Planned Changes to Section A of 

the 2024 Election Administration 

and Voting Survey (EAVS)

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

July 2022
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Introduction and Key Survey Changes

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) collects data on election administration in 

federal general elections through the Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) and 

Policy Survey. Beginning with the 2024 EAVS, the EAC will revise Section A of the EAVS, which 

collects data on voter registration and list maintenance pursuant to the EAC’s mandate 

under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).1 These changes are being made to ensure 

that Section A reflects current voter registration practices and collects accurate data that can 

be compared across states, territories, and jurisdictions.

Because Section A collects data for a two-year period (the close of registration for one federal 

general election to the close of registration for the next federal general election), the EAC is 

announcing these changes early to allow EAVS respondents sufficient time to prepare and 

adjust their data collection practices. States, territories, and jurisdictions will begin tracking 

data for the 2024 EAVS Section A as early as September 2022.

This report is intended to assist state and local EAVS respondents (and, if applicable, their 

information technology [IT] staff and data vendors) and will outline the reasons why Section A 

is being updated, the EAC’s efforts to solicit feedback from state and local election officials in 

designing the updated questions, the changes that have been made to the Section A 

questions, the additional questions that the EAC plans to add to the 2024 Policy Survey to 

assist in pre-filling parts of Section A and reducing response burden, and how to contact the 

EAC with further questions. Some of the key changes the EAC will make can be found in the 

table below:

EAVS Item Item Description Key Changes 

A1 Total Number of Registered and 

Eligible Persons, Active and 

Inactive

Individuals registered under a preregistration program and who are not yet 

eligible to vote according to their state’s 

laws are to be excluded.

A1d will be added to collect data on 

registered and eligible voters who cannot 

be classified as either active or inactive.

A2 Total Number of Same-Day 

Voter Registrations 

The definition of same-day voter 

registration has been updated and applies 

to individuals who register to vote in 

person on the same day they receive a 

mail ballot.

A3 Total Registration Transactions 

Processed: 2022 to 2024

Item will collect data on registration 

transactions instead of registration forms. 

All registration updates are to be reported 

in a single subitem.

1 The EAC is mandated by the NVRA to collect information from states concerning the impact of the 

NVRA on the administration of federal elections. With this information, the EAC is required to provide a 

report to Congress and recommend improvements of federal and state procedures, forms, and other 

NVRA matters. States that respond in a timely manner to all questions in the EAVS concerning voter 

registration-related matters will meet their NVRA reporting requirements under 52 U.S.C. §20508 and 

EAC regulations.
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EAVS Item Item Description Key Changes 

A4–A9 Total Registration Transactions

Processed by Source: 2022 to 

2024

Items will collect data on registration 

transactions instead of registration forms. 

Questions will be added to collect data on 

updates to existing valid registrations and 

on other types of registrations.

Two subitems will be added to collect data 

on registrations submitted through an 

automatic registration program and at 

polling places and other voting sites.

A10 Total Confirmation Notices Sent 

to Voters: 2022 to 2024

Item will collect data on all confirmation 

notices, not just those mandated by the 

NVRA.

A11 Confirmation Notices Sent to 

Voters Before the 2022 

General Election but Not 

Received Back Until After the 

2022 General Election

New addition

A12 Reasons for Sending 

Confirmation Notices to Voters: 

2022 to 2024

New addition

A13 Total Voter Registration 

Records Removed From the 

Registration Rolls: 2022 to 

2024

Item will collect data on registration 

records removed instead of voters

removed.

A subitem will be added to collect data on 

records removed because they were 

duplicates.

A14 Voter Registration Records 

Merged: 2022 to 2024

New addition

The complete list of Section A questions for the 2024 EAVS is provided in Appendix A of this 

report.

Why Is Section A Being Updated?

The questions in Section A have been largely unchanged since 2008. Since that time, 

however, voter registration methods and data collection practices have continued to evolve. 

For instance, the number of states that offer online voter registration and the number of 

individuals who submit their voter registrations online, the number of states that offer 

automatic registration, and the number of states that conduct elections primarily by mail2

were at all-time highs in the 2020 EAVS.3 Despite these changes, Section A has used 

outdated vocabulary and confusing instructions. In administering previous EAVS, the EAC has 

seen recurrent help desk and data quality issues with certain questions in Section A. The 

2 The EAVS definition of elections conducted primarily by mail applies to states and jurisdictions that 

automatically transmit mail ballots to all registered voters or to all active registered voters. Some inperson voting may take place in these elections. 3 U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 2021. “Election Administration and Voting Survey 2020 

Comprehensive Report: A Report From the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to the 117th 

Congress.” Available at https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/document_library/files

/2020_EAVS_Report_Final_508c.pdf. 
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2024 Section A updates are intended to solve these issues and ensure that this survey 

section reflects current voter registration practices.

EAC’s Consultations with State and Local Election Officials

The EAC is mindful of the burden that the EAVS poses to election officials. Therefore, EAVS 

respondents were consulted through the process of creating the updated Section A. The EAC 

consulted with both state and county election officials from a number of states on issues 

they experienced with the previous version of Section A, their voter registration data 

collection practices, and potential revisions to the survey questions. These consultations 

were completed in late 2021 and early 2022.

