Section 1 Modification of voter registration procedures for change of address
In general— Section 8(e) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993(52 U.S.C. 20507(e)) is amended—
by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
“(1) Notwithstanding failure to notify the registrar of the change of address prior to the date of an election, a registrant who has moved from an address in the State to an address in the same State shall, upon oral or written affirmation by the registrant of the change of address before an election official, be permitted to vote (at the option of the voter) at either—
“(A) the polling place of the registrant's current address; or
“(B) a central location within the same registrar's jurisdiction.”
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2017.