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This 5 page report discusses the National Voter Registration Act, most commonly known as the “Motor Voter” and was designed to encourage voter registration and remove a number of discriminatory and unfair obstacles to voter registration. Signed into law in 1993, the Act was put into effect on January 1, 1995. Several states fought implementation of the law calling it an “un-funded mandate” that led to a greater potential for election fraud. Since the law’s implementation, significant successful results have been proven. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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is the duty of the state, local, and federal governments to promote the exercise of that right, passed the national Voter Registration Act of 1993. On May 20, 1993, the
act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Most commonly referred to as "Motor Voter," the National Voter Registration Act is designed to encourage voter registration and to remove
discriminatory and unfair obstacles to voter registration. The League of Womens Voters (1994) explains that the law applies to all federal elections and was written to take effect on January
1, 1995 (the act included with an extension of time for those states that needed to amend their state constitutions in order to implement the act). The federal government recognized
the fact that states would have to pass legislation to implement the provisions of the act. The act also made provisions for the fact that states also had to pass
legislation to make the provisions of the act applicable to state and local elections, unless they choose to maintain a separate registration system for state and local elections -- an
option that would most likely be costly, inefficient and possibly discriminatory. Fundamentals of the Act The provisions of the motor voter act
are in addition to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and do not allow any procedures that violate the original act. The 1993 legislation compelled states to register voters
in three specified ways in addition to any other procedures the state already had in place for voter registration: * Simultaneous application for drivers license and voter registration
* Mail application for voter registration * Application in person at designated government agencies, including public assistance agencies and agencies that provide services to people with disabilities. *
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