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National Voter Registration Act

United States [1993]
Also known as: NVRA, motor-voter law
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  • A map of the states, boundaries, and capital cities of the United States, along with the bodies of water and other countries surrounding the U.S.
    United States
    / Voting and elections

    …in 1993 Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act (the so-called “motor-voter law”), which required states to allow citizens to register to vote when they received their driver’s licenses, and in 1998 voters in Oregon approved a referendum that established a mail-in voting system. In addition, some states now allow…

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    …in 1993 Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act (the so-called “motor-voter law”), which required states to allow citizens to register to vote when they received their driver’s licenses, and in 1998 voters in Oregon approved a referendum that established a mail-in voting system. In addition, some states now allow…

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