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UNDERSTANDING  \nThis Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into between the United States of America, through the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the State of New York, through the New York State Board of Elections (BOE) and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) .  \nI.  Statement of the Parties  \nThe United States and the State of New York hereby recognize the following:  \n1. By letter dated January 6, 2017, the United States notified the State of New York that the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice had authorized litigation against the State of New York and appropriate State officials to enforce Section 5 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), 52 U.S.C. § 20504, which is also known as the Motor Voter provision of the NVRA.  \n2. The State of New York subsequently informed the United States that the State was initiating efforts to bring about Motor Voter compliance through modifications to its internet site and the forms, procedures, and electronic system used at its motor vehicle offices in the State.  \n3. The State of New York ’s current Motor Voter procedures do not comply fully with 52  \nU. S.C. § 20504.  \n4. The United State and the State of New York share the goals of ensuring that the requirements of the Motor Voter provisions of the NVRA are met and ensuring that New York’s citizens enjoy the benefits envisioned by that provision.  \n5. The United States and the State of New York have negotiated in good faith and hereby agree to this MOU as an appropriate means to further their shared goals.  \n6. This MOU shall be carried out in conformity with Section 5-212 of the New York  \nElection Law.  \nII. National Voter Registration Act of 1993  \n7. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), 52 U.S.C. §§ 20501-11, includes certain requirements with respect to voter registration procedures for elections for Federal office for States covered by the NVRA. The State of New York is covered by the NVRA and is obliged to ensure compliance with its requirements. 52 U.S.C. §§ 20502(4),  \n20503.  \n8. The NVRA requires that,“in addition to any other method of voter registration provided for under State law, each State shall establish procedures to register to vote in elections for Federal office . . . by application made simultaneously with an application for a motor vehicle driver’s license pursuant to section 20504” of Title 52 of the U.S. Code. 52  \nU.S.C. § 20503(a)(l) .  \n9. The NVRA further requires that “[e]ach State motor vehicle driver's license application (including any renewal application) submitted to the appropriate State motor vehicle authority under State law shall serve as an application for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application.” 52 U.S.C. § 20504(a)(l) . This provision also requires that “[a]n application for voter registration submitted under [the provision] shall be considered as updating any previous voter registration by the applicant.” 52 U.S.C. § 20504(a)(2) .  \n10. The NVRA defines “motor vehicle driver’s license” to include any personal identification document issued by a state motor vehicle authority. 52 U.S.C. § 20502(3) . In New York, the DMV is the state motor vehicle authority, and personal identification documents issued by the DMV include commercial and non-commercial driver licenses, learner permits, and non-driver identification cards (ID cards) . N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law §§ 200, 490, 501.  \n11. The NVRA requires that “[t]he voter registration application portion of an application fora State motor vehicle driver’s license . . . may not require information that duplicates information required in the driver's license portion of the form (other than a second signature or other information necessary under [52 U.S.C. § 20504(c)(2)(C)]) .” 52  \nU.S.C. § 20504(","cbCaiqHJtzQHCFu6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqHJtzQHCFu6","pdf",120152,21,"English","# Statement of the Parties\n## National Voter Registration Act of 1993","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding?\",\"answer\":\"It sets out agreed commitments between the U.S. DOJ and the State of New York to further shared goals of meeting NVRA Motor Voter requirements and ensuring New York citizens receive the benefits intended by those provisions.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Motor Voter requirement under the NVRA?\",\"answer\":\"It requires that, for eligible federal elections, each State establish procedures to register to vote through an application made simultaneously with a motor vehicle driver’s license application under NVRA section 20504.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the NVRA address information requests in voter registration applications?\",\"answer\":\"It restricts the voter registration application portion from requiring duplicate information from the driver’s license portion, while allowing only the minimum information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and support eligibility assessment and election administration.\"}]","Memorandum of Understanding - Motor Voter Compliance - New York | PDF",1789867687,53]