Exemptions from other federal laws are untouched
What the document says“Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to affect the exemption of a State from any requirement of any Federal law other than the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.).”
Some states are exempt from the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 because they had no separate voter registration requirement, or offered election day registration, when it was enacted. This section keeps this Act from disturbing exemptions under other federal laws.
What the document actually says“Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to affect the exemption of a State from any requirement of any Federal law other than the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.).”
Some states get to skip parts of other laws. This law does not change that.
Some states do not have to follow parts of some federal laws. This bill says it does not change that. It only deals with one older law about signing up to vote.
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