PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2073 PRINTER'S NO. 2265
No. 1686 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, ARGALL, FARGO, FREEMAN, GODSHALL, HALUSKA,
HARHAI, HERMAN, HERSHEY, MELIO, NICKOL, RUBLEY, B. SMITH,
STEIL, STERN, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, WILT, SEYFERT AND
MASLAND, JUNE 16, 1999
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 27, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 30, 1995 (P.L.170, No.25), entitled "An
2 act providing for voter registration, for registration
3 commissions, for remedies and for absentee ballots; imposing
4 penalties; making appropriations; and making repeals,"
5 providing for change of addresses, for approval of
6 applications, FOR DISTRICT REGISTERS, for fees, for <--
7 information lists, for reports, for physical disabilities,
8 for removal of voters, for affirmations and for incorrect
9 records.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Sections 523(c)(1) and (4), 528(d)(1), 528(D), <--
13 702(B)(2), 703(d), 704(a)(1), 706(a), 904(a), 905 and 1901(b)
14 and (c) of the act of June 30, 1995 (P.L.170, No.25), known as
15 the Pennsylvania Voter Registration Act, are amended to read:
16 Section 523. Application with driver's license application.
17 * * *
18 (c) Transmission.--
19 (1) The Department of Transportation shall forward
20 completed applications or contents of the completed voter
1 registration applications in machine-readable format to the
2 department by the close of registration for the ensuing
3 election.
4 * * *
5 (4) Changes of address shall comply with the following:
6 (i) The Department of Transportation shall notify
7 the secretary of changes of address received under
8 subsection (a)(3). The secretary shall notify the
9 commission of the county of the registrant's prior
10 residence. [Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), if <--
11 the registrant has moved outside of the county, the
12 commission shall forward the registrant's registration
13 card to the commission of the registrant's new county of
14 residence.] Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), if <--
15 the registrant has moved to an address within the
16 commission's jurisdiction, the commission shall update
17 the registration record of the registrant. All changes of
18 address received by the commission DEPARTMENT OF <--
19 TRANSPORTATION under this section at least 30 days before
20 a primary, general or municipal election must be
21 processed by the commission for the ensuing election. If <--
22 the registrant has moved outside of the county, the
23 commission shall send a notice in accordance with section
24 1901(d)(2). If the registrant has moved to an address
25 within the commission's jurisdiction, the commission
26 shall use the notice procedures under subparagraph (ii).
27 (ii) In the case of changes of address within the
28 same county received by the Department of Transportation
29 which do not contain a signature of the registrant, the
30 commission receiving the change of address notification
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1 shall mail a notice to the registrant at the new <--
2 residence address requesting verification of the address
3 change[. The verification notice shall be in
4 substantially the following form:
5 Date................
6 Office of the Registration Commission
7 .......... County, Pennsylvania
8 ........ (Address and Telephone No. of County)
9 We have been notified by the Department of Transportation
10 that you recently moved from ................. (old
11 residence address) to ............... (new residence
12 address) and that this change of address is to serve as a
13 change of address for voter registration purposes. Unless
14 you notify this office within ten days from the date of
15 this notice that this information is not correct, your
16 voter registration will be transferred to ...........
17 County. You may notify this office by calling the
18 telephone number appearing on this form or by mailing
19 this notice to this office. You need not notify this
20 office if this information is correct.
21 ............................
22 Chief Clerk
23 If the address change is within the commission's
24 jurisdiction, the county shall notify the registrant what
25 precinct the new address is in using the following form:]
26 and notifying the registrant of the precinct in which the
27 new address is located. The notice shall be in
28 substantially the following form:
29 Date...............
30 Office of the Registration Commission
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1 ............ County, Pennsylvania
2 .......... (Address and Telephone No. of County)
3 We have been notified by the Department of Transportation
4 that you recently moved from ................. (old
5 residence address) to (new residence address) and that
6 this change of address is to serve as a change of address
7 for voter registration purposes. Unless you notify this
8 office within ten days from the date of this notice that
9 this information is not correct, your voter registration
10 will be transferred to ................ (new precinct) in
11 this county. You may notify this office by calling the
12 telephone number appearing on this form or by mailing
13 this notice to this office. You need not notify this
14 office if this information is correct.
