HUD Rescinds Voter Registration Notice for PHAs

By: Eric Oberdorfer, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs

July 2, 2025 — Today, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register that rescinds a 1996 Federal Register notice titled “Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; Voter Registration Notice.” The rescinded notice set the prior policy for HUD and states that public housing and section 8 program participants “ . . . be afforded the opportunity to register to vote.” The notice also provided guidance to PHAs to help residents register to vote through legally allowed actions.

The rescinded notice can be found here.