What voter registration opportunity is required by Section 5 of the NVRA?
Each State motor vehicle drivers license application (including any renewal application) submitted to a State motor vehicle authority must serve as a simultaneous voter registration application unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application. This application for voter registration must be considered as updating any previous voter registration by the applicant. In addition, any change of address form submitted for State drivers license purposes must also serve as notification of change of address for voter registration purposes unless the registrant states on the form that the change of address is not for voter registration purposes. This means that all changes of address submitted to State motor vehicle offices must be forwarded to election authorities unless the registrant affirmatively requests otherwise by opting out on the form. Do the voter registration requirements of Section 5 of the NVRA apply to all license transactions with drivers license offices? Yes.
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