Sec. 312. Department of Homeland Security assistance in registration
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The Secretary shall— assist the chief election official of each State to carry out the functions set forth in section 311(b) in accordance with this section; and provide each individual approved for naturalization with a document that— informs the individual of— the substantive qualifications of an elector in the State, as set forth 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 ( 52 U.S.C. 20508 ); and the consequences of false voter registration; instructs the individual to decline to register to vote if the individual does not meet all of the qualifications referred to in subparagraph (A)(i); informs the individual that— voter registration is voluntary; and registering to voter or declining to register to vote— will not affect the individual’s citizenship status; will not affect the availability of services or benefits to which the individual is entitled; and will not be used for other purposes; informs the individual that affiliation or enrollment with a political party may be required to participate in an election to select the party’s candidate in an election for Federal office; provides any individual who accepts voter registration the option of affiliating or enrolling with a political party; informs the individual that he or she will not be registered to vote if he or she— signs the document; does not take the oath of allegiance to the United States required for naturalization under section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1448 ); and is not issued a certificate of naturalization; instructs any individual who accepts voter registration to provide his or her residential address or coordinates if different from his or her mailing address on file with U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services; directs individuals to— sign in a designated space to decline voter registration; or 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 U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services with questions about, or for assistance with, completing sections of the document concerning automatic voter registration, as set forth in subsection (d). The Secretary shall require each individual approved for naturalization to sign and submit to the Secretary the document received pursuant to subsection (a)(2) at the time he or she takes the oath described in section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1448 ) to acknowledge that he or she understands the information contained in the document and will comply with the applicable requirement.
Not later than 15 days after a newly naturalized citizen submits a signed document to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b), unless the individual declines to be registered to vote when signing the document, the Secretary shall submit 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 ) to the extent possible— the individual’s given names and surnames; 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; the individual’s signature in electronic form, if available; and 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 citizens— on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 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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