Automatic Voter Registration Act
- Last Action
- 1/17/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-17Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 2019-01-17Introduced in House
- 2019-01-17Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-17 (00)
Automatic Voter Registration Act
This bill requires state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving specified identifying information regarding an individual requesting services, to transmit the information to the state election office. The state election office shall then notify the individual that the individual shall be automatically registered to vote in federal elections in the state unless the individual declines to be registered to vote, does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements, or is already registered to vote.
A state may only use such information regarding an individual's citizenship status for determining whether the individual is eligible to vote in federal elections.
Cosponsors (20)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
Subjects
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government information and archives
- Immigration status and procedures
- Licensing and registrations
- Motor vehicles
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Samoa
- State and local government operations
- Virgin Islands
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