15 ............................
16 Chief Clerk
17 Such [notices] notice must be sent by first class
18 nonforwardable mail, return postage guaranteed, and must
19 be in a form approved by the secretary and designed in
20 such a manner to allow the registrant to indicate that
21 the address change is incorrect, the reason why such
22 discrepancy exists and for return to the county
23 commission. Such notice must be signed by the registrant
24 and dated.
25 (iii) If the registrant does not return the notice
26 under subparagraph (ii) within the ten-day period, the
27 commission shall process the change of address [according
28 to subparagraph (i)]. If the registrant notifies the
29 commission that the information is incorrect and the
30 commission is satisfied with the registrant's explanation
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1 of the discrepancy, the address of the registrant's
2 registration shall remain unchanged. If the verification
3 notification is returned by the post office, the
4 commission shall direct a confirmation notice to the
5 registrant's address of former residence in accordance
6 with section 1901(d)(2). SHALL MAIL A [NOTICE TO THE <--
7 REGISTRANT AT THE NEW RESIDENCE ADDRESS REQUESTING
8 VERIFICATION OF THE ADDRESS CHANGE.] VOTER'S
9 IDENTIFICATION CARD TO THE REGISTRANT AT THE NEW
10 RESIDENCE ADDRESS. IF THE VOTER'S IDENTIFICATION CARD IS
11 RETURNED BY THE POST OFFICE UNDELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED OR
12 WITH A FORWARDING ADDRESS, THE COMMISSION SHALL SEND A
13 CONFIRMATION NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1901. [THE
14 VERIFICATION NOTICE SHALL BE IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
15 FOLLOWING FORM:
16 DATE................
17 OFFICE OF THE REGISTRATION COMMISSION
18 .......... COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
19 ........ (ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NO. OF COUNTY)
20 WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
21 THAT YOU RECENTLY MOVED FROM ................. (OLD
22 RESIDENCE ADDRESS) TO ............... (NEW RESIDENCE
23 ADDRESS) AND THAT THIS CHANGE OF ADDRESS IS TO SERVE AS A
24 CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES. UNLESS
25 YOU NOTIFY THIS OFFICE WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF
26 THIS NOTICE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS NOT CORRECT, YOUR
27 VOTER REGISTRATION WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ...........
28 COUNTY. YOU MAY NOTIFY THIS OFFICE BY CALLING THE
29 TELEPHONE NUMBER APPEARING ON THIS FORM OR BY MAILING
30 THIS NOTICE TO THIS OFFICE. YOU NEED NOT NOTIFY THIS
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1 OFFICE IF THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT.
2 ............................
3 CHIEF CLERK
4 IF THE ADDRESS CHANGE IS WITHIN THE COMMISSION'S
5 JURISDICTION, THE COUNTY SHALL NOTIFY THE REGISTRANT WHAT
6 PRECINCT THE NEW ADDRESS IS IN USING THE FOLLOWING FORM:
7 DATE...............
8 OFFICE OF THE REGISTRATION COMMISSION
9 ............ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
10 .......... (ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NO. OF COUNTY)
11 WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
12 THAT YOU RECENTLY MOVED FROM ................. (OLD
13 RESIDENCE ADDRESS) TO (NEW RESIDENCE ADDRESS) AND THAT
14 THIS CHANGE OF ADDRESS IS TO SERVE AS A CHANGE OF ADDRESS
15 FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES. UNLESS YOU NOTIFY THIS
16 OFFICE WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE THAT
17 THIS INFORMATION IS NOT CORRECT, YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION
18 WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ................ (NEW PRECINCT) IN
19 THIS COUNTY. YOU MAY NOTIFY THIS OFFICE BY CALLING THE
20 TELEPHONE NUMBER APPEARING ON THIS FORM OR BY MAILING
21 THIS NOTICE TO THIS OFFICE. YOU NEED NOT NOTIFY THIS
22 OFFICE IF THIS INFORMATION IS CORRECT.
23 ............................
