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15.

National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Motor Voter Law)

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973gg to 1973gg-10 facilitates voter registration for federal elections by allowing voters to register by mail, when they obtain driver's licenses, or when they obtain services from various government agencies, and it permits voter purges only under very controlled conditions. Initial NVRA litigation resulted in decisions upholding the constitutionality of the NVRA. Future litigation will seek judicial relief against states that resist full compliance or in which implementation is not effective.