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1993-154 12/6/1993 Kansas Attorney General Opinion In the house report regarding the national voter registration act of 1993 (NVRA), explanation of the purpose of the exemptions was set forth. The state of Kansas fails to meet the requirements necessary for an exemption from the provisions of the national voter registration act of 1993. Elections--Registration of Voters--Registration as Part of Application for Motor Vehicle Drivers' Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards; National Voter Registration Act; Exemptions www.kscourts.org /ksag/opinions/1993/1993-154.htm   (675 words)

motvoter.txt Voter registration applications received at state motor vehicle agencies must be transmitted to the appropriate election office within 10 days, or within 5 days if it is received 5 days or less before the deadline. The voter registration portion of the form may not require more information than is necessary to ensure that an applicant is eligible to register to vote and to prevent duplicate registrations. The voter registration portion of the form must include: * a statement specifying eligibility requirements for voter registration (including citizenship) * an attestation that the applicant meets these requirements * the applicant's signature under penalty of perjury * a statement that assures confidentiality and the absence of coercion. www.empowermentzone.com /motvoter.txt   (1060 words)

The Impact of the National Voter Registration Act on Federal Elections 1999 This document is a report to the United States Congress on the impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) on the administration of elections for federal office during the preceding two-year period, 1999 through 2000. Active voter registration in those States covered by the NVRA rose very slightly to 73.80% of the Voting Age Population in 2000 compared to 73.45% in 1996 while active voter registration nationwide (including those States not covered by the NVRA) declined very slightly to 72.63% in 2000 from the all-time high of 72.77% in 1996. Voter registration applications received through motor vehicle offices during 1999-2000 continued the trend from previous years by again yielding the highest volume of applications among agencies mandated by the NVRA, accounting for 38.1% (17,393,814) of the total number of registration applications received in the United States. www.eac.gov /election_resources/nvrareport2000.htm   (3606 words)

Nevada Journal: Voter Integrity The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, also known as the motor voter bill, requires all state agencies offering public assistance (welfare, unemployment, etc.) to also act as voter registration bureaus. In 1993, Bill Clinton and congressional Democrats made motor voter registration a top priority and subsequently passed the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The Washoe County Registrar of Voters was fired as a result of his action during the mail-in presidential preference primary. nj.npri.org /nj97/12/voter.htm   (746 words)

Section 115-158 Missouri voter registration system auth Election authorities and any agency required under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to accept voter registration applications shall forward registration and other data in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state to assist with administering and maintaining the Missouri voter registration system in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Missouri voter registration system authorized, functions--system maintenance performed--security measures implemented--verification of information--use of system for election results--information not to be used for commercial purposes, penalty--advisory committee established, duties--rulemaking authority. In addition to using the system for voter registration, the election authorities and secretary of state may use the system for the collection and dissemination of election results and other pertinent information. www.moga.state.mo.us /statutes/C100-199/1150000158.HTM   (806 words)

National Voter Registration Act of 1993 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, commonly known as Motor Voter, was signed into effect by President Clinton on May 20, 1993. Official website for the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 This act forced state governments to make the voter registration process easier by providing uniform registration services through drivers' license registration centers, disability centers, schools, libraries, and mail-in registration. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993   (99 words)

Motor Voter - National Voter Registration Act At the department of motor vehicles, voter registration must be incorporated into the process of applying for or renewing your driver's license or nondriver identification. The National Mail Voter Registration Form What it is: The National Mail Voter Registration Form is the one document that allows you to register to vote from anywhere in the United States. Voter registration must be made available at agencies that provide public assistance. www.motorvoter.com /motorhome.htm   (823 words)

Voter registration Drives Although the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (also known as the "Motor Voter Law") provides for a mail-in voter registration program throughout the United States, you will be supplied with forms for the State of Florida only. Since the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 a Deputy Registrar is no longer needed to officially swear in a registered voter. Voter Education is eager to assist those who wish to conduct a Voter Registration Drive. volusia.org /elections/votdriv.htm   (523 words)

Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-5(a), (b), to enhance voting opportunities for every American and to remove the vestiges of discrimination which have historically resulted in lower voter registration rates of minorities and persons with disabilities. The Voter Registration Section is responsible for the processing and transmittal to the counties of voter registration cards received by the Elections Division through implementation of the National Voter Registration Act (also known as the "NVRA" and the "Motor Voter Act"). If you have misplaced or have not received your precinct card within two to three weeks of submitting your voter registration application, please contact your local county registration office to request a new precinct card or to check the status of your application. www.sos.state.ga.us /elections/voter_registration   (188 words)

SBOE Home Page The NVRA is a federal Act that was passed in May of 1993 and makes dramatic changes in the way states conduct voter registration. Voter registration services at select agencies must be offered in conjunction with an application for services or assistance, re-certification, renewals or changes of address. You may be familiar with the term “Motor Voter” -- which refers to the NVRA’s mandate that voter registration services be offered at drivers license examination offices. www.sboe.state.nc.us /voterweb/nvra.htm   (628 words)

Demos - A Network for Ideas & Action - National Voter Registration Act Implementation Project Congress enacted the "National Voter Registration Act" (NVRA) in 1993 to increase the number of citizens who register to vote, increase voter participation, and protect the integrity of the electoral process. Full compliance with the law in all 50 states would mean registration of hundreds of throusands additional voters each year. It could also stem the tide of decreasing voter registration and voter turnout in elections. www.demos-usa.org /page149.cfm   (322 words)

Opinion #6972 County, city and township clerks are not eligible for reimbursement under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 for appointing and compensating assistants to serve as deputies in registering electors. 77 (1993), 42 USC 1973gg et seq, requires the states to take certain actions to implement voter registration programs. As added by 1994 PA 441, the registration of electors would be taken by the clerk of the county, city or township of the applicants' residence, by the Department of State, by a designated voter registration agency, or by mail. www.ag.state.mi.us /opinion/datafiles/1990s/op10042.htm   (907 words)

NLCHP - REPORT FINDS NEW VOTING LAWS IMPEDE HOMELESS PERSONS' AMERICAN POLITICAL RIGHTS NLCHP: Changes in the Law Could Affect Many State Races The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 was adapted to make voter registration easier by increasing the convenience of registration methods and limiting a state’s ability to block people from voting. The report, "Voter Registration and Voting: Ensuring the Legal Rights of Homeless People", further cited changes to both the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (the "Motor-Voter Act") and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) and their impact on homeless people in key states. The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty was established in June 1989, two years after Congress passed the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, by Maria Foscarinis, a former corporate lawyer and major architect of the McKinney Act, the first and still only comprehensive federal legislation addressing homelessness. www.nlchp.org /Press/detail.cfm?PRID=33   (671 words)

98-273 Title V of the legislation establishes a pilot program to allow election officials to verify the citizenship of voter registration applicants, amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 by adding a citizenship question to the national voter registration form, and establishes procedures for maintaining voter registration lists. The Attorney General and the Commissioner of Social Security are responsible for developing a pilot program to allow election officials to verify the citizenship of voter registration applicants using the last four digits of an applicantþs social security number. The legislation proposes adding two boxes to the mail voter registration form on which an applicant must indicate whether or not he or she is a citizen. countingcalifornia.cdlib.org /crs/ascii/98-273   (323 words)

Prentice Hall Documents Library: The National Voter Registration Act (1993) This Act seeks to remove the barriers to voter registration and participation under Congress' power to enforce the equal protection guarantees of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The Act requires that any program or activity to protect the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring the maintenance of an accurate and current voter registration roll must be uniform, nondiscriminatory, and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Mail registration is an effective means for increasing the voter rolls because it relieves the voter of the need to appear in person at one central registration office during prescribed hours and it permits organizations to go to the voter with organized registration drives. cwx.prenhall.com /bookbind/pubbooks/burns3/medialib/docs/motor.htm   (7669 words)

