§ 20503. National procedures for voter registration for elections for Federal office

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1993

   National Voter Registration Act of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–31 § 4 · 107 Stat. 77

   Enacted · 52 U.S.C. § 20503

   Pub. L. 103–31, § 4, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 78

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–31, § 4, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 78

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 4. NATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR VOTER REGISTRATION FOR ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. (a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any other Federal or State law, in addition to any other method of voter registration provided for under State law, each State shall establish procedures to register to vote in elections for Federal office— (1) by application made simultaneously with an application for a motor vehicle driver’s license pursuant to section 5; (2) by mail application pursuant to section 6; and (3) by application in person— (A) at the appropriate registration site designated with respect to the resiaence of the applicant in accordance with State law; and (B) at a Federal, State, or nongovernmental office designated under section 7. (b) Nonapplicability to Certain States.— This Act does not apply to a State described in either or both of the following paragraphs: (1) A State in which, under law that is in effect continuously on and after March 11,1993, there is no voter registration requirement for any voter in the State with respect to an election for Federal office. (2) A State in which, under law that is in effect continuously on and after March 11, 1993, or that was enacted on or prior to March 11, 1993, and by its terms is to come into effect upon the enactment of this Act, so long as that law remains in effect, all voters in the State may register to vote at the polling place at the time of voting in a general election for Federal office.

   Effective date note
   Section 116(b) of H.R. 2076, One Hundred Fourth Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives on Dec. 6, 1995, and as enacted into law by Pub. L. 104–91, title I, § 101(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 11, as amended by Pub. L. 104–99, title II, § 211, Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 37, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 [Pub. L. 103–31, see Tables for classification].”

2. 1996

   Pub. L. 104–91 title I § 101(a) · 110 Stat. 7

   1. Amended · 52 U.S.C. § 20503(b)

      Pub. L. 104–91, as amended by Pub. L. 104–99

   2. Substituted · 52 U.S.C. § 20503(b)

      Pub. L. 104–91, as substituted “August 1, 1994” for “March 11, 1993” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–91, as amended by Pub. L. 104–99, substituted “August 1, 1994” for “March 11, 1993” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Such amounts as may be necessary under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 for continuing the following projects or activities including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for in this Act) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1995: All allowances paid under section 5(b) of the Peace Corps Act, 22 U.S.C. section 2504, notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672, at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–295) on the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 1868), as passed by the House of Representatives on October 31, 1995; All activities, including administrative expenses, necessary to process single-family mortgage loans and refinancing for low-income and moderate-income families funded under the Federal Housing Administration’s “FHA-mutual mortgage insurance program account” and “FHA-general and special risk program account” in the Department of Housing and Urban Development at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–384) on the Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2099), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 7, 1995; All projects and activities directly related to the security of United States diplomatic posts and facilities abroad, notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–378) on the Departments of Commerce, justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2076), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 6, 1995; Activities funded under the account heading “Emergency food and shelter program” in the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount made available by this Act shall not exceed $46,000,000: Provided further, That not to exceed three and one-half per centum of the amount made available shall be for administrative costs; All retirement pay and medical benefits for Public Health Services Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, and for pa3anents under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependent’s Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55) and for payments pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)) at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2127), as passed by the House of Representatives on August 4, 1995; All projects and activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement, Federal Prison System, United States Attorneys, United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Detention, Fees and Expenses of Witnesses, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Executive Office for Immigration Review, necessary for the investigation and prosecution of criminal and civil offenses; national security; the apprehension, detention and removal of illegal and criminal aliens; the incarceration, detention, and movement of Federal prisoners and detainees; and the protection of the Federal judiciary at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–378) on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2076), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 6, 1995; All projects and activities of the Judiciary to the extent and in the manner and at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–378) on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2076), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 6, 1995; All projects and activities necessary to provide for the expenses of State surveys and certifications under the account heading “Program Management” under the Health Care Financing Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services; Trade adjustment assistance benefits and North American Free Trade Act benefits funded under the account heading “Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances” under the Employment and Training Administration in the Department of Labor; Payments to the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds under the account heading “Payments to Health Care Trust Funds” under the Health Care Financing Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services; All projects and activities necessary to provide for the expenses of Medicare contractors under title XVIII of the Social Security Act under the account heading “Program Management” under the Health Care Financing Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services; All projects and activities funded under the account heading “Grants to States for Medicaid” under the Health Care Financing Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services; All projects and activities of the National Institutes of Health in the Department of Health and Human Services at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2127), as passed by the House of Representatives on August 4, 1995; All projects and activities necessary to carry out the section 7(a) General Business Loan Guaranty Program and the section 504 Certified Development Company Program, as authorized by law, under the Small Business Administration at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–378) on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2076), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 6, 1995; All projects and activities funded under the account heading “Surety Bond Guarantees Revolving Fxmd” under the Small Business Administration at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–378) on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 2076), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 6, 1995; All projects and activities necessary to accommodate visitors and to provide for visitors services on the public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–402) on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 1977), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 13, 1995; All projects and activities funded under the account heading “Disease Control, Research, and Training” under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Department of Health and Human Services at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, not to exceed an annual rate for new obligational authority of $2,114,693,000; All Self-Determination and Self-Governance projects and activities of tribes or tribal organizations (as that term is defined in Public Law 93–638) that are authorized by Public Law 93–638 under the account heading “Operation of Indian Programs” under the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior or under the account heading “Indian Health Services” under the Indian Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services at a rate for operations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provided for in the conference report and joint explanatory statement of the Committee of Conference (House Report 104–402) on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (H.R. 1977), as passed by the House of Representatives on December 13, 1995; All projects and activities necessary to provide for the expenses of the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf under the account heading “Gallaudet University” in the Department of Education; Payments for benefits and interest on advances, together with expenses of operation and administration, under the account heading “Black Lung Disability Trust Fund” under the Employment Standards Administration in the Department of Labor; and Payments for benefits, together with expenses of operation and administration, under the account heading “Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners” in the Social Security Administration:

   Effective date note
   Section 116(b) of H.R. 2076, One Hundred Fourth Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives on Dec. 6, 1995, and as enacted into law by Pub. L. 104–91, title I, § 101(a), Jan. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 11, as amended by Pub. L. 104–99, title II, § 211, Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 37, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 [Pub. L. 103–31, see Tables for classification].”

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