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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 1 (Reported in House) — To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics r... · Sec. 1020

Sec. 1020. Definitions

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In this part, the following definitions apply: The term chief State election official means, with respect to a State, the individual designated by the State under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20509 ) to be responsible for coordination of the State’s responsibilities under such Act. The term Commission means the Election Assistance Commission. The term exempt State means a State which, under law which is in effect continuously on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, operates an automatic voter registration program under which an individual is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office in the State if the individual provides the motor vehicle authority of the State (or, in the case of a State in which an individual is automatically registered to vote at the time the individual applies for benefits or services with a Permanent Dividend Fund of the State, provides the appropriate official of such Fund) with such identifying information as the State may require.
The term State means each of the several States and the District of Columbia.
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