Alabama Administrative Code › Title 820 - STATE OF ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 820-2-2 - VOTER REGISTRATION › Section 820-2-2-.17 - Voter Registration Instructions For Voter Registrars To Assess Eligibility Of Voter Registration Applicant

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(a) The following instructions and checklist
			 form ("Form C-1") shall be the instructions and checklist used by the county
			 boards of registrars to assess the eligibility of voter registration applicants
			 in this state. Form C-1 shall be used by county boards of registrars to list
			 which document an applicant for voter registration has provided to the board of
			 registrars to allow the registrars to assess the eligibility of the applicant
			 to register to vote, including the applicant's United States
			 citizenship.
(b) Instructions for
			 Registrars:
INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTRARS
ALL COMPLETED VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCEPTED
				AND FILED BY THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS; HOWEVER, NO APPLICANT SHALL BE REGISTERED
				UNTIL HE/SHE HAS PROVIDED SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AS
				SET OUT BELOW.
AN ALABAMA REGISTERED VOTER WHO CHANGES HIS/HER PLACE OF
				RESIDENCE OR WHO MODIFIES HIS/HER VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS FOR ANY OTHER
				REASON, SUCH AS LEGAL CHANGE OF NAME, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT EVIDENCE
				OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP.
PROOF OF VOTER REGISTRATION FROM ANOTHER STATE CANNOT BE USED
				AS PROOF OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP.
ONLY DOCUMENTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 CAN BE USED TO SHOW PROOF
				OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP.
VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. The applicant must either be 18 years old,
			 or if he /she is 17, they must be 18 years old on or before the date of the
			 next election.
2. The applicant
			 must have satisfactory evidence of U.S. citizenship. If the voter registration
			 application is filed in person, satisfactory evidence of U.S. citizenship SHALL
			 be provided in person at the time of filing the application by providing ONE of
			 the documents listed below. If the applicant is trying to register in person
			 and lacks satisfactory citizenship documentation, the application shall be
			 accepted and filed. A record shall be created in the statewide voter
			 registration database with the applicant's records placed in a status of
			 "suspense" with a reason of "insufficient citizenship documentation." The
			 applicant shall be given Form C-3 notifying the applicant that the submitted
			 documentation is insufficient and to bring or mail satisfactory documentation
			 to the Board of Registrars.
For voter registration applications that are mailed to the
				office of the Board of Registrars, the mailed application MUST include ONE of
				the documents listed below. If the mailed application lacks satisfactory
				citizenship documentation, the application shall be accepted and filed. A
				record shall be created in the statewide voter registration database with the
				applicant's records placed in a status of "suspense" with a reason of
				"insufficient citizenship documentation." The applicant shall be mailed Form
				C-3 notifying the applicant that the submitted documentation is insufficient
				and to bring or mail satisfactory documentation to the Board of
				Registrars.
3. Proof of
			 U.S. citizenship is established by providing an original or legible photocopy
			 or a copy in digital or other electronic format of ONE of the following
			 documents:
a. Driver's license or nondriver's
			 ID card issued by division of motor vehicles or equivalent governmental agency
			 of any state within the U.S. provided that the governmental agency of another
			 state within the U.S. requires proof of lawful presence (i.e., U.S.
			 citizenship) in the U.S. as a condition of issuance of the driver's license or
			 nondriver's ID card and that the driver's license or nondriver's ID card
			 contains appropriate indicia showing proof of U.S. citizenship.
Alabama
			 driver's license or nondriver's ID card must be a "Star" license or
			 ID.
b. Birth certificate
			 indicating birth in the U.S. or one of its territories.
c. Pertinent pages of applicant's valid or
			 expired U.S. passport identifying applicant and applicant's passport number, or
			 presentation of U.S. passport to Board of Registrars.
d. U.S. naturalization documents or the
			 number of certificate of naturalization. If only number of certificate of
			 naturalization is provided, applicant shall not be registered until number of
			 certificate of naturalization is verified with U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and
			 Immigration Services by Board of Registrars pursuant to  8 U.S.C. §
											1373(c).
e. Other documents or
			 methods of proof of U.S. citizenship issued by federal government pursuant to
			 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 and amendments thereto.
f. Bureau of Indian Affairs card number,
			 tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollment number.
g. Consular report of birth abroad of U.S.
			 citizen.
h. Certificate of
			 citizenship issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
i. Birth certificate issued by U.S. State
			 Department.
j. American Indian card
			 with KIC classification issued by U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.
k. Final adoption decree showing applicant's
			 name and U.S. birthplace.
l.
			 Official U. S. military record of service showing applicant's place of birth in
			 the U. S.
m. Extract from U.S.
			 hospital birth record created at time of birth showing applicant's U.S. place
			 of birth
n. Federal confirmation of
			 U.S. citizenship under  8 U.S.C. §
											1373.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING WHETHER AN APPLICANT HAS
				PROVIDED SUFFICIENT PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, PLEASE CONTACT THE SECRETARY OF
				STATE'S OFFICE AT 800-274-8683.
IF EVIDENCE OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS DEEMED BY THE REGISTRARS TO
				BE UNSATISFACTORY DUE TO AN INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE DOCUMENT SUBMITTED AS
				EVIDENCE AND THE NAME OR SEX PROVIDED ON THE REGISTRATION APPLICATION, THE
				APPLICANT MAY SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT CONTAINING BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Stating the
			 inconsistency or inconsistencies related to the name or sex, and the reason
			 therefor and
2. Swearing under oath
			 that despite the inconsistency, the applicant is the same individual reflected
			 in the document provided as proof of citizenship.
There shall be no inconsistency between the date of birth on
				the document provided as evidence of citizenship and the date of birth provided
				on the registration application. If the applicant submits an affidavit, the
				Board of Registrars shall assess the eligibility of the applicant without
				regard to any inconsistency stated in the affidavit.
A Sample Inconsistency Affidavit is attached as Form
				C-2.