24 CHIEF CLERK
25 SUCH NOTICES MUST BE SENT BY FIRST CLASS NONFORWARDABLE
26 MAIL, RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED, AND MUST BE IN A FORM
27 APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY AND DESIGNED IN SUCH A MANNER
28 TO ALLOW THE REGISTRANT TO INDICATE THAT THE ADDRESS
29 CHANGE IS INCORRECT, THE REASON WHY SUCH DISCREPANCY
30 EXISTS AND FOR RETURN TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION. SUCH
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1 NOTICE MUST BE SIGNED BY THE REGISTRANT AND DATED.
2 (III) IF THE REGISTRANT DOES NOT RETURN THE NOTICE
3 UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) WITHIN THE TEN-DAY PERIOD, THE
4 COMMISSION SHALL PROCESS THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS ACCORDING
5 TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I). IF THE REGISTRANT NOTIFIES THE
6 COMMISSION THAT THE INFORMATION IS INCORRECT AND THE
7 COMMISSION IS SATISFIED WITH THE REGISTRANT'S EXPLANATION
8 OF THE DISCREPANCY, THE ADDRESS OF THE REGISTRANT'S
9 REGISTRATION SHALL REMAIN UNCHANGED. IF THE VERIFICATION
10 NOTIFICATION IS RETURNED BY THE POST OFFICE, THE
11 COMMISSION SHALL DIRECT A CONFIRMATION NOTICE TO THE
12 REGISTRANT'S ADDRESS OF FORMER RESIDENCE IN ACCORDANCE
13 WITH SECTION 1901(D)(2).]
14 * * *
15 Section 528. Approval of registration applications.
16 * * *
17 (d) Disposition.--
18 (1) When the registration of an elector has been
19 [finally] processed under subsection (b)(2), the commission <--
20 shall transmit to the applicant by first class nonforwardable
21 mail a wallet-sized voter's identification card, which shall
22 serve as notice to the applicant of the disposition of the
23 application. The card shall contain all of the following:
24 (i) Name and address of the elector.
25 (ii) Name of municipality.
26 (iii) Identification of elector's ward and district.
27 (iv) Effective date of registration.
28 (v) Designation of party enrollment [and date of
29 enrollment].
30 (vi) A space for the elector's signature or mark.
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1 (vii) A statement that the card relates only to the
2 time of issuance of the card and is not of itself
3 evidence or proof of the qualifications of the elector to
4 vote at an election or proof of identification for
5 purposes of applying for or receiving general assistance
6 and that it is not necessary to present the card when
7 voting. The statements required by this subparagraph
8 shall be placed on the reverse side of the card from
9 where all of the other information required by this
10 paragraph is placed.
11 * * * <--
12 (VIII) A STATEMENT THAT THE ELECTOR MUST NOTIFY THE <--
13 COMMISSION WITHIN TEN DAYS IF ANY INFORMATION ON THE CARD
14 IS INCORRECT; OTHERWISE THE INFORMATION SHALL BE DEEMED
15 CORRECT FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES.
16 (2) THE CARRIER ENVELOPE IN WHICH THE IDENTIFICATION
17 CARD IS ENCLOSED SHALL CONTAIN ON THE OUTSIDE A REQUEST TO
18 THE POSTMASTER TO RETURN IT WITHIN FIVE DAYS IF IT CANNOT BE
19 DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN.
20 (3) NO REGISTRATION APPLICATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
