Sec. 312. Department of Homeland Security assistance in registration
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In accordance with this part, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security shall assist the State’s chief election official in registering to vote all newly naturalized individuals sworn in and issued a naturalization certificate by the Secretary. The Secretary require each individual approved for naturalization to submit an executed document at the time of taking of the oath described in section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act that— informs the individual of the substantive qualifications of an elector in the State as listed in the mail voter registration application form for elections for Federal office prescribed pursuant to section 9 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, the consequences of false registration, and that the individual should decline to register if the individual does not meet all those qualifications; informs the individual that voter registration is voluntary, and neither registering nor declining to register to vote will in any way affect the individual’s citizenship status or availability of services or benefits, nor be used for other purposes; informs the individual that affiliation or enrollment with a political party may be required in order to participate in an election to select the party’s candidate in an election for Federal office, and offers the option to individuals accepting voter registration of affiliating or enrolling with a political party; states that if the individual executes the document but does not take an oath of allegiance to the United States and is not issued a certificate of naturalization, the individual shall not be registered to vote; instructs individuals who accept voter registration to provide their residential address or coordinates if different from their mailing address on file with USCIS; directs individuals to either sign in a designated space to decline voter registration, or to sign in a different designated space to attest that the individual— affirms that information provided on the document is true and complete to the best of the individual’s knowledge; will fulfill nationally applicable age, citizenship, and residency requirements to vote upon the individual’s naturalization; and accepts voter registration if determined by State election officials to be eligible to register in the individual’s State and municipality of residence; and provides a phone number and other widely accessible means of contacting USCIS with questions about or for assistance with completing sections of the document concerning automatic voter registration, as set forth in subsection (b)(3) of this section.
Before or upon the expiration of the 15-day period which begins on the date a newly naturalized individual returns an executed document described in paragraph
(1)to the Secretary, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate State election official, in a format compatible with the statewide voter database maintained under section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083 ) whenever possible, the following information, unless the individual declines to be registered to vote when executing the document: The individual’s given name(s) and surname(s). The individual’s date of birth. The individual’s residential address or coordinates. Confirmation that the individual is a citizen of the United States. The date on which the individual was sworn in as a United States citizen. If available, the individual’s signature in electronic form. Information regarding the individual’s affiliation or enrollment with a political party, if the individual provides such information. The Secretary shall publish information about and instructions for accepting or declining automatic voter registration for newly naturalized United States citizens on the USCIS website and in materials routinely provided to approved applicants for United States citizenship; and create a telephonic hotline staffed by live operators to provide assistance with registration to approved applicants for United States citizenship.
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