§20508 Federal Coordination and Regulations

Summary

The Election Assistance Commission must work with state chief election officers to make the rules needed to do three things: create a mail voter registration form for federal elections, give states information about their duties under this law, and, by June 30 of each odd-numbered year, send Congress a report that reviews how the law affected federal election administration over the past two years and gives suggestions for improvements. The mail form can only ask for the ID and other facts needed to check eligibility and run registration, including the applicant’s signature and past registration data. It must list each eligibility rule (including citizenship), include a statement that the applicant meets those rules and require the applicant’s signature under penalty of perjury. Notarization or other formal authentication is not allowed. The form must also show, in the same print as the attestation, the information called for in section 20507(a)(5)(A) and (B), and must say that if a person declines to register or does register, that fact and the office where they applied will be kept private and used only for voter registration.