Voter Registration Efficiency Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require 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, to 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.
Requires the motor vehicle authority, if an individual indicates an intention for the new state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes, to notify the motor vehicle authority of the former state of residence, which shall notify the chief state election official of that state that the individual no longer intends for it to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2115 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2115
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2013
Mrs. Miller of Michigan (for herself and Mr. Rokita) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House
Administration
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Registration Efficiency Act''.
SEC. 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 2014 or any
succeeding year.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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