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... • Adding individuals to the VRD requires that an attempt be made to verify the information provided on a first-time voter registration application against the relevant state's department of motor vehicles database of driver's license numbers or the Social Security Administration's database of Social Security numbers. If a nonmatch is found, the election officials in most states will make an attempt to contact the applicant so that he or she can provide additional information, but there is variation in how the states manage the nonmatch.
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... The Help America Vote Act provided a substantial one-time infusion of money for states to acquire modern information technology for supporting election administration, including the statewide voter registration systems that have been deployed. However, all experience with information technology suggests that the initial acquisition cost of information technology is a relatively small fraction of its life-cycle costs.
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... L-6: Encourage and if possible require departments of motor vehicles, public assistance and disabil ity service agencies, tax assessors, and other public service agencies of state and local government in their communications with the public to remind voters to check and update their information. L-7: Consider providing tracking tags for voter registration forms to improve administrative processes.
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... L-21: Use inexpensive data export functions to facilitate data exchange. L-22: Develop national standards for data-exchange formats for voter registration databases.


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