HB2633_HD1_.htm REPORT TITLE: Voter Registration DESCRIPTION: Conforms Hawaii's voter list maintenance provisions with federal law by referring to the national voter registration act of 1993 and other applicable federal laws. In the case of voting machines 7 "vote" means the voter has activated the proper mechanism and fed 8 the vote into the machine. The clerk shall require satisfactory evidence to 2 establish the identity of the applicant. www.capitol.hawaii.gov /session2000/Bills/HB2633_HD1_.htm   (191 words)

City of Portsmouth, Virginia - Voter Registration & Elections The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 was implemented by the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 6, 1996. The Act is designed to provide voter registration at DMV Offices, Public Assistance Agencies or by Mail. The intent of the Act is to increase the number of citizens registered to vote. www.portsmouthva.gov /registrar   (183 words)

42 USC Chapter 20, Subchapter I-H (3) if voter registration is maintained on a consolidated basis for more than one municipality or other unit of government by an office that performs all of the functions of a voting registrar, the geographic area of the consolidated municipalities or other geographic units. If a notice of the disposition of a mail voter registration application under section 1973gg-6(a)(2) of this title is sent by nonforwardable mail and is returned undelivered, the registrar may proceed in accordance with section 1973gg-6(d) of this title. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a completed voter registration portion of an application for a State motor vehicle driver's license accepted at a State motor vehicle authority shall be transmitted to the appropriate State election official not later than 10 days after the date of acceptance. www.usdoj.gov /crt/voting/42usc/subch_ih.htm   (4642 words)

STATE OF ALABAMA Voter registration agencies may prepare and disseminate their own materials, for internal use only, provided that any such materials are submitted to the Secretary of State for review and approval before being disseminated. All voter registration forms, transmittal envelopes, and packing slips required for voter registration agencies to fulfill their voter registration duties shall be provided by the Secretary of State and delivered to 1) each agency's headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama, in the cases of agencies designated under Section 17-4-250, paragraphs (b) and (d), Code of Ala. (3) Each voter registration agency shall develop procedures for transmitting voter registration forms to the various Boards of Registrars and file those procedures with the Secretary of State. www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us /docs/sos/2sos2.htm   (1979 words)

dcl9467.htm States that permit voter registration at polling places (since March 11, 1993 or pursuant to State law enacted on or before that date or States with no voter registration requirements for any voter in the state with respect to an election for Federal office (since March 11, 1993) are exempt from NVRA requirements. Under Section 9 of the NVRA the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is required to develop a national mail voter registration form for elections to Federal office and to submit reports to Congress to assess the impacts of the legislation each odd-numbered year beginning June 30, 1995. Current regulatory provisions at 45 CFR 205.50(a)(4) and 42 CFR 431.307(a)(2), (b), and (c) result in barring the distribution of voter registration materials to AFDC and Medicaid applicants recipients. www.acf.dhhs.gov /programs/cse/pol/DCL/dcl9467.htm   (1444 words)

UW-Eau Claire Services for Students With Disabilities - Voter Registration The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires that students with disabilities must be offered the opportunity to register to vote with every contact they have with the Services for Students with Disabilities Office. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires states to designate all state-funded offices that primarily serve people with disabilities as mandatory voter registration offices. During the 1990's the National Coalition for Students with Disabilities Education and Legal Defense Fund (NCSD) worked through the courts to establish that services for students with disabilities offices at colleges and universities should be included as a designated voter registration office. www.uwec.edu /SSD/voter_reg.htm   (751 words)

National Voter Registration Act '99 This report, entitled "The Impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 on the Administration of Elections for Federal Office, 1997-1998" is the third in a series of reports to the Congress, as required by law. In response to an FEC survey, states reported 140,946,508 registered voters in 1998, amounting to 70.15% of the voting age population – the highest percentage of voter registration in a non-presidential, Congressional election since 1970. Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and Wyoming are exempt from the provisions of the Act. www.fec.gov /press/press1999/mtrvtr99.htm   (458 words)