Changes to Section A Survey Questions and Instructions

This section summarizes the most high-profile changes to this section of the survey; the full 

list of survey questions and instructions can be found in Appendix A of this document.

Updated Terminology and Definitions

Several of the survey terms that have previously been used in Section A will be updated and 

additional definitions will be provided:

• Same-day voter registration (SDR): Includes individuals who register to vote through 

one of the following methods, either on Election Day or before Election Day: (1) 

individuals who register to vote on the same day that they cast a ballot in person; (2) 

individuals who register to vote in person (either at an election office or at a polling 

place) and who receive a mail ballot on the same day that they register; and (3) 

individuals who register to vote on the same day that they cast a ballot due to special 

circumstances in their state’s or territory’s law (e.g., individuals who vote for federal 

offices only, or individuals who move between states after a registration deadline in a 

presidential election year).

• Registration transaction: A unit of work performed to a voter registration record within 

a voter registration database. Transactions may involve adding a new registration 

record, updating the record of an existing registered voter (such as updating the 

voter’s name, contact information, or address), or removing a record if the individual 

is no longer an eligible voter in the jurisdiction in which they are currently registered.

Multiple transactions may be performed on one voter registration record during the 

period between the close of registration for the 2022 general election and the close 

of registration for the 2024 general election. In addition, when a voter moves 

between jurisdictions, it may trigger registration transactions in the jurisdiction in 

which the voter was previously registered as well as in the jurisdiction in which the 

voter is newly registered.

• Automatic registration program: A program that automatically registers eligible voters 

whenever they interact with government agencies (e.g., departments of motor 

vehicles [DMV]) unless the individual opts out (either at the point of service or in a 

post-transaction mailer).

• Confirmation notice: A notice mailed to a voter to confirm changes made to their 

information in a database of registered voters. The notice may request that the voter 

take an action to confirm that the information contained in the notice is accurate. 

Some of these notices are sent pursuant to NVRA Section 8 (d) (1) (B) and Section 8 
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(d) (2). States that are exempt from NVRA requirements may send confirmation 

notices for other reasons, and some states that send confirmation notices pursuant 

to the NVRA may have additional confirmation notice programs mandated by state 

law. Some states may refer to these notices as “removal notices”; removal notices 

should be reported in EAVS only if they meet the criteria established above. Examples 

of situations in which confirmation notices may be sent include an indication that the 

registrant no longer resides in the local jurisdiction, the voter has not voted or 

appeared to vote in a federal election for a certain number of elections, or the voter 

may be incarcerated or have received a criminal conviction that makes them 

ineligible to vote under their state’s law.

Total Registrations: Questions A1 and A2

The instructions for question A1 (Total Number of Registered and Eligible Persons, Active and 

Inactive) will be updated to clarify that individuals whose applications to register to vote were 

not processed in time for them to be eligible to vote in the 2024 general election, and 

individuals who were registered to vote under a pre-registration program but who were not 

yet eligible to vote in the 2024 general election under their state’s law, should be excluded 

from the data reported in this question. In addition, a subitem (A1d) to cover registered and 

eligible voters who could not be classified as either active or inactive will be added, with 

instructions on how to report if this category is not applicable to a state, territory, or 

jurisdiction. 

The definition of SDR in question A2 (Total Number of Same-Day Voter Registrations) will be 

updated as described in the Updated Terminology and Definitions section of this document.

Registration Transactions Processed: Questions A3–A9

This section of the survey will continue to collect data that covers a time period of 

approximately two years. For the 2024 EAVS, this will cover the close of registration for the 

November 2022 general election through the close of registration for the November 2024 

general election. 

Question A3 (Total Registration Transactions Processed: 2022 to 2024) will be revised to 

collect data on registration transactions (as described in the Updated Terminology and 

Definitions section of this document) rather than registration forms. With the increase in 

online registration, automatic registration, and electronic records processing, many of the 

registrations that states, territories, and jurisdictions process do not involve any paper 

forms.4 Instructions will be added on how respondents should report their data if they do not 

track voter registration at the transaction level. In addition, the previous two subitems in A3 

that collected data on two types of registration updates will be merged into one subitem that 

is numbered as A3e.

This subsection also collects data on the number of registration transactions according to 

the source by which the transaction was submitted. Two new items will be added to this set 

of questions: question A7 will track data on updates to existing valid registrations by source, 

4 According to the 2020 EAVS comprehensive report, online registration was the second most 

commonly used registration source between the 2018 and 2020 general elections (with registration at 

DMVs being the most common source), comprising 28.2% of total registration applications received 

during this EAVS period, and was the fastest-growing source of registration between the 2018 and 

2020 general elections.
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and question A9 will track data on other types of registrations by source. With the addition of 

these questions, each subitem within question A3 will have a corresponding question within 

A4–A9 (Total Registration Transactions Processed by Source: 2022 to 2024) to report the 

data according to the source by which the transaction was submitted. The sources of 

registration within these questions will also be revised. Two new registration sources will be 

added: registrations received through an automatic registration program and registrations 

received at polling places or voting sites. Clarifications will be added to many of the other 

sources of registration to provide further detail on what registrations should be reported in 

those items. The sources of registration in questions A4–A9 will continue to be mutually 

exclusive. 