21 ACCEPTED UNTIL TEN DAYS AFTER THE VOTER'S IDENTIFICATION CARD
22 HAS BEEN MAILED. UPON RETURN BY THE POST OFFICE OF AN
23 IDENTIFICATION CARD UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) WHICH THE POST OFFICE
24 IS UNABLE TO DELIVER AT THE GIVEN ADDRESS, THE COMMISSION
25 SHALL INVESTIGATE. IF THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT THE APPLICANT
26 IS NOT QUALIFIED TO REGISTER FROM SUCH ADDRESS, THE
27 COMMISSION SHALL REJECT THE APPLICATION OF THE APPLICANT AND
28 SHALL NOTIFY THE APPLICANT BY FIRST CLASS FORWARDABLE MAIL OF
29 THIS ACTION.
30 (4) IF THE APPLICANT DISCLOSES THAT THE ELECTOR'S LAST
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1 RESIDENCE ADDRESS UPON REGISTRATION WAS A LOCATION WITHIN
2 ANOTHER COUNTY, THE COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF THE ELECTOR'S
3 NEW RESIDENCE SHALL [DIRECT A CANCELLATION NOTICE TO THE
4 COMMISSION OF THAT COUNTY. THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE SHALL BE
5 IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
6 FOLLOWING FORM:
7 DATE .........................
8 OFFICE OF THE REGISTRATION COMMISSION
9 ................ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
10 CANCELLATION OF PREVIOUS REGISTRATION
11 NAME .................................., WHOSE DATE OF
12 BIRTH IS ..........................., HAS NOW REGISTERED
13 AS AN ELECTOR IN........................ COUNTY,
14 PENNSYLVANIA. OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THIS REGISTRANT
15 WAS PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN THE COUNTY OF
16 ............................., PENNSYLVANIA, AT THE
17 FOLLOWING ADDRESS ...............................
18 ............................
19 CHIEF CLERK]
20 TRANSFER THE ELECTOR'S REGISTRATION RECORDS TO THAT COUNTY
21 AND KEEP A RECORD OF THE TRANSFER.
22 (5) UPON RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE IN PARAGRAPH (4), THE
23 COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF THE ELECTOR'S LAST RESIDENCE
24 SHALL TRANSFER THE ELECTOR'S REGISTRATION RECORD TO THE
25 COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF THE ELECTOR'S NEW RESIDENCE AND
26 RETAIN A RECORD OF THE TRANSFER.
27 SECTION 702. DISTRICT REGISTERS.
28 * * *
29 (B) COMPUTER LISTS.--
30 * * *
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1 (2) THE COMPUTER LIST OR COMPUTER-GENERATED CARDS MUST
2 BE IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY AND MUST CONTAIN
3 NECESSARY INFORMATION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE ON
4 THE REGISTRATION CARDS, INCLUDING A LEGIBLE DIGITIZED
5 SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT COPIED FROM THE SIGNATURE OF THE
6 REGISTRANT MADE AT THE POLLING PLACE, IF THAT SIGNATURE IS
7 AVAILABLE, OR COPIED FROM THE SIGNATURE ON THE REGISTRATION
8 CARD. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICIALS SHALL HAVE COMPUTER
9 PRINTOUTS AT THE POLLING PLACES CONTAINING THE NECESSARY
10 INFORMATION NEEDED TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY OF THE ELECTOR. THE
11 DIGITIZED SIGNATURE LIST SHALL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION,
12 SUBJECT TO REASONABLE SAFEGUARDS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.
13 * * *
14 Section 703. Street lists.
15 * * *
16 (d) Organizations.--The commission [may] shall, for a
17 reasonable fee [approved by the secretary], distribute the list
18 under subsection (a), to organized bodies of citizens upon
19 request.
20 Section 704. Public information lists.
21 (a) Establishment.--
22 (1) The registration commission [shall] may provide for
23 computer inquiries concerning individual registered voters.
24 With respect to each voter who is the subject of an inquiry,
25 the information provided shall contain the name, address,
26 date of birth and voting history. Upon request, the
27 commission shall supply a printed record for each such voter
28 subject to the provisions of this act. In addition, the
29 commission may make available for inspection a printed or
30 computerized public information list containing the name,
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1 address, date of birth and voting history of each registered
2 voter in the county.
3 * * *
4 Section 706. Reports.
5 (a) Commission.--By March 1, the commission shall submit to
6 the secretary an annual report setting forth the number of
7 electors registered under sections 522, 523, 524 and 525. The
8 report shall specify the number of electors whose registration
9 has been canceled [under Chapter 9] in accordance with this act
10 and any other information required by the secretary.
