for a motor vehicle driver's license in the state to (1) indicate whether the individual resides in another state or resided in another state before applying for the license (and, if so, identify the state involved); and (2) indicate whether the individual intends for the new state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes.</p> <p>If an individual indicates an intention for the new state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes, the state motor vehicle authority must notify the motor vehicle authority of the former state of residence. The motor vehicle authority of the former state of residence must then notify the chief state election official that the individual no longer intends for the state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2566 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2023 Mrs. McClain introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require an individual who applies for a motor vehicle driver’s license in a new State to indicate whether the new State is to serve as the individual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voter Registration Efficiency Act . 2. Requiring applicants for motor vehicle driver’s licenses in new state to indicate whether state serves as residence for voter registration purposes (a) Requirements for applicants for licenses Section 5(d) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973gg–3(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking Any change and inserting (1) Any change ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) A State motor vehicle authority shall require each individual applying for a motor vehicle driver’s license in the State— (i) to indicate whether the individual resides in another State or resided in another State prior to applying for the license, and, if so, to identify the State involved; and (ii) to indicate whether the individual intends for the State to serve as the individual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office. (B) If pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) an individual indicates to the State motor vehicle authority that the individual intends for the State to serve as the individual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office, the authority shall notify the motor vehicle authority of the State identified by the individual pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i), who shall notify the chief State election official of such State that the individual no longer intends for that State to serve as the individual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to elections occurring in 2024 or any succeeding year.