The Same Day Registration Act would require all states to allow eligible voters to register or update their voter registration on the day of federal elections and during early voting periods, directly at polling places. The bill, introduced by Senator Klobuchar and others in September 2025, amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish this requirement, with a partial exception for states that have no voter registration requirement under state law. States would need to have registration forms available at all polling places and ensure locations are equitably distributed to serve their voting populations. The law would take effect for the November 2026 general election, though states have a phased implementation period: until November 2028, they only need to provide same-day registration at one location per 15,000 registered voters in each jurisdiction, and states can request additional time until 2030 if they certify to federal officials that full compliance would be impracticable.
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