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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2566
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require an indi-
vidual 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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 10, 2023
Mrs. MCCLAIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Voter Registration Ef-
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ficiency Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING APPLICANTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
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DRIVER’S LICENSES IN NEW STATE TO INDI-
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CATE WHETHER STATE SERVES AS RESI-
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DENCE
FOR
VOTER
REGISTRATION
PUR-
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POSES.
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(a) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
APPLICANTS
FOR
LI-
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CENSES.—Section 5(d) of the National Voter Registration
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Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–3(d)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘Any change’’ and inserting
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‘‘(1) Any change’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new
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paragraph:
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‘‘(2)(A) A State motor vehicle authority shall require
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each individual applying for a motor vehicle driver’s li-
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cense in the State—
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‘‘(i) to indicate whether the individual resides in
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another State or resided in another State prior to
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applying for the license, and, if so, to identify the
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State involved; and
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‘‘(ii) to indicate whether the individual intends
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for the State to serve as the individual’s residence
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for purposes of registering to vote in elections for
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Federal office.
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‘‘(B) If pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) an indi-
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vidual indicates to the State motor vehicle authority that
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the individual intends for the State to serve as the individ-
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ual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in elec-
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tions for Federal office, the authority shall notify the
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motor vehicle authority of the State identified by the indi-
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vidual pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i), who shall notify
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the chief State election official of such State that the indi-
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vidual no longer intends for that State to serve as the indi-
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vidual’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in
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elections for Federal office.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to elections
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occurring in 2024 or any succeeding year.
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