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National Voter Registration Act of 1993

The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993 requires states to provide voter registration opportunities through state agencies, including public libraries, that provide public assistance and services. The intent of this requirement is to increase voter registration opportunities, encourage voter participation, and protect the integrity of the electoral process.

State Breakdown

State	Automatic Voter Registration	Guide for Hosting Voter Registration Drive	Public Libraries as Mandated Voter Registrars	Online Voter Registration Portals
Alabama	X	Click Here	County and select municipal public libraries are mandated voter registrars.	Click Here
Alaska	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
Arizona	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Arkansas	X	Click Here	✔︎	X
California	✔︎	Click Here	✔︎	Click Here
Colorado	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
Connecticut	X	Click Here	✔︎	Click Here
Delaware	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
District of Columbia	✔︎	Click Here	✔︎	Click Here
Florida	X	Click Here	✔︎	Click Here
Georgia	✔︎	Click Here	Some counties mandate public libraries as voter registrars.	Click Here
Hawaii	X	Click Here	✔︎	Click Here
Idaho	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Illinois	✔︎	Click Here	Libraries are not mandated voter registrars, but some chief librarians are appointed as deputy registrars and may register residents to vote.	Click Here
Indiana	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Iowa	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Kansas	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Kentucky	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Louisiana	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Maine	X	Click Here	NA	NA
Maryland	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
Massachusetts	✔︎	X	X	Click Here
Michigan	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
Minnesota	X	X	X	Click Here
Mississippi	X	Click Here	X	X
Missouri	X	Click Here	NA	Click Here
Montana	X	Click Here	NA	X
Nebraska	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Nevada	✔︎	Click Here	NA	Click Here
New Hampshire	X	Click Here	X	X
New Jersey	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
New Mexico	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
New York	✔︎	Click Here	NA	Click Here
North Carolina	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
North Dakota	X	In North Dakota, voter registration is not required to vote on election day.	NA	X
Ohio	X	Click Here	✔︎	Click Here
Oklahoma	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Oregon	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
Pennsylvania	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Rhode Island	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
South Carolina	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
South Dakota	X	Click Here	X	X
Tennessee	X	Click Here	✔︎	Click Here
Texas	X	Click Here	✔︎	X
Utah	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Vermont	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
Virginia	X	Click Here	✔︎	Click Here
Washington	✔︎	Click Here	X	Click Here
West Virginia	✔︎	Click Here	NA	Click Here
Wisconsin	X	Click Here	X	Click Here
Wyoming	X	Click Here	X	X

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