Sec. 4007. Online registration
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Each State shall ensure that the following services are available on the official public websites of the appropriate State election officials: Application for or update to voter registration using an electronic version of the mail voter registration application form the Election Assistance Commission prescribes, and any additional voter registration form the State develops pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20505(a) ). Completion of a printable version of the mail voter registration application form the Election Assistance Commission prescribes, and any additional voter registration form the State develops pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20505(a) ).
Correction of voter registration. Designation of political party affiliation, where applicable. Cancellation of registration and removal from the voter rolls. Declination of any automatic registration. The appropriate State election official shall accept an online voter registration application and register each eligible individual to vote if the application provides a signature by any of the following: In the case of an individual who has a signature on file with a State agency, including the State motor vehicle authority, that is required to provide voter registration services by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), the individual consents to the transfer of that electronic signature.
The individual submits with the application an electronic copy of the individual’s handwritten signature. If the State chooses to accept it, the individual’s execution of a computerized mark in the signature field on an online voter registration application. The individual otherwise completes registration under this section and provides a signature at the time of casting a ballot in an election or at the time of applying for a ballot (including an absentee ballot) in an upcoming election.
The online system and disposition notice sent to any individual pursuant to this paragraph must inform the individual of the process for providing a signature. Each State agency that is required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) to provide voter registration services, including the State motor vehicle authority, shall electronically transmit to the appropriate State election official the signature of any individual who has a signature on file with the agency and who consents to the transfer of that electronic signature under subsection (b)(1).
Any correction to the statewide voter registration database pursuant to this section that is made no later than the lesser of thirty days, or the period State law provides, before a Federal election shall be effective for purposes of that Federal election and succeeding elections. Each State shall ensure that all of the services provided under this section are provided in a manner accessible to individuals with disabilities.
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