Same Day Registration Act

The bill would require states to let eligible people register or update their registration and cast a vote on the day of a federal election or during early voting using a form that meets the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

• Voters: People not yet registered and those who want to revise their registration could sign a National Voter Registration Act form at the polling place and vote the same day.
• Election officials: States would have to provide copies of required registration forms at each polling place and set up at least one registration location per 15,000 registered voters in each jurisdiction for early phased compliance.
• Implementation timeline and flex rules: States must comply for the November 2026 general federal election, with special compliance rules for elections before November 2028 and a certification option that can extend relaxed requirements through the November 2030 general election.
• Statutory exemption: States that, under continuous state law in effect on and after enactment, have no voter registration requirement for federal elections are exempt.