Registration List Maintenance: Questions A10–A14

This section of the survey will continue to collect data that covers a time period of 

approximately two years. For the 2024 EAVS, this will cover the close of registration for the 

November 2022 general election through the close of registration for the November 2024 

general election. This section will be re-titled to better demonstrate that states regularly send 

confirmation notices and conduct removals in compliance with the NVRA’s mandate that 

states keep voter registration rolls accurate and up to date.

Question A10 (Total Confirmation Notices Sent to Voters: 2022 to 2024) will now collect data 

on all confirmation notices sent, as outlined in the Updated Terminology and Definitions

section of this document. In addition, item A10c was added to this question and will collect 

data on confirmation notices received back confirming that the individual is still an eligible 

voter but that provide an updated address within the same jurisdiction in which the individual 

is already registered.

Question A11 (Confirmation Notices Sent to Voters Before the 2022 General Election but Not 

Received Back Until After the 2022 General Election) is a new addition and will collect data 

on confirmation notices that were sent before the close of registration for the 2022 general 

election but were received back between the close of registration for the 2022 general 

election and the close of registration for the 2024 general election. This question will allow 

the EAC to better track the full spectrum of list maintenance activities. Instructions will be 

added on how to report if these data are not tracked.

Question A12 (Reasons for Sending Confirmation Notices to Voters: 2022 to 2024) is also a 

new addition and will collect data on the primary reasons why the confirmation notices 

reported in question A10 were sent to voters. The subitems in this question correspond with 

data already collected in the Policy Survey.

Question A13 (Total Voter Registration Records Removed From the Registration Rolls: 2022 

to 2024) will be updated to collect data on voter registration records removed, not voters 

removed. A subitem (A13h) will be added to this question to collect data on records removed 

because they were duplicates.

Question A14 (Voter Registration Records Merged: 2022 to 2024) is a new addition and will 

collect data on the number of registration records that were merged together because they 

were duplicates. Instructions will be added on how the number of merges should be 

calculated. Questions A13h and A14a are mutually exclusive; if a respondent’s state, 

territory, or jurisdiction fully removes duplicative records from its voter registration database, 

then data should be reported in A13h but not in A14a. If a respondent’s state, territory, or 
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jurisdiction merges duplicative records together, then data should be reported in A14a but 

not in A13h.

Anticipated Changes to the 2024 Policy Survey

In addition to the forthcoming changes to Section A of EAVS, the EAC plans to revise the 

2024 Policy Survey and add questions to this survey that will assist in pre-filling certain items 

in Section A, thereby reducing the response burden for state, territory, and local election 

officials who complete the EAVS.

Planned Policy Survey Question Corresponding 

EAVS Item(s) 

Example 

What types of voters, if any, exist 

aside from active and inactive 

voters?

A1d If your state, territory, or 

jurisdiction only uses active and 

inactive voters, then A1d will be 

pre-filled as “Does not apply” 

(-88).

How does your state’s voter 

registration database store data on 

registrations—as transactions, 

applications, or something else?

A3–A9 This Policy Survey question will 

assist the EAC and other data 

users in understanding the data 

provided in A3–A9 and 

comparing this EAVS data 

across states, territories, and 

jurisdictions.

Does your state track data on 

duplicate and invalid voter 

registrations?

A3d, A3f, A6a–n, 

and A8a–n 

If your state, territory, or 

jurisdiction does not track data 

on duplicate voter registrations, 

then A3d and A6a–n will be 

pre-filled as “Does not apply” 

(-88).

If your state, territory, or 

jurisdiction does not track data 

on invalid voter registrations, 

then A3f and A8a–n will be prefilled as “Does not apply” (-88).

Which modes of voter registration 

does your state allow?

A4–A9 If your state, territory, or 

jurisdiction does not allow 

registration drives from 

advocacy groups or political 

parties, then questions A4j, A5j, 

A6j, A7j, A8j, and A9j will be 

pre-filled with “Does not apply” 

(-88).
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Planned Policy Survey Question Corresponding 

EAVS Item(s) 

Example 

Does your state track data on the 

number of voter registrations that 

were sent before the close of 

registration for the 2022 general 

election but were not received 

back until between the close of 

registration for the 2022 general 

election and the close of 

registration for the 2024 general 

election?

A11a If this data is not tracked, then 

A11a will be pre-filled with 

“Does not apply” (-88).

Does your state remove voters 

from the registration rolls for being 

declared mentally incompetent?

A13f If voters are not removed from 

the registration rolls for this 

reason, then A13f will be prefilled with “Does not apply” 

(-88).

Are duplicate voter registration 

records merged together, removed 

from the database entirely, or 

something else?

A13h and A14a If voter registration records are 

merged, then A13h will be prefilled with “Does not apply” 

(-88) and a response will be 

expected in A14a.

If voter registration records are 

removed from the database 

entirely, then A14a will be prefilled with “Does not apply” 

(-88) and a response will be 

expected in A13h.

The definitions of SDR, pre-registration, and automatic voting will be updated in the existing 

Policy Survey questions on these topics, and the Policy Survey responses that were used to 

pre-fill EAVS Section A items in the 2020 and 2022 EAVS will continue to be used. In 

addition, the Policy Survey question on which voters are sent confirmation notices will be 

used to pre-fill items A12a–k. For example, if a state, territory, or jurisdiction reports in this 

Policy Survey question that it does not send non-forwardable confirmation notices to all 

registered voters as part of routine list maintenance, then item A12j will be pre-filled with 

“Does not apply” (-88).

