Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2840
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Automatic Voter Registration Act
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Introduced in House on Jun 8, 2017
Overview
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Jun 8, 2017
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Jun 8, 2017
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Bill Number
2840
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115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Automatic Voter Registration Act

This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving certain identifying information with respect to an individual requesting motor vehicle authority services, to transmit the information to the state election official. The state election official shall then notify the individual that unless the individual declines to be registered to vote in federal elections in the state, the individual shall be automatically registered unless the individual does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements or is already registered to vote.

A state may not use any identifying information regarding an individual's citizenship status for any purpose other than determining whether the individual is eligible to vote in federal elections.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/08/2017
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
06/08/2017
Introduced in House
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