Sec. 2. Restrictions on certain voter registration activities
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Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20507 ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(j)as subsection (k); and by inserting after subsection
(i)the following new subsection: A State may not register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office pursuant to an automatic voter registration system. In this subsection, the term automatic voter registration system means, with respect to a State, a system that registers an individual to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, if eligible, by electronically transferring the information necessary for registration from government agencies to election officials of the State so that, unless the individual affirmatively declines to be registered, the individual will be registered to vote in such elections. . Section 8(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1) ) is amended by striking not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election each place it appears and inserting not later than the fourth Saturday prior to the date of the election . This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in 2022 and any succeeding election for Federal office.
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