For Further Questions

State, territory, and local election officials are encouraged to reach out to the EAC Research 

Department (research@eac.gov) and Fors Marsh Group (eavs@forsmarshgroup.com) with 

further questions about these survey changes. The EAC strives to ensure that the EAVS is 

easy for state and local officials to complete and that EAVS data are accurate, complete, 

accessible, and useful to the election community.
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Appendix A: 2024 EAVS Section A Survey Questions

Note: The revised Section A questions contain references to Policy Survey questions at 

several points. These EAVS items currently have placeholder references that will be updated 

once the 2024 Policy Survey has been finalized, which the EAC anticipates happening in the 

late spring or early summer of 2024. In addition, minor question edits may be made once 

public comments are received for the 2024 EAVS questions through the Federal Register in 

advance of the survey’s approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1994.

Section A: Voter Registration 

The goal of Section A is to understand the ways in which individuals registered to vote in 

each jurisdiction between 2022 and 2024 and the efforts made to remove individuals who 

should no longer be registered to vote in your jurisdiction.

This section of the EAVS asks for four types of data:

1. How many individuals were registered and eligible to vote for the 2024 general 

election?

2. How many voter registration transactions were processed between the close of 

registration for the 2022 general election and the close of registration for the 2024 

general election?

3. How many confirmation notices did your jurisdiction send to registered voters 

between the close of registration for the 2022 general election and the close of 

registration for the 2024 general election? 

4. How many voter registration records were removed from the voter registration rolls 

between the close of registration for the 2022 general election and the close of 

registration for the 2024 general election?

When completing this section, please keep these important definitions in mind:

Registration transaction: A unit of work performed to a voter registration record within a voter 

registration database. Transactions may involve adding a new registration record, updating 

the record of an existing registered voter (such as updating the voter’s name, contact 

information, or address), or removing a record if the individual is no longer an eligible voter in 

your jurisdiction. Multiple transactions may be performed on one voter registration record 

during the period between the close of registration for the 2022 general election and the 

close of registration for the 2024 general election. In addition, when a voter moves between 

The EAC is mandated by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to collect information 

from states concerning the impact of that statute on the administration of federal 

elections. With this information, the EAC is required to make a report to Congress and 

provide recommendations for the improvement of federal and state procedures, forms, 

and other NVRA matters. States that respond in a timely manner to all questions in this 

survey concerning voter registration-related matters will meet their NVRA reporting 

requirements under 52 U.S.C. §20508 and EAC regulations.
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jurisdictions, it may trigger registration transactions in the jurisdiction the voter was 

previously registered as well as in the jurisdiction that the voter is newly registered.

Automatic registration program: A program that automatically registers eligible voters 

whenever they interact with government agencies (e.g., departments of motor vehicles

[DMV]) unless the individual opts out (either at the point of service or in a post-transaction 

mailer). 

Confirmation notice: A notice mailed to a voter to confirm changes made to their information 

in a database of registered voters. The notice may request that the voter take an action to 

confirm that the information contained in the notice is accurate. Some of these notices are 

sent pursuant to NVRA Section 8 (d) (1) (B) and Section 8 (d) (2). States that are exempt from 

NVRA requirements may send confirmation notices for other reasons, and some states that 

send confirmation notices pursuant to the NVRA may have additional confirmation notice 

programs mandated by state law. Some states may refer to these notices as “removal 

notices”; removal notices should be reported only if they meet the criteria established above. 

Examples of situations in which confirmation notices may be sent include an indication that 

the registrant no longer resides in the local jurisdiction, the voter has not voted or appeared 

to vote in a federal election for a certain number of elections, or the voter may be 

incarcerated or have received a criminal conviction that makes them ineligible to vote under 

their state’s law.

Total Registrations: Questions A1 and A2 

Questions A1 and A2 ask about individuals who were registered and eligible to vote in the 

2024 general election. This includes all individuals who were registered to vote and who 

were included on the final voter registration rolls for the election. For states with Election Day 

voter registration, include all individuals who registered to vote through the close of the polls 

on Election Day.

Answer All Questions 

Please provide an answer to all of the items in Section A. 

• If the question is not applicable to your state or jurisdiction, use the code -88 

(negative 88, or “Does not apply”) as your response.

o Example: If your state or jurisdiction does not categorize registered 

voters as inactive, then enter -88 (negative 88) as the response to 

question A1c. 

• If the question is applicable to your state but your jurisdiction does not have the 

data necessary to answer the question, use the code -99 (negative 99, or “Data 

not available”) as your response.

o Example: If your state or jurisdiction has same-day registration (SDR) but 

does not track the number of SDRs received on Election Day separately 

from those received before Election Day, then enter -99 (negative 99) as 

the response to A2b and A2c. 
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Please do not include: 

• Individuals who registered to vote after the close of registration for the 2024 general

election and who were not eligible to vote in the 2024 general election;

• Individuals whose applications to register to vote were not processed in time for them

to be eligible to vote in the 2024 general election; or

• Individuals registered to vote under a pre-registration program but who were not yet

eligible to vote in the 2024 general election under your state’s law.

