Postal Service Voter Registration Facilitation Acts of 1989

Postal Service Voter Registration Facilitation Acts of 1989 - Directs the Postal Service to provide voter registration forms whenever change-of-address forms are provided to postal patrons. Declares that the Postal Service shall not be obligated to provide voter registration forms in any State whose voter registration authority has not provided voter registration forms to the Postal Service.

Directs the Postal Service to notify State voter registration authorities of this Act's enactment.

 
HR 2811 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 2811
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States
Postal Service give voter registration forms along with change-of-address
forms and, for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 29, 1989
Mr. LELAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States
Postal Service give voter registration forms along with change-of-address
forms and, for other purposes.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SHORT TITLE
  SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the `Postal Service Voter Registration
  Facilitation Acts of 1989'.
VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AND CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS FORMS
  SEC. 2. Chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding
  at the end thereof the following new section:
`Sec. 413. Voter registration forms to accompany change-of-address forms
  `(a) On each occasion when the Postal Service provides a change-of-address
  form to a postal patron in any State, it shall also provide to each such
  postal patron a voter registration form along with each change-of-address
  form. The Postal Service shall not be obligated to provide voter registration
  forms in any State whose voter registration authority has not provided
  voter registration forms to the Postal Service.
  `(b) As used in this section--
  `(1) `State' means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia,
  the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the
  United States; and
  `(2) `voter registration authority' means that agency or organization duly
  constituted or designated by the State government to register voters and
  maintain the official rolls of registered voters.'.
CONFORMING AMENDMENT
  SEC. 3. The table of sections for chapter 4 of title 39, United States Code,
  is amended by adding at the end the following:
`413. Voter registration forms to accompany change-of-address forms.'.
NOTIFICATION TO THE STATES
  SEC. 4. Promptly after the enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall
  notify the voter registration authority of each State of the enactment
  and mail a copy of the public law to each such voter registration authority.
  SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment.