Common use of Statement of the Parties Clause in Contracts

Statement of the Parties. The United States and the State of New York hereby recognize the following: 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. The State of New York’s current Motor Voter procedures do not comply fully with 52 U.S.C. § 20504. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. This MOU shall be carried out in conformity with Section 5-212 of the New York Election Law.