NVRA

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NVRA is the commonly used acronym for the U.S. National Voter Registration Act, a federal law designed to expand and simplify voter registration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
voter registration law ⓘ
acronymFor National Voter Registration Act ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Election Assistance Commission ⓘ
allows systematic voter list maintenance subject to procedural safeguards ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Motor Voter Act ⓘ
appliesTo District of Columbia ⓘ
U.S. territories that conduct federal elections ⓘ
federal elections ⓘ
most U.S. states ⓘ
codifiedIn 52 U.S.C. § 20501 et seq. ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1993-05-20 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1995-01-01 ⓘ
enactedBy 103rd United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
exempts North Dakota ⓘ
states that had Election Day registration as of August 1, 1994 ⓘ
fullName National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ⓘ
influenced expansion of voter registration opportunities in the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
prohibits removing voters from rolls solely for not voting ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 103-31 ⓘ
purpose to enhance participation in elections by simplifying voter registration ⓘ
to ensure that accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained ⓘ
to increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote ⓘ
to protect the integrity of the electoral process ⓘ
relatedTo Help America Vote Act of 2002 ⓘ
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
requires states to offer voter registration at disability services offices ⓘ
states to offer voter registration at motor vehicle agencies ⓘ
states to offer voter registration at public assistance agencies ⓘ
states to offer voter registration by mail ⓘ
section Section 5 ⓘ
Section 6 ⓘ
Section 7 ⓘ
Section 8 ⓘ
section5Requires voter registration opportunities at motor vehicle agencies ⓘ
section6Provides federal mail voter registration form ⓘ
section7Requires voter registration at designated voter registration agencies ⓘ
section8Regulates list maintenance procedures for voter registration rolls ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
sponsoredBy John Conyers ⓘ
subjectArea election law ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
yearEnacted 1993 ⓘ

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