If your jurisdiction’s total number includes any special groups or situations that we should be 

aware of, please use the A1 Comments box to explain.

A1. Total Number of Registered and Eligible Persons, Active and Inactive 

For question A1, report the total number of people (not votes or ballots) who were registered 

and eligible to vote in the November 2024 general election. If your jurisdiction differentiates 

between active and inactive voters, report the number of active voters in A1b and inactive 

voters in A1c. If your state does not make this differentiation, report the total number of 

registered voters again in A1b and enter “Does not apply” (-88) as the response to A1c and 

A1d. If your state or jurisdiction has other categories of registered and eligible voters aside 

from active and inactive voters, list them in A1d; otherwise, report “Does not apply” (-88) as 

the response to A1d. The sum of A1b, A1c, and A1d should equal the total number of 

registered voters reported in A1a.

Type of Registered Voter Total 

A1a. TOTAL number of registered and eligible voters: 

Do not include individuals who registered to vote after the 2024 

deadline for registration, individuals whose registration applications 

were not processed in time for them to vote in the 2024 general 

election, or individuals who were registered under a pre-registration 

program but were not yet eligible to vote in the 2024 general 

election.

A1b. TOTAL number of active voters: 

Fully eligible voters who had no additional processing requirements 

to fulfill before voting.

A1c. TOTAL number of inactive voters: 

Voters who were eligible to vote but required address verification 

under the provisions of the NVRA.

A1d. TOTAL number of other registered and eligible voters (please 

describe): 

If your state or jurisdiction had another type of registered and 

eligible voter aside from active and inactive (such as provisionally 

registered voters, voters whose registration applications are still 

being processed, or voters whose registration status is pending), 

report them here.

A1 Comments:
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A2. Total Number of Same Day Voter Registrations 

For question A2, report the number of individuals who registered to vote through same-day 

voter registration (SDR) or Election Day registration (EDR) for the 2024 general election. 

Individuals who registered to vote through one of the following methods should be included 

in your responses to this question:

• Individuals who registered to vote on the same day that they cast a ballot in person,

either on Election Day or before Election Day.

• Individuals who registered to vote in person (either at an election office or at a polling

place) and received a mail ballot on the same day that they registered, either on

Election Day or before Election Day.

• Individuals who registered to vote on the same day that they cast a ballot due to

special circumstances in your state law (e.g., individuals who voted for federal offices

only, or individuals who moved between states after a registration deadline in a

presidential election year), either on Election Day or before Election Day.

A period of overlap between the mail balloting period and the close of voter registration 

should not be considered SDR or EDR for the purposes of this question, unless the 

individual’s registration circumstances fall into one of the categories described above. States 

that offer SDR or EDR should have provided information about their relevant policy in Q## of 

the 2024 Policy Survey.

Note that this question is about individuals who registered to vote and not ballots cast or 

votes. Both new registrations and registration updates that were collected through SDR or 

EDR should be reported in this question.

Report the total number of individuals who registered through SDR or EDR for the November 

2024 general election in A2a. For questions A2b and A2c, separate the total number 

reported in A2a into individuals who registered on Election Day and individuals who 

registered before Election Day. These amounts should sum to the total provided in A2a. If 

you are unable to distinguish between these categories or are unable to provide this 

breakdown, complete A2a and enter “Data not available” (-99) for A2b–A2c. If data are 

reported in A2b and A2c, the sum of these two items should equal the total number of SDRs 

and EDRs reported in A2a.

Type of Same-Day Registration Total 

A2a. TOTAL same-day registrations or Election Day registrations 

received

A2b. Same-day registrations received on Election Day

A2c. Same-day registrations received before Election Day (e.g., 

during early voting)

A2 Comments: 
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Registration Transactions Processed: Questions A3–A9 

These questions ask about the number of registration transactions processed in your 

jurisdiction from the close of registration for the November 2022 general election through 

the close of registration for the November 2024 general election. For example, a state with a 

voter registration deadline of 15 days before Election Day should include all transactions 

received 14 days before the 2022 Election Day through 15 days before the 2024 Election 

Day. In states with SDR or EDR, all registrations received after the close of the polls on 

Election Day in 2022 until the close of the polls on Election Day 2024 should be included in 

your answers.

If your state or jurisdiction tracks registrations at the application or form level, not at the 

transaction level, please report your data as registration applications or forms and make 

note of this in the A3 Comments box and in the A4–A9 Comments box.

A3. Total Registration Transactions Processed: 2022 to 2024 

For question A3a, report the total number of registration transactions your jurisdiction 

processed from all sources between the close of registration for the November 2022 general 

election and the close of registration for the November 2024 general election. Include any 

transactions that were processed, such as changes to name, political party, or address; 

duplicates; or pre-registrations. If applicable, also include any EDRs or SDRs and any 

registrations from special categories of voters who may have had an extended voter 

registration deadline, such as returning military personnel. Then, divide the total number of 

transactions received (A3a) into the categories listed in A3b through A3f. Use items A3g–A3i 

for any registration transactions that cannot be placed into any of the categories specified in 

A3b through A3f.

SDRs, EDRs, and special category voter registrations should be included in the appropriate 

category (e.g., new valid registration or updates to existing valid registrations).

