Sec. 1901. Treatment of institutions of higher education
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Section 7(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20506(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A); by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(B)and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: each institution of higher education which has a program participation agreement in effect with the Secretary of Education under section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094 ), other than an institution which is treated as a contributing agency under the Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2019. ; and in paragraph (6)(A), by inserting or, in the case of an institution of higher education, with each registration of a student for enrollment in a course of study, including enrollment in a program of distance education, as defined in section 103(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( after 20 U.S.C. 1003(7) ), assistance, . Section 487(a)(23) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(23) ) is amended to read as follows: The institution will ensure that an appropriate staff person or office is designated publicly as a Campus Vote Coordinator and will ensure that such person’s or office’s contact information is included on the institution’s website. Not fewer than twice during each calendar year (beginning with 2020), the Campus Vote Coordinator shall transmit electronically to each student enrolled in the institution (including students enrolled in distance education programs) a message containing the following information: Information on the location of polling places in the jurisdiction in which the institution is located, together with information on available methods of transportation to and from such polling places. A referral to a government-affiliated website or online platform which provides centralized voter registration information for all States, including access to applicable voter registration forms and information to assist individuals who are not registered to vote in registering to vote. Any additional voter registration and voting information the Coordinator considers appropriate, in consultation with the appropriate State election official. In addition to transmitting the message described in clause
(ii)not fewer than twice during each calendar year, the Campus Vote Coordinator shall transmit the message under such clause not fewer than 30 days prior to the deadline for registering to vote for any election for Federal, State, or local office in the State. If the institution in its normal course of operations requests each student registering for enrollment in a course of study, including students registering for enrollment in a program of distance education, to affirm whether or not the student is a United States citizen, the institution will comply with the applicable requirements for a contributing agency under the Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2019. If the institution is not described in subparagraph (B), the institution will comply with the requirements for a voter registration agency in the State in which it is located in accordance with section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20506 ). This paragraph applies only with respect to an institution which is located in a State to which section 4(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20503(b) ) does not apply. . The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 2020. The Secretary of Education may award competitive grants to public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education that are subject to the requirements of section 487(a)(23) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(23) ), as amended by subsection
(a)and that the Secretary determines have demonstrated excellence in registering students to vote in elections for public office beyond meeting the minimum requirements of such section. An institution of higher education is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the institution submits to the Secretary of Education, at such time and in such form as the Secretary may require, an application containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require to make the determination described in paragraph (1), including information and assurances that the institution carried out activities to promote voter registration by students, such as the following: Sponsoring large on-campus voter mobilization efforts. Engaging the surrounding community in nonpartisan voter registration and get out the vote efforts. Creating a website for students with centralized information about voter registration and election dates. Inviting candidates to speak on campus. Offering rides to students to the polls to increase voter education, registration, and mobilization. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to award grants under this subsection. It is the sense of Congress that, as provided under existing law, students who attend an institution of higher education and reside in the jurisdiction of the institution while attending the institution should have the option of registering to vote in elections for Federal office in that jurisdiction or in the jurisdiction of their own domicile.
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