11 * * *
12 Section 904. Physical disability.
13 (a) Eligibility.--If an elector by reason of blindness,
14 disability or inability to read or write, is unable to read the
15 names on the ballot or on the voting machine labels, or is
16 unable to see or mark the ballot or operate the voting machine
17 or to enter the voting compartment or voting machine booth
18 without assistance, the following apply:
19 (1) The elector may, at least ten days prior to the next
20 election, personally make application to the commission or a
21 registrar or a clerk.
22 (2) The application must request the entry of the exact
23 nature of the disability on the elector's registration card.
24 (3) The commission shall make the entry as appropriate.
25 (4) If the disability is not entered on the registration
26 card, the elector may receive assistance if the elector
27 completes a declaration in the polling place.
28 (5) Following the election, the commission shall examine
29 declarations completed under this section, and shall update
30 the elector's voter registration record to reflect the need
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1 for assistance and the nature of the disability.
2 * * *
3 Section 905. [Department of Health.] Death of registrant.
4 (a) Department of Health.--The registration commission shall
5 cancel the registration of a registered elector reported dead by
6 the Department of Health. The Department of Health shall, within
7 60 days of receiving notice of the death of an individual 18
8 years of age or older, send the name and address of residence of
9 that individual to the commission on a form prescribed by the
10 department.
11 (b) Other sources.--The registration commission may utilize
12 newspaper obituaries, contact with the deceased individual's
13 relatives, personal knowledge of an employee in the commission
14 or documentation such as the issuance of letters testamentary
15 from the office of the register of wills to cancel the
16 registration of a registered elector prior to notification by
17 the Department of Health, provided, that such removals are
18 uniform, nondiscriminatory and in compliance with the Voting
19 Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-110, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et
20 seq.).
21 (c) Corrections.--An individual incorrectly reported
22 deceased by the Department of Health or incorrectly removed by
23 the commission for reason of death may appear in person before a
24 commissioner, registrar or clerk at the office of the commission
25 and prove identity. The commission, upon such proof, shall
26 correct its records.
27 Section 1901. Removal of voters.
28 * * *
29 (b) Voter removal program.--
30 (1) The commission shall establish a program to identify
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1 electors whose address may have changed by establishing one
2 of the following programs:
3 (i) National change of address. The [secretary] <--
4 commission shall [establish by regulation a program <--
5 whereby] COMMISSION MAY use information supplied by the <--
6 United States Postal Service through its licensees [is
7 used] on a periodic basis, but not less than once every
8 calendar year, to identify electors who may have changed
9 [addresses] their address. [The information shall be
10 incorporated in the administration of the Statewide
11 central registry and shall be forwarded to the
12 commissions in a manner determined by the secretary by
13 regulation.]
14 (A) If it appears from the information provided
15 through the United States Postal Service that an
16 elector has moved to a different residence address
17 within the same county as the elector is currently
18 registered, the commission shall change the
19 registration records to show the new address and
20 shall send the elector, to the address [recorded on
21 the elector's registration] of prior residence, a
22 notice of the change of address by forwardable mail
23 and a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form by
24 which the elector may verify or correct the address
25 information. IF A NOTICE UNDER THIS CLAUSE IS <--
26 RETURNED WITH A CORRECTED ADDRESS, THE COMMISSION
27 SHALL CHANGE THE ADDRESS. If a notice under this
28 clause is not returned by the elector confirming the
29 change of address or the notice is returned by the
30 United States Postal Service as undeliverable, the
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1 commission shall direct a confirmation notice to the
2 registrant's address of former residence NEW ADDRESS <--
3 OR BEST AVAILABLE ADDRESS in accordance with
4 subsection (d)(2).
5 (B) If it appears from the information provided
6 through the United States Postal Service that an
7 elector has moved to a different residence address
8 outside the county, the commission shall use the
9 notice procedure described in [clause (A)] subsection
10 (d)(2).
11 (ii) Confirmation mailing:
12 (A) A commission may establish a program by
13 sending a direct, nonforwardable first class "return
14 [if undeliverable - address correction] SERVICE <--
15 requested" mailing to all registered electors in the
16 county.
