52 U.S.C. § 20505 | Mail registration

(a)

Form

(1)

section 20508(a)(2) of this title Each State shall accept and use the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Federal Election Commission pursuant to for the registration of voters in elections for Federal office.

(2)

section 20508(b) of this title In addition to accepting and using the form described in paragraph (1), a State may develop and use a mail voter registration form that meets all of the criteria stated in for the registration of voters in elections for Federal office.

(3)

A form described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be accepted and used for notification of a registrant’s change of address.

(b)

Availability of forms

The chief State election official of a State shall make the forms described in subsection (a) available for distribution through governmental and private entities, with particular emphasis on making them available for organized voter registration programs.

(c)

First-time voters

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), a State may by law require a person to vote in person if—

(A)

the person was registered to vote in a jurisdiction by mail; and

(B)

the person has not previously voted in that jurisdiction.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of a person—

(A)

52 U.S.C. 20301 who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act [ et seq.];

(B)

section 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii) of this title who is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under ; or

(C)

who is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other Federal law.

(d)

Undelivered notices

section 20507(a)(2) of this title section 20507(d) of this titleIf a notice of the disposition of a mail voter registration application under is sent by nonforwardable mail and is returned undelivered, the registrar may proceed in accordance with .

Pub. L. 103–31, § 6May 20, 1993107 Stat. 79 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 99–410Aug. 28, 1986100 Stat. 924 The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 203 (§ 20301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

section 1973gg–4 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.