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42 U.S.C. § 1973gg–4 — Transferred
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Section 1973gg–4 was editorially reclassified as [section 20505 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20505&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1973gg–4 was editorially reclassified as [section 20505 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20505&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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**(a) Form**
(1) Each State shall accept and use the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Federal Election Commission pursuant to [section 20508(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20508/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) for the registration of voters in elections for Federal office.
(2) 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 [section 20508(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20508/b&num=0&edition=prelim) 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) who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act [[52 U.S.C. 20301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(B) who is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under [section 20102(
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**(a) Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements**
(1) **Implementation**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each State, acting through the chief State election official, shall implement, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list defined, maintained, and administered at the State level that contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the State and assigns a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the State (in this subsection referred to as the “computerized list”), and includes the following:
(i) The computerized list shall serve as the single system for storing and managing the official list of registered voters throughout the State.
(ii) The computerized list contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the State.
(iii) Under the computerized list, a unique identifier is assigned to each legally registered voter in the State.
(iv) The computerized list shall be coordinated with other agency databases within the State.
(v) Any election official in the State, including any local election official, may obtain immediate electronic access to the information contained in the computerized list.
(vi) All voter registration information obtained by any local election official in the State shall be electronically entered into the computerized list on an expedited basis at the time the information is provided to the local official.
(vii) The chief State election official shall provide such support as may be required so that local election officials are able to enter information as described in clause (vi).
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