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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1973gg-3. Simultaneous application for voter registration and application for motor vehicle driver's license
(a) In general
(1) Each State motor vehicle driver's license application
(including any renewal application) submitted to the appropriate
State motor vehicle authority under State law shall serve as an
application for voter registration with respect to elections for
Federal office unless the applicant fails to sign the voter
registration application.
(2) An application for voter registration submitted under
paragraph (1) shall be considered as updating any previous voter
registration by the applicant.
(b) Limitation on use of information
No information relating to the failure of an applicant for a
State motor vehicle driver's license to sign a voter registration
application may be used for any purpose other than voter
registration.
(c) Forms and procedures
(1) Each State shall include a voter registration application
form for elections for Federal office as part of an application for
a State motor vehicle driver's license.
(2) The voter registration application portion of an application
for a State motor vehicle driver's license -
(A) may not require any information that duplicates information
required in the driver's license portion of the form (other than
a second signature or other information necessary under
subparagraph (C));
(B) may require only the minimum amount of information
necessary to -
(i) prevent duplicate voter registrations; and
(ii) enable State election officials to assess the
eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter
registration and other parts of the election process;
(C) shall include a statement that -
(i) states each eligibility requirement (including
citizenship);
(ii) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each
such requirement; and
(iii) requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty
of perjury;
(D) shall include, in print that is identical to that used in
the attestation portion of the application -
(i) the information required in section 1973gg-6(a)(5)(A) and
(B) of this title;
(ii) a statement 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
(iii) a statement 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; and
(E) shall be made available (as submitted by the applicant, or
in machine readable or other format) to the appropriate State
election official as provided by State law.
(d) Change of address
Any change of address form submitted in accordance with State law
for purposes of a State motor vehicle driver's license shall serve
as notification of change of address for voter registration with
respect to elections for Federal office for the registrant involved
unless the registrant states on the form that the change of address
is not for voter registration purposes.
(e) Transmittal deadline
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a completed voter registration
portion of an application for a State motor vehicle driver's
license accepted at a State motor vehicle authority shall be
transmitted to the appropriate State election official not later
than 10 days after the date of acceptance.
(2) If a 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 appropriate State election
official not later than 5 days after the date of acceptance.
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