Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part VIII - GAME COMMISSION › Subpart E - STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Chapter 183 - ESTABLISHMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATEWIDE UNIFORM REGISTRY OF ELECTORS › Section 183.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				  words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless
				  the context clearly indicates otherwise:
AVN-Address verification notice
-A notice
					 mailed by the commission to confirm that a registrant has moved from the
					 address recorded on the registrant's registration records.
Act
-25 Pa.C.S. §
											§ 1101-3302
					 (relating to voter registration).
Assistance
-Includes entering information
					 on a VRMA on behalf of the applicant if the applicant is unable to complete the
					 information himself and witnessing the applicant's mark if the applicant is
					 unable to sign the form. If the individual assisting the applicant is an
					 employee of a governmental agency, assistance shall include entering the agency
					 code in the space provided for assistance and making a note of the assistance
					 on the applicant's Declination Form. The term does not include signing the
					 application on behalf of the applicant.
CAVN-IC-Change of address verification notice
					 within the county
-A notice mailed by the commission to determine if a
					 registrant has moved from the address indicated on the registrant's
					 registration records to a different address within the same county.
CAVN-OC-Change of address verification notice
					 outside the county
-A notice mailed by the commission to determine if a
					 registrant has moved from the address indicated on the registrant's
					 registration records to a different address outside the county.
CM-Confirmation mailing
-A notice mailed by
					 the commission to the registrants in the county, except those registrants
					 previously marked as inactive, in which a registrant may verify or correct
					 address information, as described at section 1901(b)(1)(ii) of the act
					 (relating to removal of electors).
Candidate
-Includes both candidates for
					 nomination and election.
Canvass
-The act of verifying registration
					 records in an election district by visiting the physical location at which the
					 registrant is registered to vote.
Card
-Includes any form of correspondence
					 pertaining to voter registration.
Day
-A calendar day.
Deceased Voters List
-The list provided to
					 the Department and the commissions by the Department of Health in accordance
					 with section 1505(a) of the act (relating to death of registrant).
Declination Form
-The form on which an
					 individual indicates his desire to register to vote or not to do so, and which
					 is used in administering voter registration in accordance with section 1325(b)
					 of the act (relating to government agencies). The failure to sign a PENNDOT VRA
					 is a declination.
Duplicate-
A registration record for which
					 another registration record already exists for the same registrant or
					 applicant.
Federal Voter Registration Application
-An
					 application for voter registration which is produced by the Federal
					 government.
Government agency
-An office which provides
					 voter registration applications under section 1323 of the act (relating to
					 application with driver's license application) and section 1325 of the
					 act.
Group 1 counties
-Armstrong, Dauphin,
					 Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Perry, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland
					 Counties.
Group 2 counties
-Carbon, Luzerne, Monroe,
					 Montgomery, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne Counties.
Group 3 counties
-Chester, Delaware,
					 Juniata, Lehigh, Mifflin, Northampton and Philadelphia Counties.
Group 4 counties
-Bedford, Berks, Blair,
					 Centre, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties.
Group 5 counties
-Clinton, Columbia,
					 Fulton, Huntingdon, Lycoming, Snyder and Union Counties.
Group 6 counties
-Bradford, Crawford, Elk,
					 Lackawanna, Montour, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties.
Group 7 counties
-Clarion, Erie, Forest,
					 Lawrence, Mercer, Tioga, Venango and Warren Counties.
Group 8 counties
-Cambria, Cameron,
					 Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean and Northumberland Counties.
Inactive registrant
-A registrant who has
					 been mailed a notice in accordance with the act and who has not returned or
					 otherwise responded to the notice; or a registrant who has been designated
					 inactive in accordance with section 1901(c) of the act.
NCA-Notice of change of address
-A notice
					 mailed upon receipt of information that a registrant may have moved.
NCOA-National change of address
-The voter
					 removal program authorized by section 1901(b)(1)(i) of the act.
PENNDOT
-The Department of Transportation
					 of the Commonwealth.
Personal information
-Any of the
					 following:
(i) Name of an
				  individual.
(ii) Address of
				  residence and mailing address (if different than address of
				  residence).
(iii) Date of
				  birth.
(iv) Telephone
				  number.
(v) Race.
(vi) Driver's license number.
(vii) Last four digits of an individual's
				  Social Security number.
(viii)
				  Federal or State employee designation, if any.
(ix) Name of municipality of
				  residence.
(x) Identification of an
				  individual's ward and district.
(xi) Designation of party including the date
				  of enrollment.
(xii) An
				  individual's signature or mark.
Phase 1 counties
-Adams, Beaver, Butler and
					 Cumberland Counties.
Phase 2 counties
-Allegheny and Bucks
					 Counties.
Phase 3 counties
-Group 1 counties, Group 2
					 counties, Group 3 counties, Group 4 counties, Group 5 counties, Group 6
					 counties, Group 7 counties and Group 8 counties.
Resident
-An individual who possesses
					 residence in a district in accordance with section 1302 of the act (relating to
					 residence of electors).
Unique identifier
-The SURE registration
					 number required by section 1222(c)(3) of the act (relating to SURE
					 system).
VRA-Voter Registration Application
-Any of
					 the following:
(i) A VRMA.
(ii) A registration application used in
				  accordance with section 1323 of the act.
(iii) A registration application prepared by
				  a commission and approved by the Department for purposes of in-person voter
				  registration in accordance with section 1322 of the act (relating to in-person
				  voter registration).
(iv) A Federal
				  voter registration application.
(v)
				  A voter registration application form approved by the Secretary.
VRMA-Voter registration mail application
					 form
-The Statewide voter registration application form, in accordance
					 with section 1327(a) of the act (relating to preparation and distribution of
					 applications), which contains:
(i) The
				  following requests for information from applicants:
(A) Full legal name or common derivative
				  thereof.
(B) Address of residence,
				  including municipality of residence, in accordance with section 1302 of the
				  act.
(C) Mailing address if
				  different than address of residence.
(D) Whether the applicant has been registered
				  to vote in the past.
(E) Name,
				  address and county of previous registration and the year of that
				  registration.
(F) Designation of
				  political party.
(G) Date of birth,
				  which shall appear in the standard month-day-year sequence.
(H) Telephone number.
(I) Race.
(J) Sex.
(K) The question "Are you a citizen of the
				  United States of America?" and boxes for the applicant to check yes or
				  no.
(L) The question "Will you be
				  18 years of age on or before election day?" and boxes for the applicant to
				  check yes or no.
(M) A driver's
				  license number.
(N) The last four
				  digits of the applicant's Social Security number.
(O) A registrant's unique
				  identifier.
(ii) The
				  following statements or declarations from applicants:
(A) The registration declarations and
				  affirmations required by section 1327(b) of the act.
(B) The registration statement required by
				  section 303(b)(4)(A)(iii) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.A. §
													15483(b)(4)(A)(iii)).
(iii) The following requests for
				  information from any individual providing assistance to an applicant in the
				  completion of a VRMA:
(A) Name.
(B) Address of residence.
(C) Telephone number.