H.R. 4317House118th Congress (2023-2025)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 changes the National Voter Registration Act to make states send a biennial report to the Election Assistance Commission about how they maintain voter lists. The report must cover inactive voters, recent voting activity, removals, notices sent, and responses. It affects state election officials and the voters whose information is tracked.

Key Provisions

Adds a requirement that state records list all inactive registrants and how long each has been inactive.
Mandates that each state submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission by June 30 of every odd-numbered year, covering the prior two years.
The report must include totals for inactive registrants, voters who participated in the last two federal general elections, registrants removed under the law, notices sent to registrants, and registrants who responded to those notices.
The new reporting requirements become effective on the date the law is enacted.

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

June 23, 2023

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Introduced in House

June 23, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

June 23, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 23, 2023

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4317

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 23, 2023

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.