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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1973gg-4. Mail registration
(a) Form
(1) Each State shall accept and use the mail voter registration
application form prescribed by the Federal Election Commission
pursuant to section 1973gg-7(a)(2) of this title for the
registration of voters in elections for Federal office.
(2) In addition to accepting and using the form described in
paragraph (1), a State may develop and use a mail voter
registration form that meets all of the criteria stated in section
1973gg-7(b) of this title for the registration of voters in
elections for Federal office.
(3) A form described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be accepted
and used for notification of a registrant's change of address.
(b) Availability of forms
The chief State election official of a State shall make the forms
described in subsection (a) of this section available for
distribution through governmental and private entities, with
particular emphasis on making them available for organized voter
registration programs.
(c) First-time voters
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a State may by law require a person
to vote in person if -
(A) the person was registered to vote in a jurisdiction by
mail; and
(B) the person has not previously voted in that jurisdiction.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of a person -
(A) who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act [42 U.S.C.
1973ff et seq.];
(B) who is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person
under section 1973ee-1(b)(2)(B)(ii) of this title; or
(C) who is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any
other Federal law.
(d) Undelivered notices
If a notice of the disposition of a mail voter registration
application under section 1973gg-6(a)(2) of this title is sent by
nonforwardable mail and is returned undelivered, the registrar may
proceed in accordance with section 1973gg-6(d) of this title.
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