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For EAVS, a registration transaction is defined as a unit of work performed to a voter 

registration record within a voter registration database. Transactions may involve adding 

a new registration record, updating the record of an existing registered voter (such as 

updating the voter’s name, contact information, or address), or removing a record if the 

individual is no longer an eligible voter. Multiple transactions may be performed on one 

voter registration record during the period between the close of registration for the 2022 

general election and the close of registration for the 2024 general election. In addition, 

when a voter moves between jurisdictions, it may trigger registration transactions in the 

jurisdiction that the voter was previously registered as well as in the jurisdiction that the 

voter is newly registered.
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Type of Registration Transaction Received Total 

A3a. TOTAL registration transactions received:

All registration transactions received between the close of registration 

for the November 2022 general election and the close of registration 

for the November 2024 general election.

A3b. New valid registrations (excluding pre-registrations of persons 

under the age of 18):

All successful registration transactions that were not invalidated or 

rejected and did not duplicate or modify a previously existing 

registration in the jurisdiction.

A3c. New valid pre-registrations of persons under the age of 18:

Individuals registered under a pre-registration program who were not 

yet eligible to vote in the 2024 general election under your state’s law. 

When a pre-registered individual becomes eligible to vote, this 

transaction should be reported in A3b. Invalid pre-registrations should 

be reported in A3f.

A3d. Duplicates of existing valid registrations:

Registration transactions submitted by individuals already registered to 

vote at the same address, under the same name and personal 

information (e.g., date of birth, social security number, driver’s license), 

and with the same political party (where applicable).

A3e. Updates to existing valid registrations:

Registration transactions that modified or edited voter information for 

individuals with a current, valid registration. Examples of updates 

include a change to the individual’s name, contact information, 

address (either within the same jurisdiction or an address change that 

crossed jurisdiction borders), or political party (where applicable).

A3g. Other: 

A3h. Other: 

A3i. Other:

A3f. Invalid or rejected transactions (other than duplicates):

Transactions that did not meet the requirements of eligibility because 

they were not completed properly, or the individual was not eligible to 

register to vote in your jurisdiction.

A3 Comments: 

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A4–A9. Total Registration Transactions Processed by Source: 2022 to 2024 

For question A4, divide the total number of voter registration transactions reported in 

question A3a into the listed sources through which the transaction was received. Then, for 

new valid registration transactions (A3b and A3c), duplicate registration transactions (A3d), 

transactions that updated existing registration records (A3e), invalid or rejected registration 

transactions (A3f), and other types of registration transactions (A3g, A3h, and A3i), divide the 

total number of transactions into the listed categories through which the transaction was 

received. Questions A5 through A9 are mutually exclusive.

For subitems a–n, it is important to focus on the mode used to submit the registration 

transaction. These modes are intended to be mutually exclusive. For example, if an individual 

submits a registration transaction online using a public-facing online registration portal that 

is maintained by the state or jurisdiction election office, this should be reported in the “c” 

subitems (i.e., individual voters who submitted transactions via a public-facing online 

registration system) in these questions. However, if the state public assistance office 

maintains its own online voter registration site separate from the site maintained by the state 

election office, then a registration transaction submitted by an individual using the public 

assistance office online portal would be reported in the “f” subitems in these questions. 

When reporting transactions received online, only include registration transactions that were 

completed and submitted through an online voter registration system. A transaction that was 

filled out online but submitted via email or printed and submitted via mail should be included 

under the “a” subitems (i.e., individual voters who submitted transactions by mail, fax, or 

email). 

SDRs and EDRs, if applicable in your state or jurisdiction, should be categorized according to 

the mode used to submit the registration transaction. For example, if a voter submitted an 

SDR transaction at an election/registrar’s office, it should be reported in the “b” subitems. If 

a voter submitted an SDR transaction at a polling place, it should be reported in the “k” 

subitems. 

If a voter registration mode is not offered in your state, report “Does not apply” (-88). For 

instance, if automatic voter registration is not available in your state, report “Does not apply” 

(-88) in A4d, A5d, A6d, A7d, A8d, and A9d. If a registration mode is offered but you do not 

have sufficient data to report how many transactions were received through the registration 

mode, report “Data not available” (-99) for the relevant items.

For EAVS, an automatic registration program is defined as a program that automatically 

registers eligible voters whenever they interact with government agencies (e.g., 

departments of motor vehicles) unless the individual opts out (either at the point of 

service or in a post-transaction mailer). States that use an automatic registration 

program should have provided information on this program in Q## of the 2024 Policy 

Survey.
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A4a through A4n: Divide the total number of all registration transactions received (as reported in A3a) into the following sources.

A5a through A5n: Divide the total number of new valid registration transactions received (as reported in A3b + A3c) into the following sources.

A6a through A6n: Divide the total number of duplicates of existing valid registrations (as reported in A3d) into the following sources.

A7a through A7n: Divide the total number of updates to existing valid registrations (as reported in A3e) received into the following sources.

A8a through A8n: Divide the total number of invalid or rejected registration forms (as reported in A3f) received into the following sources.

A9a through A9n: Divide the total number of other types of registration transactions (as reported in A3g + A3h + A3i) received into the following 

sources.

