SEC. 2. NOTICE AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR RE-
MOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS FROM OFFICIAL 
LIST 
OF 
ELIGIBLE 
VOTERS 
BY 
REASON 
OTHER THAN CHANGE OF RESIDENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) NOTICE AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR RE-
MOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS FROM LIST OF ELIGIBLE VOT-
ERS
BY
REASON
OTHER
THAN
CHANGE
OF
RESI-
DENCE.— 
‘‘(1) MINIMUM NOTICE PRIOR TO REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to any 
other requirements applicable under this sec-
tion, a State may not remove a registrant from 
the official list of eligible voters for an election 
for Federal office by reason other than death or 
a change of residence unless the State provides 
the registrant with a notice of removal meeting 
the requirements of subparagraph (B) not later 
than 30 days before the date of the election. 
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‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
NOTICE.—The 
notice required under this subparagraph shall 
be sent by forwardable mail, and shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A statement that the State in-
tends to remove the registrant from the of-
ficial list of eligible voters for elections for 
Federal office. 
‘‘(ii) A description of the reasons for 
removal, including (in the case of an indi-
vidual proposed to be removed by reason of 
criminal conviction) sufficient identifying 
information on the criminal conviction al-
leged to be the basis for removal to enable 
the registrant to determine whether the 
registrant was convicted of the offense 
cited in the notice, or (in the case of an in-
dividual proposed to be removed by reason 
of mental incapacity) sufficient identifying 
information on the judicial determination 
of mental incapacity alleged to be the basis 
for removal to enable to registrant to de-
termine whether the registrant was ad-
judged to be mentally incapacitated. 
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‘‘(iii) A statement that the registrant 
may obtain a review of the removal from 
an appropriate State election official in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(iv) A postage pre-paid and pre-ad-
dressed envelope and a clear list of contact 
information for the appropriate State elec-
tion official that includes a mailing ad-
dress, telephone number, and fax number. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW OF DECISION TO REMOVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A registrant who re-
ceives a notice of removal under paragraph (1) 
may submit a written request to a designated 
State election official to withdraw the notice 
and retain the registrant on the official list of 
eligible voters, and may include in the request 
such information and evidence as the registrant 
considers appropriate to show that the reg-
istrant is not subject to removal from the list 
under State law, including information and evi-
dence showing that the registrant was not con-
victed of the criminal offense cited in the notice 
or that the period of ineligibility imposed as the 
result of a conviction of a criminal offense has 
expired (in the case of an individual proposed to 
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be removed by reason of criminal conviction) or 
that the registrant was not adjudged to be men-
tally incapacitated as cited in the notice or that 
the incapacity has since been invalidated, with-
drawn, or rescinded (in the case of an indi-
vidual proposed to be removed by reason of 
mental incapacity). 
‘‘(B) RESPONSE
BY
STATE.—Not later 
than 10 days after receiving a request from a 
registrant under subparagraph (A), the State 
shall review the information and evidence in-
cluded and accept or reject the request, and 
shall notify the registrant in writing of its deci-
sion. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR REMOVAL BY REASON 
OF DEATH OF REGISTRANT.—In the case of an indi-
vidual proposed to be removed by reason of death— 
‘‘(A) the notice of removal under para-
graph (1) shall be addressed to the occupant of 
the most recent address of the registrant in the 
records of the appropriate State election offi-
cial; 
‘‘(B) the notice shall include a statement 
that the occupant should notify the appropriate 
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State election official immediately if the notice 
of the registrant’s death is in error; 
‘‘(C) if the notice of removal was issued in 
error, the registrant may submit a written re-
quest under paragraph (2) to withdraw the no-
tice and retain the registrant on the official list 
of eligible voters; and 
‘‘(D) if the registrant submits such a writ-
ten request, the State shall notify the registrant 
of the decision made under paragraph (2)(B) 
with respect to the request. 
‘‘(4) OPPORTUNITY TO CAST PROVISIONAL BAL-
LOT.—Any registrant who receives a notice of re-
moval under paragraph (1) and believes that the re-
moval decision was made in error shall be permitted 
to cast a provisional ballot in an election for Federal 
office in accordance with section 302(a) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002, and the vote cast by such 
a ballot shall be counted in the election (in accord-
ance with the standards and procedures of such sec-
tion) if it is determined that the removal decision 
was made in error. 
‘‘(5) NO
EXPANSION
OF
GROUNDS
FOR
RE-
MOVAL.—Nothing in this subsection may be con-
strued to require or authorize the establishment of 
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any grounds for the removal of a registrant from the 
official list of eligible voters for an election for Fed-
eral office which were not in effect prior to the en-
actment of this subsection.’’. 