The NVRA (Motor Voter Act) Section 4(b) of the Act provided that states were exempt from the Act if, as of August 1, 1994, they had no voter registration requirements or had election-day registration at polling places. The Act allows for removal of voters from registration lists when they have been convicted of a disqualifying crime or adjudged mentally incapacitated, where such removals are allowed by state law. The Act also requires notification of all applicants of whether their voter registration applications were accepted or rejected. www.usdoj.gov /crt/voting/nvra/activ_nvra.htm   (805 words)

PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-396 Acting under Section 5103 of the PVRA, the Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1995 published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice that she had determined that the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) prohibits the cancellation of registration for elections for Federal office because of a failure to vote. This notice shall be effective March 17, 2002, to coincide with the effectiveness of Act 3's repeal of the PVRA and its replacement by 25 Pa.C.S. Pt. Therefore, as provided by Section 1513(a), the provisions of 25 Pa.C.S. §§ 1506 (relating to checkup of registers) through 1512 (relating to correction of errors in cancellation or suspension) are suspended, and the provisions of 25 Pa.C.S. Chapter 19 (relating to provisions contingent on Federal Law) shall be effective during the period of suspension. www.pabulletin.com /secure/data/vol32/32-10/396.html   (422 words)

HCM2007 - 442R - I Ver Whereas, the goals of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 included increasing the number of citizens who register to vote, enhancing the participation of eligible citizens in the voting process, protecting the integrity of the electoral process and ensuring accurate and current voter registration rolls. That the Congress of the United States consider the issues set out above and amend the National Voter Registration Act accordingly, or provide the necessary funds that would enable the states to adequately fulfill these requirements. Whereas, the National Voter Registration Act should be amended to discontinue these costly and unnecessary requirements. www.azleg.state.az.us /legtext/44leg/2r/bills/hcm2007p.htm   (411 words)

EAC - Mission Statement In 1993 Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act (also known as the "NVRA" and the "Motor Voter Act"). National Voter Registration Act (text of the law) Agency-based Voter Registration - When an individual applies for services, service renewal or address change, voter registration opportunities must be offered to each applicant. www.eac.gov /mission_statement.asp?format=none   (291 words)

Voterregact The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) is a federal statute which mandated dramatic Contrary to some early reports, the Act does not create a national voter registration system, automatically registering everyone who has a drivers license, or change the authority of county boards of elections to determine voter eligibility. It does create new opportunities for citizens to apply for voter registration, changes the rules in North Carolina regarding the removal of names from the voter rolls, and extends responsibility for the most fundamental process of democracy to many agency staffers who have no prior experience in election and registration administration. users.vnet.net /cabarrusdems/Voterregact.html   (256 words)

Utah's Voter Registration Law The Federal National Voter Registration Act was passed in 1993 and signed into law in May of that year by President Bill Clinton. The NVRA requires voter registration to be offered at public assistance and disability agencies in order to make registration more accessible to those citizens who have traditionally not exercised their right to vote or who may have difficulty accessing other sources of voter registration. The procedure for agency-based voter registration is specified in Utah's election law. www.governor.state.ut.us /lt_gover/NVRA2.htm   (982 words)

New York State Board of Elections - Staff Study on New York State's Implementation of and Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 [Issued 2/29/96] [NY] Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, the states are required to make it easier for eligible citizens to register to vote in federal elections. Staff Study on New York State's Implementation of and Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 We examined New York's compliance with the National Voter Registration Act and found that the State Board of Elections has made a good effort to coordinate voter registration efforts. www.osc.state.ny.us /audits/allaudits/093096/95d42.htm   (206 words)

Section 115-145 Registration duties of election authori The election authority shall compile data from the records as may be necessary for compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; (4) Retain all voter registration records and registration list maintenance records for a minimum of two years. (1) To conduct registration at its office or offices throughout the entire year, including any four-week period prior to an election for the purpose of registration of persons for subsequent elections, on all usual business days and during its regular office hours in the manner required by this chapter; www.moga.state.mo.us /statutes/C100-199/1150000145.HTM   (117 words)

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