A4. Total 

registration 

transactions 

A5. New valid 

registrations 

A6. Duplicates 

of existing valid 

registrations 

A7. Updates to 

existing valid 

registrations 

A8. Invalid or 

rejected 

registrations 

A9. Other types 

of registrations 

Total of A4 items 

should sum to 

A3a

Total of A5 items 

should sum to 

A3b + A3c

Total of A6 items 

should sum to 

A3d

Total of A7 items 

should sum to 

A3e

Total of A8 items 

should sum to A3f

Total of A9 items 

should sum to 

A3g + A3h + A3i

a. Individual voters who

submitted transactions by

mail, fax, or email

b. Individual voters who

registered in person at the

election/registrar’s office

c. Individual voters who

submitted transactions via

a public-facing online

registration system

maintained by the state or

jurisdiction election office

(excluding online

registration systems

specific to one of the

government agencies listed

below)

d. Registration transactions

received through an

automatic registration

program

e. Motor vehicles offices or

other offices that issue

driver’s licenses (excluding

automatic registration

programs)
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A4. Total 

registration 

transactions 

A5. New valid 

registrations 

A6. Duplicates 

of existing valid 

registrations 

A7. Updates to 

existing valid 

registrations 

A8. Invalid or 

rejected 

registrations 

A9. Other types 

of registrations 

Total of A4 items 

should sum to 

A3a

Total of A5 items 

should sum to 

A3b + A3c

Total of A6 items 

should sum to 

A3d

Total of A7 items 

should sum to 

A3e

Total of A8 items 

should sum to A3f

Total of A9 items 

should sum to 

A3g + A3h + A3i

f. Public assistance offices

mandated as registration

sites under NVRA (excluding

automatic registration

programs)

g. State-funded agencies

primarily serving persons

with disabilities (excluding

automatic registration

programs)

h. Armed forces recruitment

offices

i. Other agencies designated

by the state not mandated

by NVRA (excluding

automatic registration

programs)

j. Registration drives from

advocacy groups or political

parties

k. Polling places and voting

sites

l. Other:

m. Other:

n. Other:

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Voter Registration List Maintenance: Questions A10–A14 

These questions ask about efforts conducted between the close of registration for the 

November 2022 general election and the close of registration for the November 2024 

general election to ensure voter registration rolls are maintained and updated by periodically 

canceling registrations for individuals who are no longer eligible to vote.

A10. Total Confirmation Notices Sent to Voters: 2022 to 2024 

For question A10a, report the total number of confirmation notices sent to voters in the 

period between the close of registration for the November 2022 general election and the 

close of registration for the November 2024 general election. This total should include 

confirmation notices sent for any reason, including those sent pursuant to the NVRA, those 

sent because of state law, or those sent because of your state’s participation in an interstate 

data-sharing compact. 

Next, for questions A10b–A10f, divide the total number of confirmation notices mailed (as 

reported in A10a) into the listed outcome categories. Use items A10g–A10i for notices that 

cannot be placed into any of the outcome categories specified in A10b–A10f. The amounts 

reported in A10b–A10i should sum to the total provided in A10a.

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For EAVS, a confirmation notice is defined as a notice mailed to a voter to confirm 

changes made to their information in a database of registered voters. The notice may 

request that the voter take an action to confirm that the information contained in the 

notice is accurate. Some of these notices are sent pursuant to NVRA Section 8 (d) (1) (B) 

and Section 8 (d) (2). States that are exempt from NVRA requirements may send 

confirmation notices for other reasons, and some states that send confirmation notices 

pursuant to the NVRA may have additional confirmation notice programs mandated by 

state law. Some states may refer to these notices as “removal notices”; removal notices 

should be reported only if they meet the criteria established above.

Examples of situations in which confirmation notices may be sent include an indication 

that the registrant no longer resides in the local jurisdiction, the voter has not voted or 

appeared to vote in a federal election for a certain number of elections, or the voter may 

be incarcerated or have received a criminal conviction that makes them ineligible to vote 

under their state’s law. States that use confirmation notices should have provided 

information about their relevant policy in Q## of the 2024 Policy Survey.
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Outcome of Confirmation Notice Total 

A10a. TOTAL number of confirmation notices sent to registered voters: 

The total number of confirmation notices sent to voters between the 

close of registration for the November 2022 general election and the 

close of registration for the November 2024 general election.

A10b. Notices received back from voters confirming registration with 

no address change: 

The total number of notices returned that confirmed an individual was 

still eligible to vote in the jurisdiction at the address listed on the 

individual’s voter records.

A10c. Notices received back from voters confirming registration with 

an updated address: 

The total number of notices returned that confirmed that the individual 

was still eligible to vote in the jurisdiction but provided an updated 

address.

A10d. Notices received back confirming registration should be 

invalidated: 

The total number of notices returned that confirmed an individual was 

no longer eligible to vote in the jurisdiction or no longer wanted to be 

registered to vote. 

A10e. Notices returned back as undeliverable:

The total number of notices returned to the election office because the 

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) could not deliver the notice to the voter.

A10f. Unreturned confirmation notices (neither received back from 

voters nor returned as undeliverable): 

Any notice that was sent to a voter but was not received back 

confirming registration (A10b and A10c), confirming invalidation 

(A10d), or returned as undeliverable (A10e).

