NASED

The National Association of State Election Directors. Formerly responsible for ITA (independent testing authority) examination of e-voting machines, a responsibility now handled by the EAC (see above).

NVRA

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993, often called the motor/voter law because it promoted increasing voter-registration opportunities by (among other things) allowing voters to register at the same time they received or renewed their drivers' licenses. A popular law, credited with expanding the voter pool.

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