Sec. 201. Federal electronic voter registration application form
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The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 the following new section: The Election Assistance Commission shall, in consultation with chief election officials of the States, develop an online voter registration platform which— contains an electronic version of the mail voter registration application form prescribed under section 9(a)(2) (in this section referred to as the electronic voter registration application form ) that— meets the requirements of section 9(b) and section 303(a)(4) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002; and allows for the applicant to provide— sufficient information required by the State or jurisdiction in which the applicant is registering for the purposes of identifying an existing signature of the applicant on file with such State or jurisdiction; or an electronic signature in such form or by such method as is acceptable by the State or jurisdiction to which the applicant is registering; and requires an applicant to indicate whether the applicant is currently registered to vote in any other jurisdiction (and, if so, to provide information identifying such other jurisdiction); and in the case of an applicant who is registered to vote in another jurisdiction, treats submission and acceptance of such application in a new jurisdiction as a request to cancel registration in such other jurisdiction.
The Election Assistance Commission shall automatically forward completed electronic voter registration application forms and cancellation requests pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(B) to the appropriate chief State election officials and, acting through such officials, to appropriate State and local election officials in the State. If the chief election official of a State certifies that the State has developed a platform that meets the requirements of subsection (a), the Election Assistance Commission shall automatically connect applicants for registration in that State to such State platform in lieu of the platform developed under subsection (a).
A State shall accept an electronic voter registration application form transmitted under subsection (b), and ensure that the individual is registered to vote in the State, if the individual meets the same voter registration requirements applicable to individuals who register to vote by mail in accordance with section 6(a)(1) using the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2). If a State does not accept an electronic signature for individuals registering electronically and there is insufficient information to identify an existing signature of the applicant on file with the State or jurisdiction, the State shall allow individuals to provide a signature at the poll prior to voting for the first time in such jurisdiction after acceptance of an electronic voter registration form.
Subject to paragraph (2), a State may by law require a person to vote in person if— the person was registered to vote in a jurisdiction electronically; and the person has not previously voted in that jurisdiction. Paragraph
(1)does not apply in the case of a person— who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; who is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act; who has provided sufficient information for the purposes of identifying an existing signature of the applicant on file with such State or jurisdiction; or who is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other Federal law. . Section 4(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20503(a) ) is amended— by striking and at the end of paragraph (2); by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (4); and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following new paragraph: by electronic application pursuant to section 6A; and . Section 8(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1) ) is amended— by striking and at the end of subparagraph (C); by redesignating subparagraph
(D)as subparagraph (E); and by inserting after subparagraph
(C)the following new subparagraph: in the case of registration online under section 6A, if the valid voter registration application is submitted not later than the lesser of 20 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election (as determined by treating the date on which the application is completed electronically as the date on which it is submitted); and . Section 8(a)(5) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(5) ) is amended by striking and 7 and inserting 6A, and 7 .
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