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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
In general
Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended—
in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following:
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.
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by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection:
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—
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;
registrants who voted in at least one of the prior 2 consecutive general elections for Federal office;
registrants removed from the list of official voters in the State pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(B);
notices sent to registrants pursuant to subsection (d)(2); and
registrants who received a notice described in paragraph (4) who responded to such notice.
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Effective date
This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.