Source: https://beta.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1001.07.html
Timestamp: 2017-08-21 19:22:52
Document Index: 661674002

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(2) He or she executes an application to register to vote by signature or mark (unless prevented by physical disability) on a form approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or by the Federal Election Commission attesting that he or she meets the requirements as a qualified elector, and if he or she desires to vote in party election, this form shall indicate his or her political party affiliation; and
(A) The driver’s license number of the applicant, or
(B) The last 4 digits of the social security number of an applicant who has not been issued a current and valid driver’s license.
(2) If an applicant has not been issued a current and valid driver’s license or a social security number, the Board shall assign the applicant the unique identifier assigned pursuant to § 1-1001.05(a)(1).
(2) Mail-in voter registration application forms approved by the Board shall meet the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, approved May 20, 1993 (107 Stat. 77; 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg et seq.) and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, shall be designed to provide an easily understood method of registering to vote by mail, and shall be mailed to the Board with postage prepaid. These forms shall have printed on them, in bold face type, the penalties for fraudulently attempting to register to vote pursuant to § 1-1001.14(a) and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 [42 U.S.C. § 1973gg et seq.]. If an applicant fails to properly complete the registration form, the Board’s registrar shall notify the applicant and provide the applicant with an opportunity to complete the form in a timely manner prior to the next election.
(2A) [Not funded].
(5) [Not funded].
(c)(1)(A) Each Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services application (including any renewal application) shall automatically serve as an application to register to vote in the District of Columbia, unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration portion of the application.
(B) The Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services and the Board shall jointly develop an application form that shall allow an applicant who wishes to register to vote to do so by the use of a single form that contains the necessary information for voter registration and information required for the issuance, renewal, or correction of the applicant’s driver’s permit or nondriver’s identification card in any motor vehicle services office.
(D) Any application submitted for the purpose of a change of address or name accepted by the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services, pursuant to this subsection, shall be considered notification to the Board of the change of address or name unless the applicant states on the combined portion of the form that the change of address or name is not for voter registration purposes.
(E) The combined portion of the application shall be designed so that the applicant can:
(i) Clearly state whether the change of address or name is for voter registration purposes;
(ii) Provide a mailing address, if mail is not received at the residence address; and
(iii) State whether he or she is a citizen of the United States.
(F) On a separate and distinct portion of the form, to be used for voter registration purposes, the applicant shall:
(i) Indicate a choice of party affiliation (if any);
(ii) Indicate the last address of voter registration (if known); and
(iii) Sign, under penalty of perjury, an attestation, which sets forth the requirements for voter registration, and states that he or she meets each of those requirements.
(H) The deadline for transmission of the voter registration application to the Board shall be not later than 10 days after the date of acceptance by the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services, except that if a voter registration application is accepted within 5 days before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application shall be transmitted to the Board not later than 5 days after the date of its acceptance.
(I) An application to register to vote or for change of address, party, or name shall be considered received by the Board pursuant to subsection (e) of this section on the date it was accepted by the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services.
(J) Any form issued by mail for the purposes of correcting or updating a driver’s permit or nondriver’s identification card shall be designed so that the individual may state whether the change of address or name is for voter registration purposes and provide a mailing address, if mail is not received at the residence address.
(K) The Board and the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services shall match information in their respective databases to enable each agency to verify the accuracy of the information on applications for voter registration.
(2) The registration application form shall be designed by the Board to provide an easily understood method of registering to vote by mail and shall be mailable to the Board postage prepaid. Such forms shall have printed on them in bold face type the penalties for fraudulently attempting to register to vote.
(B) In addition to the agencies named in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Youth and Rehabilitative Services, and the Office of Aging shall be designated as voter registration agencies.
(D) The statement, “If you believe that someone has interfered with your right to register or decline to register to vote, your right to privacy in deciding whether to register or in applying to register to vote, or your right to choose your own political party or other political preference, you may file a complaint with the chief administrative officer of the Board of Elections and Ethics.”; the name, title, address, and telephone number of the chief administrative officer shall be included on the form; and
(e)(1) Within 19 calendar days after the receipt of a registration application form from any applicant, the Board shall mail a non-forwardable voter registration notification to the applicant advising the applicant of the acceptance or rejection of the registration application by its chief voter registration official.
(2) If the application is accepted, the notification shall include the applicant’s name, address, date of birth, party affiliation (if any), ward, precinct and Advisory Neighborhood Commission single-member district (“SMD”), the address of the applicant’s polling place and the hours during which the polls will be open. The voter registration notification shall state that the applicant shall not vote before her or his 18th birthday. The Board may include along with the registration notification any voter education materials it deems appropriate. Registration of the applicant shall be effective on the date the Board determines that the applicant is a qualified elector and eligible to register to vote in the District of Columbia.
(g)(1) At any time except during the 30-day period preceding any regularly scheduled election, a qualified elector or any individual who will be a qualified elector at the time of the next election may register to vote in the precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a voter registration application and submitting it in person at the Board’s office, or by mail. A registration that is received no later than 4:45 P.M. on the 30th day preceding any election, or such time on that day as the Board’s office remains open to receive registrations, shall be accepted.
(2) The Board shall process:
(A) Mailed voter registration applications and registration update notifications received postmarked by not later than the 30th day preceding any election;
(B) Timely completed non-postmarked voter registration applications and registration update notifications mailed and received not later than the 23rd day preceding any election; and
(3) The Board shall process faxed postcard applications from persons eligible to vote absentee in federal elections in the District of Columbia pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, approved August 28, 1966 (100 Stat. 924; 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff et seq.), which are faxed not later than the 30th day preceding any election.
(4) After the 30th day preceding an election, a qualified elector may register to vote in the precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a voter registration application and submitting it in person at the Board’s office. A qualified elector shall not change his or her party affiliation after the 30th day preceding an election.
(2A) The Board shall publish and display on its website for a period of not less than 14 days preceding each election held under this subchapter a searchable copy of the list of qualified electors registered to vote as of the date the voter registry closed.
(4)(A) A registered voter who has moved within the District but has not notified the Board in writing of his or her current address by the deadline established pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, or who is designated inactive pursuant to subsection (j) of this section, shall, prior to being permitted to vote, file notification of a change of address on a form provided by the Board, at the polling place serving the former residence address, subject to the requirements of section 302 of the Help America Vote Act, approved October 29, 2002 (116 Stat. 1706; 42 U.S.C. § 15483); provided, that the voter shall provide proof of address change in the form of a current and valid government photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, pay check, or other document specified by the Board that shows the current name and address of the voter either in person on election day or at the Board's office or a voter registration agency following the election.
(C) A registered voter who files an election day change of address may vote by regular ballot on election day only within the polling place assigned by the Board before election day.
(B) Where the United States Postal Service returns the address confirmation notification as undeliverable or indicating that the registrant does not live at the address provided in the written affirmation, the Board shall notify the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia.
(A) Individuals whose registration application includes a driver’s license number or at least the last 4 digits of the individual’s social security number, and matches an existing identification record bearing the same number, name, and date of birth as the application; or
(D) The Board may, in addition, utilize information obtained from the United States Postal Service, the National Change of Address System (“NCOA”), the Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services (subject to the provisions of subsection (c)(1)(D) of this section, which identifies registrants who have moved from the addresses listed on the Board’s records. In these cases the Board shall issue the notices prescribed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
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Applicability of D.C. Law 20-158: Section 3 of D.C. Law 20-158 provided that the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register.