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The bill returns control over voter-registration procedures to states—potentially lowering federal oversight costs and allowing local tailoring—while substantially risking reduced access to registration, especially for marginalized groups, and creating administrative and legal fragmentation.
State and local governments will regain control over voter registration procedures, allowing them to set and enforce their own rules instead of following federal NVRA mandates.
Taxpayers and state governments may see reduced federal oversight litigation and lower federal administrative costs tied to enforcing a federal registration baseline.
Some local officials and voters will gain the ability to adopt tailored, locally preferred voter-registration practices rather than following a single federal baseline.
Millions of eligible voters (especially low-income people, people with disabilities, and students) could lose guaranteed access to voter registration services at DMVs and public assistance offices.
Voter registration rates are likely to decline, disproportionately harming racial and ethnic minorities and low-income communities and reducing their political participation.
Removing the federal baseline increases the risk of inconsistent registration rules across states and creates opportunities for discriminatory practices that undermine equal access to voting.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Repeals the federal law that required voter registration access at motor vehicle and public assistance offices, mail-in registration, and uniform rules for maintaining voter rolls.
Introduced January 3, 2025 by Andrew S. Biggs · Last progress January 3, 2025
Repeals the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, removing the federal law that required states to offer voter registration at motor vehicle and public assistance offices, allow mail-in registration, and follow federal rules for maintaining accurate voter rolls. The repeal eliminates the federal statutory framework that set procedures for increasing registration, protecting registration integrity, and providing federal oversight and private enforcement remedies.