§ 183.1. Definitions.
(a) The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
AVN—Address verification notice—A notice mailed by the commission to confirm that a registrant has moved from the address recorded on the registrant’s registration records.
Act—25 Pa.C.S. § § 1101—3302 (relating to voter registration).
Assistance—Includes entering information on a VRMA on behalf of the applicant if the applicant is unable to complete the information himself and witnessing the applicant’s mark if the applicant is unable to sign the form. If the individual assisting the applicant is an employee of a governmental agency, assistance shall include entering the agency code in the space provided for assistance and making a note of the assistance on the applicant’s Declination Form. The term does not include signing the application on behalf of the applicant.
CAVN-IC—Change of address verification notice within the county—A notice mailed by the commission to determine if a registrant has moved from the address indicated on the registrant’s registration records to a different address within the same county.
CAVN-OC—Change of address verification notice outside the county—A notice mailed by the commission to determine if a registrant has moved from the address indicated on the registrant’s registration records to a different address outside the county.
CM—Confirmation mailing—A notice mailed by the commission to the registrants in the county, except those registrants previously marked as inactive, in which a registrant may verify or correct address information, as described at section 1901(b)(1)(ii) of the act (relating to removal of electors).
Candidate—Includes both candidates for nomination and election.
Canvass—The act of verifying registration records in an election district by visiting the physical location at which the registrant is registered to vote.
Card—Includes any form of correspondence pertaining to voter registration.
Day—A calendar day.
Deceased Voters List—The list provided to the Department and the commissions by the Department of Health in accordance with section 1505(a) of the act (relating to death of registrant).
Declination Form—The form on which an individual indicates his desire to register to vote or not to do so, and which is used in administering voter registration in accordance with section 1325(b) of the act (relating to government agencies). The failure to sign a PENNDOT VRA is a declination.
Duplicate—A registration record for which another registration record already exists for the same registrant or applicant.
Federal Voter Registration Application—An application for voter registration which is produced by the Federal government.
Government agency—An office which provides voter registration applications under section 1323 of the act (relating to application with driver’s license application) and section 1325 of the act.
Group 1 counties—Armstrong, Dauphin, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Perry, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland Counties.
Group 2 counties—Carbon, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne Counties.
Group 3 counties—Chester, Delaware, Juniata, Lehigh, Mifflin, Northampton and Philadelphia Counties.
Group 4 counties—Bedford, Berks, Blair, Centre, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties.
Group 5 counties—Clinton, Columbia, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lycoming, Snyder and Union Counties.
Group 6 counties—Bradford, Crawford, Elk, Lackawanna, Montour, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties.
Group 7 counties—Clarion, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Tioga, Venango and Warren Counties.
Group 8 counties—Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean and Northumberland Counties.
Inactive registrant—A registrant who has been mailed a notice in accordance with the act and who has not returned or otherwise responded to the notice; or a registrant who has been designated inactive in accordance with section 1901(c) of the act.
NCA—Notice of change of address—A notice mailed upon receipt of information that a registrant may have moved.
NCOA—National change of address—The voter removal program authorized by section 1901(b)(1)(i) of the act.
PENNDOT—The Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth.
Personal information—Any of the following:(i) Name of an individual.
(ii) Address of residence and mailing address (if different than address of residence).
(iii) Date of birth.
(iv) Telephone number.
(v) Race.
(vi) Driver’s license number.
(vii) Last four digits of an individual’s Social Security number.
(viii) Federal or State employee designation, if any.
(ix) Name of municipality of residence.
(x) Identification of an individual’s ward and district.
(xi) Designation of party including the date of enrollment.
(xii) An individual’s signature or mark.
Phase 1 counties—Adams, Beaver, Butler and Cumberland Counties.
Phase 2 counties—Allegheny and Bucks Counties.
Phase 3 counties—Group 1 counties, Group 2 counties, Group 3 counties, Group 4 counties, Group 5 counties, Group 6 counties, Group 7 counties and Group 8 counties.
Resident—An individual who possesses residence in a district in accordance with section 1302 of the act (relating to residence of electors).
Unique identifier—The SURE registration number required by section 1222(c)(3) of the act (relating to SURE system).
VRA—Voter Registration Application—Any of the following:(i) A VRMA.
(ii) A registration application used in accordance with section 1323 of the act.
(iii) A registration application prepared by a commission and approved by the Department for purposes of in-person voter registration in accordance with section 1322 of the act (relating to in-person voter registration).
(iv) A Federal voter registration application.
(v) A voter registration application form approved by the Secretary.
VRMA—Voter registration mail application form—The Statewide voter registration application form, in accordance with section 1327(a) of the act (relating to preparation and distribution of applications), which contains:(i) The following requests for information from applicants:
(A) Full legal name or common derivative thereof.
(B) Address of residence, including municipality of residence, in accordance with section 1302 of the act.
(C) Mailing address if different than address of residence.
(D) Whether the applicant has been registered to vote in the past.
(E) Name, address and county of previous registration and the year of that registration.
(F) Designation of political party.
(G) Date of birth, which shall appear in the standard month-day-year sequence.
(H) Telephone number.
(I) Race.
(J) Sex.
(K) The question ‘‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’’ and boxes for the applicant to check yes or no.
(L) The question ‘‘Will you be 18 years of age on or before election day?’’ and boxes for the applicant to check yes or no.
(M) A driver’s license number.
(N) The last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security number.
(O) A registrant’s unique identifier.
(ii) The following statements or declarations from applicants:
(A) The registration declarations and affirmations required by section 1327(b) of the act.
(B) The registration statement required by section 303(b)(4)(A)(iii) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.A. § 15483(b)(4)(A)(iii)).
(iii) The following requests for information from any individual providing assistance to an applicant in the completion of a VRMA:
(A) Name.
(B) Address of residence.
(C) Telephone number.
(b) The definitions of section 1102 of the act (relating to definitions) are incorporated by reference.
Source The provisions of this § 183.1 adopted December 27, 2002, effective December 20, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 6339; amended December 27, 2002, effective January 27, 2003, 32 Pa.B. 6340.
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