17 (B) If this program is established, the
18 commission shall use the notice procedure described
19 in subparagraph (i)(A) for any elector whose mailing
20 is returned undeliverable[.] and it appears that such
21 elector has moved to an address within the same
22 county. If a mailing is returned as undeliverable and
23 it appears that an elector has moved to a different
24 residence address outside the county or if no further
25 address information is available, the commission
26 shall use the notice procedures described in
27 subsection (d)(2).
28 (2) In conjunction with and not as an alternative to a
29 program established under paragraph (1), a canvass may be
30 used as follows:
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1 (i) The registration commission may, by
2 commissioners or by inspectors of registration, verify
3 the registration in an election district by visiting the
4 building from which an elector is registered and other
5 buildings as the commission deems necessary.
6 (ii) The commission shall make a record of the name
7 and address of each registered elector who is found not
8 to reside at the registered address or who for any other
9 reason appears to be not qualified to vote in the
10 registered election district.
11 (iii) The commission shall leave at the address of
12 each person referred to in subparagraph (ii) a notice
13 requiring him to communicate with the commission on or
14 before a date which the commission shall designate, and
15 which shall be not less than seven days and not more than
16 15 days from the date of the notice and in any case not
17 later than the 15th day preceding the election next
18 ensuing, and satisfy the commission of his qualifications
19 as an elector. The commission shall cause a confirmation
20 of each such notice to be sent by mail promptly to such
21 person at the address from which he is registered. The
22 envelope containing such information is to be plainly
23 marked that it is not to be forwarded. At the expiration
24 of the time specified in the notice, the commission shall
25 cancel the registration of such person who has not
26 communicated with the commission and proved his
27 qualifications as an elector.
28 (iv) To facilitate the canvass under this section,
29 the commission may, when necessary, appoint special
30 inspectors of registration, in number not exceeding
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1 double the number of election districts being canvassed.
2 (v) Special inspectors must be qualified electors of
3 the county. They shall be appointed without reference to
4 residence in election districts or to political
5 affiliations or beliefs. The commission shall instruct
6 special inspectors in their duties. Special inspectors
7 have the powers conferred by this act upon inspectors of
8 registration.
9 (3) In conjunction with and not as an alternative to a
10 program established under paragraph (1), the commission
11 [shall] may send a notice pursuant to subsection (d) to any
12 elector who has not voted nor appeared to vote during the
13 period beginning five years before the date of the notice and
14 ending on the date of the notice and for whom the board of
15 elections did not during that period in any other way receive
16 any information that the voter still resides in the
17 registered election district.
18 (4) Commissions shall complete, not later than 90 days
19 before each primary or general election, at least once per
20 year one of the voter removal programs under this section.
21 This paragraph shall not be construed to preclude any of the
22 following:
23 (i) Cancellation of an elector's registration as
24 provided for under subsection (a)(1) or (2).
25 (ii) Correction of registration records in
26 accordance with this act.
27 (c) Identification of inactive voters.--A commission shall
28 mark an "I" on the registration card of each elector who has
29 been mailed a form under subsection [(b)(1) or (3)] (d)(2) and
30 has failed to respond, which shall be included with all other
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1 registration cards for that polling site and located at the
2 individual's polling site on the day of the election.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. Section 1902 of the act is amended by adding a
5 subsection to read:
6 Section 1902. Procedure for voting following failure to return
7 notification card.
8 * * *
9 (c) Examination of affirmations.--Following the election,
10 the commission shall examine affirmations completed under this
11 section. If the elector has affirmed a change of address within
12 the county, the commission shall update the elector's voter
13 registration records. If the elector has affirmed a change of
14 address outside of the county, the commission shall cancel the
15 elector's registration and notify the elector in accordance with
16 this act.
17 Section 3. Section 1903 of the act is amended to read:
18 Section 1903. Incorrect records.
19 [If] At any election, if an elector claims that registration
20 records incorrectly indicate that [an] the elector has moved
21 from an address in the area covered by a polling place, the
22 elector shall, upon written affirmation before an election
23 official at that polling place, be permitted to vote at that
24 polling place. Following the election, the commission shall
25 examine affirmations completed under this section and correct
26 the electors' voter registration records accordingly.
27 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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