511 VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION PROCESSING: DIGITAL VOTER SERVICE SYSTEM

511.1 Prior to the thirtieth (30th) day preceding an election, a qualified elector (pursuant to § 500.2), or a person who is qualified to pre-register (pursuant to § 500.4), may use the Board's digital voter service system to:

1. (a) Submit a voter registration application; or
2. (b) Submit a notice of a change of name, address, or party affiliation status.

511.2 On or after the thirtieth (30th) day preceding an election, a qualified elector may submit a voter registration application or a notice of change of name or address through the Board's digital voter service system. A qualified elector may change his or her party affiliation status up to the thirtieth (30th) day preceding a primary election. Requests for change of party affiliation status received during the thirty (30) days that precede a primary election shall be held and processed after the election. A change in party affiliation status occurs when a voter:

1. (a) Changes his or her party registration from one political party to another;
2. (b) Changes his or her party registration from "no party (independent)" to a political party; or
3. (c) Changes his or her party registration from a political party to "no party (independent)."

511.3 A voter registration application or a notice of a change of name, address, or party affiliation status that is submitted through the Board's digital voter service system shall be considered to be received by the Board on the date that it is submitted.

511.4 Each voter registration application and notice of a change of name, address, or party affiliation status that is submitted through the Board's digital voter service system shall be executed by an electronic signature provided directly to the Board by the applicant.

511.5 If an applicant submits a voter registration application or notice of a change of name, address, or party affiliation status through the Board's digital voter service system, but does not provide an electronic signature directly to the Board in accordance with § 511.4(a), the Board shall request, and the DMV shall furnish, an electronic copy of the applicant's signature for the purpose of executing the application submitted for acceptance and approval, provided the applicant:

1. (a) Provides his or her DMV-issued identification number; and

(b) Affirmatively consents to the use of that signature as the signature for the application submitted.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 43 DCR 1078, 1087 (March 1, 1996); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 3267, 3280 (April 16, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7690 (August 20, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11111, 11118 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015).