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The coverage formula, contained in Section 4(b) of the Act, determines which states are subject to preclearance. As enacted in 1965, the first element in the formula was whether, on November 1, 1964, the state or a political subdivision of the state maintained a "test or device" restricting the opportunity to register and vote.
According to a 2020 study, voter registration laws adopted in the period 1880–1916 reduced turnout as much as 19%. [9] North Dakota abolished voter registration in 1951 for state and federal elections, the only state to do so. [1] Since 2004 it has required voters to produce ID at time of casting a vote.
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (the "Motor Voter" law) required state governments to either provide uniform opt-in registration services through drivers' license registration centers, disability centers, schools, libraries, and mail-in registration, or to allow voter registration on Election Day, where voters can register at ...
Alabama. 15 days before the election (October 21, 2024) Alaska. 30 days before the election (October 6, 2024) Arizona. 29 days before the election (October 7, 2024)
A federal judge has blocked Tennessee's new restrictions for registering voters from taking effect on Oct. 1, saying Thursday that any benefit of the law won't likely outweigh its potential harm.
The ruling is a partial victory for the NAACP in its class action lawsuit filed in 2020 against top state officials over barriers to voter registration for people convicted of felonies.
ERIC member states and withdrawn states as of July 2024 [5]. The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a nonprofit organization in the United States whose goal is to improve electoral integrity by helping states improve the accuracy of voter rolls, increase access to voter registration, reduce election costs, and increase efficiencies in elections.
Secretary of State Tre Hargett speaks during Tennessee’s 2020 Electoral College at the State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.