S. 2820
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day voter registration.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · September 16, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Klobuchar · Committee: Committee on Rules and Administration
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Same Day Registration Act".
SEC. 2. Same day registration
(a) In general
Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 304, 305, and 306 as sections 305, 306, and 307, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 303 the following new section:
SEC. 304. Same day registration (a) In general (1) Each State shall permit any eligible individual on the day of a Federal election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for a Federal election— (A) to register to vote in such election at the polling place using a form that meets the requirements under section 9(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20508(b)) (or, if the individual is already registered to vote, to revise any of the individual’s voter registration information); and (B) to cast a vote in such election.
(2) The requirements under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a State in which, under a State law in effect continuously on and after the date of the enactment of this section, there is no voter registration requirement for individuals in the State with respect to elections for Federal office. (b) Eligible individual For purposes of this section, the term eligible individual means, with respect to any election for Federal office, an individual who is otherwise qualified to vote in that election. (c) Ensuring availability of forms The State shall ensure that each polling place has copies of any forms an individual may be required to complete in order to register to vote or revise the individual’s voter registration information under this section. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), each State shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section for the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office occurring in November 2026 and for any subsequent election for Federal office.