Sec. 4. Verification of information provided by applicants for voter registration
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Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6 ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(j)as subsection (k); and by inserting after subsection
(i)the following new subsection: A State may not register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, including an individual who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2), unless the State verifies that the information provided by the individual in the individual’s application for voter registration is correct. For purposes of paragraph (1), a State may verify the information provided by an applicant for voter registration through such methods as the State considers appropriate, including requiring the applicant to provide (at the time of submitting a voter registration application with an application for a motor vehicle driver’s license under section 5 or at the time of submitting any other application form under this Act) documentary evidence that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for voting in elections for Federal office in the State, including the requirement that the applicant is a United States citizen. . Section 9 of the National Voter Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: At the request of the chief State election official, the head of an office of the Federal government shall enter into an agreement with the official for the purpose of enabling the official to verify information regarding the eligibility of an applicant for voter registration in the State to vote in elections for Federal office in the State. The head of an office of the Federal government who receives a request from a chief State election official to enter into an agreement under paragraph
(1)shall enter into such an agreement with the official not later than 30 days after receiving the request. Nothing in paragraph
(1)shall be construed to affect the requirements of section 8(g) (relating to information provided by a United States attorney regarding offenders) or section 205(r) of the Social Security Act (relating to agreements with the Commissioner of Social Security for the purpose of verifying certain information). . Section 205(r)(8)(D)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(r)(8)(D)(i)(I) ) is amended by striking the date of birth and inserting the location and date of birth .
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- 42 USC 1973gg–6
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