H.R. 8221House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State, and for other purposes.

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The bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each state to provide the Election Assistance Commission with a biennial report on how it maintains its voter rolls. The report must cover the prior two‑year period and include data on inactive registrants, recent voters, removals, notices sent, and responses to those notices. This change affects state election officials and the federal agency that oversees election assistance, aiming to increase transparency of voter list maintenance.

Key Provisions

Adds a new record‑keeping requirement for states to track names, addresses, and length of inactivity for registrants deemed inactive under existing criteria.
Renumbers the existing subsection (j) to (k) and inserts a new subsection (j) that sets the reporting requirement.
Mandates that each state submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission by June 30 of every odd‑numbered year, covering the previous two years, and include totals of: (1) inactive registrants and how long they have been inactive; (2) registrants who voted in at least one of the last two federal general elections; (3) registrants removed from the voter list under the inactivity criteria; (4) notices sent to inactive registrants; and (5) registrants who responded to those notices.
Specifies that the new reporting provisions take effect on the date the law is enacted.

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

June 24, 2022

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Introduced in House

June 24, 2022

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

June 24, 2022

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 24, 2022

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8221

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 24, 2022

Mr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State, and for other purposes.

State reporting requirements with respect to voter list maintenance

(a)

In general

Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following:

(3)

The records maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include lists of the names and addresses of all registrants in a State who were inactive according to the criteria described in subsection (d)(1)(B) and the length of time each such registrant has been inactive according to such criteria.

;

(2)

by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and

(3)

by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection:

(j)

Reporting requirements

Not later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, each State shall submit to the Election Assistance Commission a report that includes, with respect to such State during the preceding 2-year period, the total number of—

(1)

registrants who were inactive according to the criteria described in subsection (d)(1)(B) and the length of time each such registrant has been inactive according to such criteria;

(2)

registrants who voted in at least one of the prior 2 consecutive general elections for Federal office;

(3)

registrants removed from the list of official voters in the State pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(B);

(4)

notices sent to registrants pursuant to subsection (d)(2); and

(5)

registrants who received a notice described in paragraph (4) who responded to such notice.

(b)

Effective date

This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.