Election Integrity

What this bill does

Revising definitions; revising the information the Department of State is required to include in a specified report; requiring persons to swear or affirm they have reviewed the voter registration instructions, are a United States citizen, and understand the penalties for providing false information; requiring the voter registration application to elicit documentation required by the United States Election Assistance Commission or federal law; requiring that an applicant's citizenship status be verified by the records of the DHSMV; providing that an applicant will be registered as an unverified voter, and must vote with a provisional ballot that will not be counted if his or her legal status as a United States citizen cannot be verified through the DHSMV; requiring the online voter registration system to transmit certain information to the supervisor of elections and generate certain notices; requiring the supervisor of elections to verify the legal status of certain applicants and provide certain notice; providing that, under specified circumstances, the online voter registration system may populate the applicant's information into a printable voter registration application; requiring an applicant's legal status to be verified for a voter registration application to be valid; providing that an applicant will be deemed an unverified voter if his or her application fails to meet specified requirements.