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52 U.S.C. § 20504 — Simultaneous application for voter registration and application for motor vehicle driver’s license
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**(a) In general**
(1) Each State motor vehicle driver’s license application (including any renewal application) submitted to the appropriate State motor vehicle authority under State law shall serve as an application for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application.
(2) An application for voter registration submitted under paragraph (1) shall be considered as updating any previous voter registration by the applicant.
**(b) Limitation on use of information** No information relating to the failure of an applicant for a State motor vehicle driver’s license to sign a voter registration application may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
**(c) Forms and procedures**
(1) Each State shall include a voter registration application form for elections for Federal office as part of an application for a State motor vehicle driver’s license.
(2) The voter registration application portion of an application for a State motor vehicle driver’s license—
(A) may not require any information that duplicates information required in the driver’s license portion of the form (other than a second signature or other information necessary under subparagraph (C));
(B) may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to—
(i) prevent duplicate voter registrations; and
(ii) enable State election officials to assess the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other parts of the election process;
(C) shall include a statement that—
(i) states each eligibility requirement (including citizenship);
(ii) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each such requirement; and
(iii) requires the signature of the applic
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**(a) In general**
(1) Each State motor vehicle driver’s license application (including any renewal application) submitted to the appropriate State motor vehicle authority under State law shall serve as an application for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application.
(2) An application for voter registration submitted under paragraph (1) shall be considered as updating any previous voter registration by the applicant.
**(b) Limitation on use of information** No information relating to the failure of an applicant for a State motor vehicle driver’s license to sign a voter registration application may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
**(c) Forms and procedures**
(1) Each State shall include a voter registration application form for elections for Federal office as part of an application for a State motor vehicle driver’s license.
(2) The voter registration application portion of an application for a State motor vehicle driver’s license—
(A) may not require any information that duplicates information required in the driver’s license portion of the form (other than a second signature or other information necessary under subparagraph (C));
(B) may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to—
(i) prevent duplicate voter registrations; and
(ii) enable State election officials to assess the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other parts of the election process;
(C) shall include a statement that—
(i) states each eligibility requirement (including citizenship);
(ii) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each such requirement; and
(iii) requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury;
(D) shall include, in print that is identical to that used in the attestation portion of the application—
(i) the information required in section 20507(a)(5)(A) and (B) of this title;
(ii) a statement that, if an applicant declines to register to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes; and
(iii) a statement that if an applicant does register to vote, the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes; and
(E) shall be made available (as submitted by the applicant, or in machine readable or other format) to the appropriate State election official as provided by State law.
**(d) Change of address** Any change of address form submitted in accordance with State law for purposes of a State motor vehicle driver’s license shall serve as notification of change of address for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office for the registrant involved unless the registrant states on the form that the change of address is not for voter registration purposes.
**(e) Transmittal deadline**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a completed voter registration portion of an application for a State motor vehicle driver’s license accepted at a State motor vehicle authority shall be transmitted to the appropriate State election official not later than 10 days after the date of acceptance.
(2) If a registration application is accepted within 5 days before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application shall be transmitted to the appropriate State election official not later than 5 days after the date of acceptance.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1973gg–3 was editorially reclassified as [section 20504 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20504&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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**(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 20504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20504&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) by mail application pursuant to [section 20505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20505&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) by application in person—
(A) at the appropriate registration site designated with respect to the residence of the applicant in accordance with State law; and
(B) at a Federal, State, or nongovernmental office designated under [section 20506 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20506&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Nonapplicability to certain States** This chapter 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 August 1, 1994, 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 August 1, 1994, or that was enacted on or prior to August 1, 1994, and by its terms is to come into effect upon the enactment of this chapter, 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 Fed
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**(a) In general** In the administration of voter registration for elections for Federal office, each State shall—
(1) ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote in an election—
(A) in the case of registration with a motor vehicle application under [section 20504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20504&num=0&edition=prelim), if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is submitted to the appropriate State motor vehicle authority not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(B) in the case of registration by mail under [section 20505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20505&num=0&edition=prelim), if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is postmarked not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(C) in the case of registration at a voter registration agency, if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is accepted at the voter registration agency not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election; and
(D) in any other case, if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is received by the appropriate State election official not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(2) require the appropriate State election official to send notice to each applicant of the disposition of the application;
(3) provide that the name of a registrant may not be removed from the official list of eligible voters except—
(A) at the request of the registrant;
(B) as provi
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 20502
be legally possible to adopt and place into effect
any amendments to the constitution of the State
that are necessary to permit such compliance with
this Act without requiring a special election; and
‘‘(2) with respect to any State not described in
paragraph (1), on January 1, 1995.’’
PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP
Pub. L. 104–132, title IX, § 902, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat.
1317, provided that: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a Federal, State, or local government agen-
cy may not use a voter registration card (or other re-
lated document) that evidences registration for an elec-
tion for Federal office, as evidence to prove United
States citizenship.’’
Similar provisions were contained in section 117 of
H.R. 2076, One Hundred Fourth Congress, as passed by
the House of Representatives on Dec. 6, 1995, and as en-
acted 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.
§ 20502. Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(1) the term ‘‘election’’ has the meaning
stated in section 30101(1) of this title;
(2) the term ‘‘Federal office’’ has the mean-
ing stated in section 30101(3) of this title;
(3) the term ‘‘motor vehicle driver’s license’’
includes any personal identification document
issued by a State motor vehicle authority;
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means a State of the
United States and the District of Columbia;
and
(5) the term ‘‘voter registration agency’’
means an office designated under section
20506(a)(1) of this title to perform voter reg-
istration activities.
(Pub. L. 103–31, § 3, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 77.)
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CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 1973gg–1 of
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