Sec. 123. Definitions
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In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: The term chief State election official with respect to a State means the individual designated by the State under section 10 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20509 ) to be responsible for coordination of the State’s responsibilities under such Act. The term documentary proof of United States citizenship means, with respect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the following: A form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States.
A valid United States passport. The applicant's official United States military identification card, together with a United States military record of service showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States. A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State, or Tribal government showing that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State, or Tribal government other than an identification described in paragraphs
(1)through (4), but only if presented together with one or more of the following: A certified birth certificate issued by a State, a unit of local government in a State, or a Tribal government which— was issued by the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born; was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; includes the full name, date of birth, and place of birth of the applicant; lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant; has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on behalf of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born; includes the date that the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; and has the seal of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued the birth certificate. An extract from a United States hospital Record of Birth created at the time of the applicant's birth which indicates that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. A final adoption decree showing the applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States or a certification of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a United States citizen issued by the Secretary of State. A Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other document or method of proof of United States citizenship issued by the Federal government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. An American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the classification ‘KIC’. The term election has the meaning stated in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431(1) ). The term Federal office has the meaning stated in section 301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431(3) ). The term registrar’s jurisdiction means— an incorporated city, town, borough, or other form of municipality; if voter registration is maintained by a county, parish, or other unit of government that governs a larger geographic area than a municipality, the geographic area governed by that unit of government; or if voter registration is maintained on a consolidated basis for more than one municipality or other unit of government by an office that performs all of the functions of a voting registrar, the geographic area of the consolidated municipalities or other geographic units. The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term voter registration agency means an office designated under section 7(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(1) ) to perform voter registration activities.
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