Agency Information Collection Activities: National Mail Voter Registration Form
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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) gives notice that it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an emergency reinstatement of the National Mail Voter Registration form. Section 9(a) of the NVRA and Section 802 of HAVA requires the responsible agency to maintain a national mail voter registration form for U.S. citizens that want to register to vote, to update registration information due to a change of name, make a change of address or to register with a political party by returning the form to their state election office.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46232-46233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17733]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: National Mail Voter
Registration Form
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Notice of emergency reinstatement.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission (EAC) gives notice that it is requesting
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an emergency
reinstatement of the National Mail Voter Registration form. Section
9(a) of the NVRA and Section 802 of HAVA requires the responsible
agency to maintain a national mail voter registration form for U.S.
citizens that want to register to vote, to update registration
information due to a change of name, make a change of address or to
register with a political party by returning the form to their state
election office.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time on August 31, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written statements with respect to the
reinstatement of the National Mail Voter Registration form no later
than 5 p.m. on August 31, 2021. Statements may be sent via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a180f190f0b1809022a0f0b09440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93e1f6e0f6f2e1f0fbd3f6f2f0bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a> and via standard mail addressed to the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC
20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nichelle Williams, Telephone: (202)
924-1312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. National Mail Voter Registration Form
Persons wishing to register to vote may use the National Mail Voter
Registration form (``Federal form'' or ``form'') to apply for voter
registration. After completing the form, an applicant submits her/his
form to their respective state election office for processing.
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States covered by the NVRA process the information from the form to
register an applicant to vote. Neither EAC nor any other Federal agency
processes or collects any information from the Federal form that a
registration applicant submits to a state. Rather, EAC prescribes the
Federal form, and states collect and record the information applicants
submit. The Federal form is composed of the registration application,
instructions for completing the application (General Instructions and
Application Instructions), and State-specific instructions that
identify each state's particular requirements. A copy of the current
form in English and 14 additional translated languages is available on
EAC's website, at <a href="https://www.eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form">https://www.eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form</a>.
Nichelle Williams,
Director of Research, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-17733 Filed 8-17-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-KF-P
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