(b) ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDANCE REGARD-
ING AUDITS OF COMPUTERIZED LIST.—Section 311 of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15501) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) VOLUNTARY GUIDANCE REGARDING AUDITS OF 
COMPUTERIZED LIST.—Not later than October 1, 2010, 
the Commission shall adopt voluntary guidance with re-
spect to audits of the Statewide computerized voter reg-
istration list required to be maintained under section 303 
so that each State will be able to ensure that the list re-
flects an accurate and complete count of all individuals 
who are validly registered to vote in elections for Federal 
office in the State and is secure against unauthorized 
uses.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 
1993.—Section 8 of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘State law,’’ and inserting ‘‘State law and con-
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(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or any amendment made by this section may be con-
strued— 
(1) to affect the right of any individual to cast 
a provisional ballot under section 302(a) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002; or 
(2) to prohibit any State from providing indi-
viduals threatened with removal from the official list 
of eligible voters in the State with greater protec-
tions than those required under section 8(j) of the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (as added 
by subsection (a)). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to the regularly sched-
uled general election for Federal office in November 2010 
and each succeeding election for Federal office. 
SEC. 3. PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS 
FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS 
BY REASON OF CHANGE OF RESIDENCE. 
(a) PERMITTING REMOVAL AT REQUEST OF INDI-
VIDUAL ONLY IN CASE OF SPECIFIC WRITTEN REQUEST 
OR VERIFIED REGISTRATION IN A NEW JURISDICTION.— 
Section 8(a)(3) of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6(a)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the re-
quest’’ and inserting ‘‘the specific written request’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) upon verification by the State that the 
registrant has registered in a new jurisdiction (in ac-
cordance with subsection (d)(3)).’’. 
(b) REQUIRING MATCH OF REGISTRATION INFORMA-
TION IN NEW JURISDICTION.—Section 8(d) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘unless’’ and 
inserting ‘‘unless (subject to paragraph (4))’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) A State may not remove the name of a reg-
istrant on the ground that the registrant has registered 
in a new jurisdiction unless the State verifies the registra-
tion in the new jurisdiction by matching the registrant’s 
existing registration information with the registrant’s reg-
istration information from the new jurisdiction, including 
matching the registrant’s full name (taking into account 
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common variations in first names, middle initials and mid-
dle names, and documented differences in a maiden 
name), date of birth, and the unique number used to iden-
tify the registrant for purposes of section 303(a)(5) of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002.’’. 
(c) PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING RETURNED REG-
ISTRATION MAILINGS.—Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973gg–6), as amended by section 2(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub-
section (l); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k) PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING RETURNED REG-
ISTRATION MAILINGS.— 
‘‘(1) EVIDENCE OF CHANGE TO RESIDENCE IN 
NEW
JURISDICTION.—If a disposition notice de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2), a voter registration 
card, a notice of location of a polling place or notice 
of precinct assignment, or any other voter registra-
tion or voting information mailed by the registrar to 
the registrant is returned to the registrar as undeliv-
erable with no forwarding address or with a perma-
nent forwarding address outside of the registrar’s 
jurisdiction, the registrar shall deem such returned 
mailing as evidence that the registrant may have 
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changed residence to a place outside the registrar’s 
jurisdiction, and shall use the notice procedure de-
scribed in subsection (d)(2) to confirm the change of 
address. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENCE OF CHANGE TO RESIDENCE IN 
SAME JURISDICTION.—If any mailing described in 
paragraph (1) is returned to the registrar with a 
permanent forwarding address inside the registrar’s 
jurisdiction, the registrar shall deem such returned 
mailing as evidence that the registrant may have 
changed residence to a place within the registrar’s 
jurisdiction, and shall correct the registration 
records in accordance with subsections (c)(1)(B)(i) 
and (f).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to the regularly sched-
uled general election for Federal office in November 2010 
and each succeeding election for Federal office. 
SEC. 4. STANDARD FOR REVIEW OF REMOVAL ACTIONS. 
(a) STANDARD.—Section 8 of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6), as 
amended by sections 2(a) and 3(c), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
(m); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(l) STANDARD
FOR REVIEW
OF REMOVAL AC-
TIONS.—If any registrant who is subject to removal from 
the official list of eligible voters requests that the appro-
priate election official review the removal, the removal 
shall not take effect unless the official demonstrates by 
clear and convincing evidence that the registrant was 
properly removed under this Act.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to the regularly sched-
uled general election for Federal office in November 2010 
and each succeeding election for Federal office. 
SEC. 5. CONTENTS AND TREATMENT OF VOTER REGISTRA-
TION FORMS. 
(a) 
OPPORTUNITY
TO
CORRECT
INCOMPLETE 
FORMS.—Section 303(b)(4)(B) of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(b)(4)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘to answer the question included on the mail voter 
registration form pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i)’’ and 
all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘to provide 
any information required on any voter registration form 
used by the State under section 6 of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993, the registrar shall notify the ap-
plicant of the failure and provide the applicant with an 
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