什么是《全国选民登记法案》？
《全国选民登记法案》通常被称为“汽车选民”法案，因为它在您申请或更新纽约州驾驶执照或身份证时，都会在所有DMV办公室提供新的选民登记机会。这仅是NVRA的一个主要方面。
该法案还创造了在纽约州一系列其他机构登记投票的机会。NVRA的这一组成部分被称为“基于机构的选民登记计划”。您现在可以在向州立机构申请援助或服务的同时登记投票。例如：
| 社会服务部 | 残疾人的职业和教育服务 |
| 卫生部 | 心理健康办公室 |
| 劳工部 | 老龄办公室 |
该法案促成了本委员会的许多职能重大改变。早在多年前就提出过一些议案，要求基于机构和机动车的选民登记，但此法案的主要实施始于1995年。该法案实施的主要目标是：
*保护选举过程的完整性，
*制定万无一失的程序以促进选民活跃性
Another major aspect of this law is the reasons for which a voters registration is no longer valid. New York State law echoes the Federal Law. A voters registration will become "inactive' if they fail to respond to an address confirmation notice. These records are not sent to the polling place. If an "inactive" voter goes to the polls to cast his vote, he is allowed to vote by affidavit ballot and his registration is restored to "active". A voter's registration shall be canceled if they did not vote in any election conducted by the board of elections during the period ending with the second general election at which candidates for Federal office are on the ballot after their name was placed in inactive status and for whom the board of elections did not, during such period, receive information that such voter still resides in the same county of city. (NYS Election Law 5-400(1)(f))
NVRA对汤普金斯县的影响
NVRA has created more work at all local boards of elections. It is now necessary to send an acknowledgement notice to voters, advising them of any changes in their registration. It also requires considerable documentation, because there is a "paper trail" of any action taken which results in the changing of a registration, or the deletion of a registration. Tompkins County currently keeps over 10,000 inactive voters. Annual registration has also grown to 55,156 voters , a growth average of 3% per year. Since 1994, the last gubernatorial year, registration has grown an amazing 23 percent. (Statistics as of January 1, 1999)