A10g. Other: 

A10h. Other:

A10i. Other: 

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A11. Confirmation Notices Sent to Voters Before the 2022 General Election but Not Received 

Back Until After the 2022 General Election 

If your jurisdiction received any confirmation notices that were sent before the close of 

registration for the 2022 general election but were received back between the close of 

registration for the 2022 general election and the close of registration for the 2024 general 

election, report the total number of those confirmation notices in A11a.

If your jurisdiction does not track this data, report “Data not available” (-99) in A11a. If your 

jurisdiction does not accept confirmation notices that are sent before one general election 

and not returned until after that general election, report “Does not apply” (-88) in A11a.

Total Number of Confirmation Notices Total 

A11a. TOTAL number of confirmation notices sent to voters before 

the close of registration for the 2022 general election but were 

received back between the close of registration for the 2022 

general election and the close of registration for the 2024 general 

election 

A11 Comments: 

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A12. Reasons for Sending Confirmation Notices to Voters: 2022 to 2024 

For question A12, report the number of confirmation notices sent to voters between the 

close of registration for the November 2022 general election and the close of registration for 

the November 2024 general election (as reported in A10a) divided according to the primary 

reason the confirmation notice was sent. Use items A12l–A12n for notices that cannot be 

placed into any of the categories specified in A12a–A12k. The amounts reported in A12a–

A12n should sum to the total provided in A10a.

Report confirmation notices according to the primary reason they were sent. If a confirmation 

notice was sent for multiple reasons, report it in one of the “other” items in A12l–A12n with 

a description of the reasons.

If your state does not send confirmation notices for one of the listed reasons—for instance, if 

voters are not removed from the registration rolls for receiving a disqualifying criminal 

conviction or for being incarcerated—then report “Does not apply” (-88) for the item.

A12l. Other: 

A12m. Other: 

A12n. Other: 

Reason for Sending Confirmation Notice Total 

A12a. Mail sent by the election office to the voter was returned as 

undeliverable

A12b. Voter may have moved from the address listed in their voter record 

(including voters who may have moved from the jurisdiction in which they 

were registered)

Include notifications from National Change of Address (NCOA) reports.

A12c. Voter failed to vote in the two most recent federal general elections

A12d. Voter may have received a disqualifying criminal conviction or may 

have been incarcerated and disqualified from voting

A12e. Voter requested to be removed from the registration rolls

A12f. Voter may have been declared mentally incompetent

A12g. Voter may be deceased

A12h. Voter surrendered their state driver’s license and obtained a new 

license in a different state

A12i. Voter had not made contact (as defined by state statute) with the 

election office in the prescribed period 

A12j. Confirmation notice was sent as part of a routine mailing to all 

registered voters

A12k. Voter may have a duplicate voter registration record

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A13. Total Voter Registration Records Removed From the Registration Rolls: 2022 to 2024 

For question A13a, report the total number of voter registration records removed from the 

voter registration rolls in your jurisdiction between the close of registration for the November 

2022 general election and the close of registration for the November 2024 general election.

Note that this question asks for records removed from the list of registered voters, not those 

moved to an “inactive” registration status or those merged with another record. Records that 

were merged with other voter registration records should be reported in A14a.

Next, for questions A13b–A13h, divide the total number of record removals (as reported in 

A13a) into the listed reason for removal categories. Use items A13i–A13k for removals that 

cannot be placed into any of the categories specified in A13b–A13h. The amounts reported 

in A13b–A13k should sum to the total provided in A13a.

A13c. Voter is deceased

A13i. Other: 

A13j. Other: 

A13k. Other: 

Reason for Removal Total 

A13a TOTAL number of voter registration records removed from the 

voter registration rolls: 

Include only those records that were completely removed from the list 

of registered voters, not records that were moved to an inactive list or 

records that were merged with other records.

A13b. Voter moved outside of jurisdiction

A13d. Voter was disqualified from voting because of a disqualifying 

criminal conviction or incarceration

A13e. Voter failed to respond to a confirmation notice sent and failed 

to vote in the two most recent federal elections 

A13f. Voter was declared mentally incompetent

A13g. Voter requested to be removed from the registration rolls for 

reasons other than those listed above

A13h. Duplicate voter registration record

Report only duplicate records that were entirely removed from the 

voter registration database, not those that were merged with another 

registration record. Merged records should be reported in A14a.

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A14. Voter Registration Records Merged: 2022 to 2024 

For question A14a, report the total number of voter registration records that were merged 

with other records because they were duplicates. Do not report records that were moved to 

an inactive status or records that were entirely removed from the voter registration database.

Report the total number of records that were merged with another record, but do not count 

the record that remains in the system. For instance, if two duplicate voter registration 

records were merged together, the merge should be counted as one merged record. If three 

duplicate voter registration records were merged into one record, the merge should be 

counted as two merged records.

If your jurisdiction does not track this data, report “Data not available” (-99). If your 

jurisdiction does not merge duplicative voter registration records, report “Does not apply” 

(-88).

Total Number of Merged Voter Registration Records Total 

A14a. TOTAL number of voter registration records that were merged 

with another record

Report only registration records that were merged with another 

record because the records were duplicates. Records that were 

entirely removed from the voter registration database because they 

were duplicates should be reported in A13h.

A14 Comments: