Increasing Compliance with Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act

This report examines state compliance with the National Voter Registration Act’s mandate to provide voter registration forms and assistance to those utilizing public assistance and disability agencies, and the efforts of the Department of Justice and private citizens in enforcing the mandate, found in Section 7 of the Act. The report also looks at trends in voter registration modernization, including electronic and automatic registration, and the use of health benefit exchanges to register voters.