[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4496 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4496
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish certain
requirements for voter registration with respect to District of
Columbia elections, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 6, 2023
Mr. Norman (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
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A BILL
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish certain
requirements for voter registration with respect to District of
Columbia elections, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Confidence in Elections:
District of Columbia Voter List Maintenance Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA ELECTIONS.
(a) Requirements.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305
and 306, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 303 the following new
section:
``SEC. 304. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ELECTIONS.
``(a) Annual List Maintenance.--
``(1) Requirements.--
``(A) In general.--The District of Columbia shall
carry out annually a program to remove ineligible
persons from the official list of persons registered to
vote in the District of Columbia, as required by
section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of
1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) and pursuant to the procedures
described in subparagraph (B).
``(B) Removal from voter rolls.--In the case of a
registrant from the official list of eligible voters in
District of Columbia elections who has failed to vote
in a District of Columbia election during a period of
two consecutive years, the District of Columbia shall
send to such registrant a notice described in section
8(d)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
(52 U.S.C. 20507(d)(2)) and shall remove the registrant
from the official list of eligible voters in District
of Columbia elections if--
``(i) the registrant fails to respond to
such notice; and
``(ii) the registrant has not voted or
appeared to vote in a District of Columbia
election during the period beginning the date
such notice is sent and ending the later of 4
years after the date such notice is sent or
after two consecutive District of Columbia
general elections have been held.
``(2) Timing.--In the case of a year during which a
regularly scheduled District of Columbia election is held, the
District of Columbia shall carry out the program described in
paragraph (1) not later than 90 days prior to the date of the
election.
``(b) Prohibiting Same-Day Registration.--The District of Columbia
may not permit an individual to vote in a District of Columbia election
unless, not later than 30 days prior to the date of the election, the
individual is duly registered to vote in the election.
``(c) District of Columbia Election Defined.--In this section, the
term `District of Columbia election' means any election for public
office in the District of Columbia, including an election for Federal
office, and any ballot initiative or referendum.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 401 of
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by
striking ``and 303'' and inserting ``303, and 304''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended--
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and
305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the
following new item:
``Sec. 304. Requirements for voter registration in District of Columbia
elections.''.
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