National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)

Help us celebrate 22 years of improved voter registration – take our short quiz on the National Voter Registration Act.

On May 20, 1993, I watched President Clinton sign the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) into law. The legislation, also known as Motor Voter, was a significant victory for LWV.

Watch our new video, which outlines five ways to improve our elections.

To mark Women’s History Month and to reflect on the League’s history, we recently spoke with some of our former presidents to hear about their best memories as well as their vision for the future of the League of Women Voters.

"Voters should not have to face an obstacle course in order to participate in our democracy," said MacNamara of the victory for voters.

Tens of thousands of people could find it harder to vote as Kansas and Arizona seek to impose strict proof of citizenship requirements

In celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), here are just a few ways the League works to ensure equal access to the ballot for Americans with disabilities.

Graduation is a major milestone. We want to help recent graduates become active and engaged members of their new communities – help us encourage them to register to vote!

Have you registered to vote or updated your voter registration at your local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or another public government agency? Then you have the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to thank for that!

The National Voter Registration Act requires public assistance agencies to provide voter registration opportunities to applicants, and the Health Benefit Exchanges are public assistance agencies.