‘‘(D) The individual’s citizenship status. 
‘‘(E) The individual’s electronic signature. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF OFFICIALS RECEIVING INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving the identi-
fying information with respect to an applicable indi-
vidual under subsection (a), the appropriate State 
election official shall determine— 
‘‘(A) whether such individual is eligible to 
vote in an election for Federal office; and 
‘‘(B) whether such individual is currently 
registered to vote in elections for Federal office 
at the address provided in such identifying in-
formation. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION TO INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
UNREGISTERED
INDIVID-
UALS.—In the case of an applicable individual 
who is eligible to vote in an election for Federal 
office and who is not currently registered to 
vote, the appropriate State election official shall 
issue a notification to the individual con-
taining— 
‘‘(i) a statement that, unless the indi-
vidual notifies the election official prior to 
the expiration of the 21-calendar-day pe-
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riod which begins on the date the official 
issued the notification that the individual 
declines to be registered to vote in elections 
for Federal office held in the State, the in-
dividual’s records and signature will con-
stitute a completed registration for the in-
dividual; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the process by 
which the individual may decline to be reg-
istered to vote in elections for Federal of-
fice in the State. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED 
AT A DIFFERENT ADDRESS.—In the case of an 
applicable individual who is eligible to vote in 
an election for Federal office and who is reg-
istered to vote in such election at a different 
address than the address provided in the identi-
fying information, the appropriate State elec-
tion official shall issue a notification to the indi-
vidual containing— 
‘‘(i) a statement that, unless the indi-
vidual notifies the election official prior to 
the expiration of the 21-calendar-day pe-
riod which begins on the date the official 
issued the notification that the address 
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provided in the identifying information 
should not be used for voter registration 
purposes, the address provided in the iden-
tifying information shall be used as the in-
dividual’s address for voter registration 
purposes; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the process by 
which the individual may decline a change 
of address for voter registration purposes. 
‘‘(c) AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF ELIGIBLE INDI-
VIDUALS; AUTOMATIC CHANGE OF ADDRESS.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION.—Upon the expiration of 
the 21-calendar-day period which begins on the date 
the appropriate State election official issues a notifi-
cation to an individual under subsection (b)(2)(A), 
the official shall ensure that the individual is reg-
istered to vote in elections for Federal office held in 
the State unless— 
‘‘(A) the official later determines that the 
individual does not meet the eligibility require-
ments for registering to vote in such elections; 
or 
‘‘(B) prior to the expiration of such 21-cal-
endar-day period, the individual notifies the of-
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ficial that the individual declines to be reg-
istered to vote in such elections. 
‘‘(2) CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—Upon the expira-
tion of the 21-calendar-day period which begins on 
the date the appropriate State election official issues 
a notification to an individual under subsection 
(b)(2)(B), the official shall ensure that the indi-
vidual is registered to vote in elections for Federal 
office at the address provided in the identifying in-
formation unless— 
‘‘(A) the official later determines that the 
individual does not meet the eligibility require-
ments for registering to vote in such elections; 
or 
‘‘(B) prior to the expiration of such 21-cal-
endar-day period, the individual notifies the of-
ficial that the individual declines a change of 
address for voter registration purposes. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘applicable individual’ means any indi-
vidual who seeks assistance from, receives benefits from, 
or receives service or assistance from a State motor vehicle 
authority that issues motor vehicle driver’s licenses.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO TIM-
ING OF REGISTRATION PRIOR TO ELECTIONS.—Section 
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8(a)(1)(A) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) in the case of registration through a 
motor vehicle authority under section 5, if the 
identifying information with respect to the indi-
vidual is transmitted by the authority to the ap-
propriate State election official under section 
5(a)(1) not later than the lesser of 30 days, or 
the period provided by State law, before the 
date of the election;’’. 
(c) OTHER
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
4(a)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20503(a)(1)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) through the State motor vehicle authority 
pursuant to section 5;’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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