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Title 11 → Chapter II → Part 9428
PART 9428—NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (52 U.S.C. 20503 et seq.)
§9428.1 Purpose & scope.
§9428.2 Definitions.
§9428.3 General information.
§9428.4 Contents.
§9428.5 Format.
§9428.6 Chief state election official.
§9428.7 Contents of reports from the states.
Source: 59 FR 32323, June 23, 1994, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 74 FR 37520, July 29, 2009.
The regulations in this part implement the responsibilities delegated to the Commission under Section 9 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Public Law 103-31, 97 Stat. 77, 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1 et seq. (“NVRA”). They describe the format and contents of the national mail voter registration form and the information that will be required from the states for inclusion in the Commission's biennial report to Congress.
(a) Form means the national mail voter registration application form, which includes the registration application, accompanying general instructions for completing the application, and state-specific instructions.
(b) Chief state election official means the designated state officer or employee responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-8.
(c) Active voters means all registered voters except those who have been sent but have not responded to a confirmation mailing sent in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(d) and have not since offered to vote.
(d) Inactive voters means registrants who have been sent but have not responded to a confirmation mailing sent in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(d) and have not since offered to vote.
(f) State means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia not exempt from coverage under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-2(b).
(a) Information about the applicant. The application shall provide appropriate fields for the applicant's:
(6) Voter identification number as required or requested by the applicant's state of residence for election administration purposes.
(i) The application shall direct the applicant to consult the accompanying state-specific instructions to determine what type of voter identification number, if any, is required or requested by the applicant's state.
(ii) For each state that requires the applicant's full social security number as its voter identification number, the state's Privacy Act notice required at 11 CFR 9428.6(c) shall be reprinted with the instructions for that state.
(i) The application shall direct the applicant to consult the accompanying state-specific instructions to determine if the applicant's state is a closed primary state.
(ii) The accompanying instructions shall state that if the applicant is registering in a state that requires the declaration of party affiliation, then failure to indicate a political party preference, indicating “none”, or selecting a party that is not recognized under state law may prevent the applicant from voting in partisan races in primary elections and participating in political party caucuses or conventions, but will not bar an applicant from voting in other elections.
(8) Race/ethnicity, if applicable for the applicant's state of residence. The application shall direct the applicant to consult the state-specific instructions to determine whether race/ethnicity is required or requested by the applicant's state.
(b) Additional information required by the Act. (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7(b) (2) and (4)). The form shall also:
(1) Specify each eligibility requirement (including citizenship). The application shall list U.S. Citizenship as a universal eligibility requirement and include a statement that incorporates by reference each state's specific additional eligibility requirements (including any special pledges) as set forth in the accompany state instructions;
(2) Contain an attestation on the application that the applicant, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, meets each of his or her state's specific eligibility requirements;
(3) Provide a field on the application for the signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury, and the date of the applicant's signature;
(4) Inform an applicant on the application of the penalties provided by law for submitting a false voter registration application;
(5) Provide a field on the application for the name, address, and (optional) telephone number of the person who assisted the applicant in completing the form if the applicant is unable to sign the application without assistance;
(6) State that if an applicant declines to register to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes; and
(7) State that if an applicant does register to vote, the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes.
(c) Other information. The form will, if appropriate, require an applicant's former address or former name or request a drawing of the area where the applicant lives in relation to local landmarks.
[59 FR 32323, June 23, 1994; 59 FR 40639, Aug. 9, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 74 FR 35720, July 29, 2009]
(a) The application shall conform to the technical specifications described in the Commission's National Mail Voter Registration Form Technical Specifications.
(b) Size. The application shall consist of a 5″ by 8″ application card of sufficient stock and weight to satisfy postal regulations. The application card shall be attached by a perforated fold to another 5″ by 8″ card that contains space for the information set forth at 11 CFR 9428.4(c).
(c) Layout. (1) The application shall be sealable.
(2) The outside of the application shall contain an appropriate number of address lines to be completed by the applicant using the state information provided.
(3) Both sides of the application card shall contain space designated “For Official Use Only.”
(d) Color. The application shall be of ink and paper colors of sufficient contrast to permit for optical scanning capabilities.
(e) Signature field. The application shall contain a signature field in lieu of a signature line.
(f) Type size. (1) All print on the form shall be of the largest practicable type size.
(2) The requirements on the form specified in 11 CFR 9428.4(b)(1), (6), and (7) shall be in print identical to that used in the attestation portion of the application required by 11 CFR 9428.4(b)(2).
(1) All voter registration eligibility requirements of that state and their corresponding state constitution or statutory citations, including but not limited to the specific state requirements, if any, relating to minimum age, length of residence, reasons to disenfranchise such as criminal conviction or mental incompetence, and whether the state is a closed primary state.
(2) Any voter identification number that the state requires or requests; and
(3) Whether the state requires or requests a declaration of race/ethnicity;
(4) The state's deadline for accepting voter registration applications; and
(5) The state election office address where the application shall be mailed.
(b) If a state, in accordance with 11 CFR 9428.4(a)(2), requires the applicant's full social security number, the chief state election official shall provide the Commission with the text of the state's privacy statement required under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a note).
(c) Each chief state election official shall notify the Commission, in writing, within 30 days of any change to the state's voter eligibility requirements or other information reported under this section.
(a) The chief state election official shall provide the information required under this section with the Commission by March 31 of each odd-numbered year beginning March 31, 1995 on a form to be provided by the Commission. Reports shall be mailed to: National Clearinghouse on Election Administration, Election Assistance Commission, 1335 East-West Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The data to be reported in accordance with this section shall consist of applications or responses received up to and including the date of the preceding federal general election.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the report required under this section shall include:
(1) The total number of registered voters statewide, including both “active” and “inactive” voters if such a distinction is made by the state, in the federal general election two years prior to the most recent federal general election;
(2) The total number of registered voters statewide, including both “active” and “inactive” voters if such a distinction is made by the state, in the most recent federal election;
(3) The total number of new valid registrations accepted statewide between the past two federal general elections, including all registrations that are new to the local jurisdiction and re-registrations across jurisdictional lines, but excluding all applications that are duplicates, rejected, or report only a change of name, address, or (where applicable) party preference within the local jurisdiction;
(4) If the state distinguishes between “active” and “inactive” voters, the total number of registrants statewide that were considered “inactive” at the close of the most recent federal general election;
(5) The total number of registrations statewide that were, for whatever reason, deleted from the registration list, including both “active” and “inactive” voters if such a distinction is made by the state, between the past two federal general elections;
(6) The statewide number of registration applications received statewide (regardless of whether they were valid, rejected, duplicative, or address, name or party changes) that were received from or generated by each of the following categories:
(7) The total number of duplicate registration applications statewide that, between the past two federal general elections were received in the appropriate election office and generated by each of the categories described in paragraphs (b)(6) (i) through (vii) of this section;
(8) The statewide number of confirmation notices mailed out between the past two federal general elections and the statewide number of responses received to these notices during the same period;
(9) Answers to a series of questions with categorical responses for the state to indicate which options or procedures the state has selected in implementing the NVRA or any significant changes to the state's voter registration program; and
(10) Any additional information that would be helpful to the Commission for meeting the reporting requirement under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7(a)(3).
(c) For the State report due March 31, 1995, the chief state election official need only provide the information described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section and a brief narrative or general description of the state's implementation of the NVRA.
[59 FR 32323, June 23, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 64560, Dec. 15, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 74 FR 37520, July 29, 2009; 75 FR 49815, Aug. 16, 2010; 83 FR 53802, Oct. 25, 2018]