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H.R. 239House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Same Day Registration Act of 2023

Sponsored by Julia BrownleyRep. Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Introduced January 10, 2023

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The Same Day Registration Act of 2023 amends the Help America Vote Act to require every state to let eligible voters register and vote on the same day during federal elections, including early‑voting periods. It applies to all individuals qualified to vote in federal contests and sets a compliance deadline for the November 2024 general election and future federal elections.

Key Provisions

  • States must allow any eligible person to register to vote at the polling place on the day of a federal election or any early‑voting day and cast a ballot the same day.
  • Registration can be done using the standard voter‑registration form, and voters may also update existing registration information at the poll.
  • A state is exempt only if it already has no voter‑registration requirement for federal elections.
  • States must meet these requirements for the November 2024 general election and all subsequent federal elections.
  • The bill redesignates existing HAVA sections and updates the table of contents to include the new same‑day registration provision.

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

January 10, 2023

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Introduced in House

January 10, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

January 10, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 10, 2023

I

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 239

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 10, 2023

Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

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

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Same Day Registration Act of 2023.

2.

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 (or, if the individual is already registered to vote, to revise any of the individual's voter registration information); 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 2024 and for any subsequent election for Federal office.

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(b)

Conforming amendment relating to enforcement

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

(c)

Clerical amendment

The table of contents of such Act is amended—

(1)

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

(2)

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

Sec. 304. Same day registration.

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