National Voter Registration Act

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United States federal statute election law

The National Voter Registration Act is a U.S. federal law designed to increase voter participation by simplifying and standardizing the process of registering to vote, including through motor vehicle agencies and mail-in registration.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
National Voter Registration Act of 1993	12
Motor Voter Act	3
National Voter Registration Act canonical	3
United States voting rights legislation	1
the National Voter Registration Act preempts Arizona’s additional documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for the federal form	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T241398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Voter Registration Act
Context triple: [Civil Rights Division, legalAuthority, National Voter Registration Act]

A. Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act is a U.S. federal law that guarantees the right of military personnel and citizens living abroad to register and vote absentee in federal elections.
B. Help America Vote Act
The Help America Vote Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2002 to modernize election systems, improve voting access and administration, and establish nationwide standards for federal elections.
C. Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices and enforced African Americans’ right to vote, especially in the South.
D. Electoral Count Act of 1887
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is a U.S. federal law that sets procedures for resolving disputes over presidential electors and counting electoral votes in Congress.
E. General Election Law of 1925
The General Election Law of 1925 was a landmark Japanese statute that introduced universal male suffrage and significantly expanded democratic participation in the late Taishō period.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Voter Registration Act
Target entity description: The National Voter Registration Act is a U.S. federal law designed to increase voter participation by simplifying and standardizing the process of registering to vote, including through motor vehicle agencies and mail-in registration.

A. Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act is a U.S. federal law that guarantees the right of military personnel and citizens living abroad to register and vote absentee in federal elections.
B. Help America Vote Act
The Help America Vote Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2002 to modernize election systems, improve voting access and administration, and establish nationwide standards for federal elections.
C. Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices and enforced African Americans’ right to vote, especially in the South.
D. Electoral Count Act of 1887
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is a U.S. federal law that sets procedures for resolving disputes over presidential electors and counting electoral votes in Congress.
E. General Election Law of 1925
The General Election Law of 1925 was a landmark Japanese statute that introduced universal male suffrage and significantly expanded democratic participation in the late Taishō period.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ election law ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Justice ⓘ
aimsToReduce	barriers to voter registration ⓘ discriminatory voter registration practices ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Motor Voter Act ⓘ linked to: National Voter Registration Act
appliesTo	elections for federal office ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 52 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsProvision	Section 5 voter registration at motor vehicle agencies ⓘ Section 6 mail voter registration ⓘ Section 7 agency-based voter registration ⓘ Section 8 list maintenance requirements ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateSigned	1993-05-20 ⓘ
effectiveDate	1995-01-01 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
encourages	coordination of voter registration with other government services ⓘ
enforcedBy	Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ linked to: Civil Rights Division
exempts	North Dakota ⓘ certain states with same-day registration as of its enactment ⓘ
exemptsReason	North Dakota does not require voter registration ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal elections in the United States ⓘ
legalBasis	Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ linked to: Article I, Section 4 of the United States Constitution
policyType	voting rights legislation ⓘ
primaryGoal	enhance voting rights protections ⓘ increase voter participation ⓘ increase voter registration ⓘ
prohibits	systematic voter purges within 90 days of a federal election ⓘ unreasonable removal of eligible voters from registration rolls ⓘ
protects	eligible voters from improper removal from registration lists ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 103-31 ⓘ
regulates	maintenance of voter registration lists ⓘ
relatedTo	Help America Vote Act of 2002 ⓘ linked to: Help America Vote Act Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
requires	states to accept and use a federal mail voter registration form ⓘ states to offer mail-in voter registration ⓘ states to offer voter registration at motor vehicle agencies ⓘ voter registration opportunities at disability services offices ⓘ voter registration opportunities at public assistance agencies ⓘ
scope	nationwide application to most U.S. states ⓘ
shortName	NVRA ⓘ
signedBy	Bill Clinton ⓘ
signingPresident	Bill Clinton ⓘ
subjectMatter	federal election administration ⓘ voter list maintenance ⓘ voter registration procedures ⓘ
typeOfReform	administrative election reform ⓘ
yearEnacted	1993 ⓘ

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