S. 624Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Same Day Registration Act

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The Same Day Registration Act would change the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require every state to let eligible voters register and vote on the same day they cast their ballot in federal elections, including during early voting periods. The rule would take effect for the November 2020 general election and all later federal elections, with an exception for states that already have no voter‑registration requirement for federal offices.

Key Provisions

Each state must allow any eligible individual to register at the polling place on election day or any day early voting is allowed, using the standard voter‑registration form.
After registering, the individual can immediately cast a ballot in that federal election.
States that already have no voter‑registration requirement for federal elections are exempt from this new requirement.
The law becomes effective for the November 2020 federal election and all subsequent federal elections.
The bill also renumbers existing sections of the Help America Vote Act to accommodate the new same‑day registration provision.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration Committee

February 28, 2019

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Introduced in Senate

February 28, 2019

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration Committee

February 28, 2019

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 28, 2019

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 624

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 28, 2019

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Tester, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

A BILL

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Same Day Registration Act.

Same day registration

(a)

In general

Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and

(2)

by inserting after section 303 the following new section:

304.

Same day registration

(a)

In general

(1)

Registration

Notwithstanding section 8(a)(1)(D) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)(D)), each State shall permit any eligible individual on the day of a Federal election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for a Federal election—

(A)

to register to vote in such election at the polling place using a form that meets the requirements under section 9(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20508(b)); and

(B)

to cast a vote in such election.

(2)

Exception

The requirements under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a State in which, under a State law in effect continuously on and after the date of the enactment of this section, there is no voter registration requirement for individuals in the State with respect to elections for Federal office.

(b)

Eligible individual

For purposes of this section, the term eligible individual means, with respect to any election for Federal office, an individual who is otherwise qualified to vote in that election.

(c)

Effective date

Each State shall be required to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) for the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office occurring in November 2020 and for any subsequent election for Federal office.

(b)

Conforming amendments

(1)

Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking and 303 and inserting 303, and 304.

(2)

The table of contents of such Act is amended—

(A)

by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively; and

(B)

by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item:

Sec. 304. Same day registration.