Sec. 114. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements

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Each State, acting through the chief State election official, shall implement, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list defined, maintained, and administered at the State level that contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the State and assigns a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the State (in this section referred to as the computerized list ), and includes the following:

The computerized list shall serve as the single system for storing and managing the official list of registered voters throughout the State. The computerized list contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the State. Under the computerized list, a unique identifier is assigned to each legally registered voter in the State. The computerized list shall be coordinated with other agency databases within the State. Any election official in the State, including any local election official, may obtain immediate electronic access to the information contained in the computerized list.

All voter registration information obtained by any local election official in the State shall be electronically entered into the computerized list on an expedited basis at the time the information is provided to the local official. The chief State election official shall provide such support as may be required so that local election officials are able to enter information as described in subparagraph

(F). The computerized list shall serve as the official voter registration list for the conduct of all elections for Federal office in the State. The appropriate State or local election official shall perform list maintenance with respect to the computerized list on a regular basis as follows: If an individual is to be removed from the computerized list, such individual shall be removed in accordance with the provisions of section 112(a)(3) and section 113(a) . For purposes of removing names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters— under section 113(a)(1)(B) , the State shall coordinate the computerized list with State agency records on felony status; and by reason of the death of the registrant under section 113(a)(1)(C) , the State shall coordinate the computerized list with State agency records on death. The list maintenance performed under subparagraph

(A)shall be conducted in a manner that ensures that— the name of each registered voter appears in the computerized list; only voters who are not registered or who are not eligible to vote are removed from the computerized list; and duplicate names are eliminated from the computerized list. The appropriate State or local official shall provide adequate technological security measures to prevent the unauthorized access to the computerized list established under this section. The State election system shall include provisions to ensure that voter registration records in the State are accurate and are updated regularly, including the following: A system of file maintenance that makes an affirmative effort to remove registrants who are ineligible to vote from the official list of eligible voters. Under such system, consistent with this subtitle, registrants who have not responded to a notice and who have not voted in 2 consecutive general elections for Federal office shall be removed from the official list of eligible voters, except that no registrant may be removed solely by reason of a failure to vote. Safeguards to ensure that eligible voters are not removed in error from the official list of eligible voters. Except as provided in paragraph

(2), each State and jurisdiction shall be required to comply with the requirements of subsection

(a)on and after January 1, 2027. If a State or jurisdiction certifies to the Commission not later than January 1, 2027, that the State or jurisdiction will not meet the deadline described in paragraph

(1)for good cause and includes in the certification the reasons for the failure to meet such deadline, paragraph

(1)shall apply to the State or jurisdiction as if the reference in such paragraph to January 1, 2027 were a reference to January 1, 2028 .