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The Act takes effect on the day it is enacted

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, section 8, Sec. 8. Written by .

The Act takes effect on the day it is enacted

The document says “shallWho acts: StatesHow: statuteSec. 8 in the PDF
What the document says

“This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to applications for voter registration which are submitted on or after such date.”

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, Sec. 8

There is no transition period. People already registered are not reached by the requirement, because it applies to applications submitted on or after the date of enactment.

What the document actually says

“This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to applications for voter registration which are submitted on or after such date.”

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, Sec. 8
That sentence, in plain words

This law starts on the day it is signed. It covers forms to sign up to vote that are handed in on or after that day.

What this is about

The bill starts the day it is signed. There is no run-up time. It does not reach people who already signed up. It only reaches forms handed in from that day on.

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