motor voter law

noun

1. a law that enables prospective voters to register when they obtain or renew a driver's license.

Word History and Origins

Origin of motor voter law¹

First recorded in 1990–93

Example Sentences

A federal judge in Phoenix had blocked the 2022 law from taking effect because it clashed with the federal “motor voter” law and a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that had upheld the law in an Arizona case.

From Los Angeles Times

The National Voter Registration Act, commonly known as the “motor voter” law, allowed prospective voters to fill out a form to register and sign a sworn statement that they were U.S. citizens.

From Los Angeles Times

They won in the lower courts, and the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that the federal motor voter law preempted or overrode the state’s law.

From Los Angeles Times

District Judge Susan Bolton in Phoenix blocked enforcement of the new proof-of-citizenship requirement, citing the federal motor voter law and the state consent decree.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of noncitizens have been kicked off Chicago’s voter rolls after admitting they were never supposed to have been registered in the first place, according to a new study that blames the Motor Voter law for how the names got added in the first place.

From Washington Times