Mississippi Regulations § 1-16-3.6 Processing the Application for Mississippi Voter Identification Card
Regulation Text
A.
To process the elector's application for the Mississippi Voter Identification Card, the Registrar shall require the elector to:
1.
Complete the Mississippi Voter Identification Card Application, and
2.
Present any one of the forms of documentation set forth in Rule 3.5(B) or satisfy the requirements of Rule 3.5(C).
B.
If the elector presents a Photo Identity Document pursuant to Rule 3.5(B)(1), the Registrar shall verify:
1.
The photograph on the document "fairly depicts" the elector based on the guidelines set forth in Rule
4.1
(B)(2)
below,
2.
The name on the document and the application is "substantially similar" to the name of the elector in SEMS based on the guidelines set forth in Rule
4.1
(B)(3)
below; and
3.
The address provided on the application is the same address of the elector in SEMS.
C.
If the elector submits documentation pursuant to Rule 3.5(B)(2), the Registrar shall verify the name on the document and the application is "substantially similar" to the name of the elector in SEMS based on the guidelines set forth in Rule
4.1
(B)(3)
below.
D.
If the elector submits documentation pursuant to Rule 3.5(B)(3) - (7), the Registrar shall verify:
1.
The name on the document and the application is "substantially similar" to the name of the elector in SEMS based on the guidelines set forth in Rule
4.1
(B)(3)
below;
2.
The address provided in the document, if any, and the address provided in the application is the same address of the elector in SEMS;
3.
If the elector is not registered to vote by the address provided in the document and provided in the application, the Registrar shall change the elector's address as it appears in SEMS to match the address provided in the document and the application; and
4.
If the elector is not registered to vote by his or her full legal name (because the elector used an initial, abbreviation, maiden name, etc.), the Registrar shall change the elector's name as it appears in SEMS to match the elector's name as provided on his or her application.
E.
If the elector completes, signs, and submits a valid application and presents any one of the forms of identification set forth in Rule 3.5(B), as verified by the Registrar pursuant to Rule 3.6(B)-(D), or satisfies the requirements of Rule 3.5(C), the Registrar shall immediately:
1.
Capture a digital photograph of the elector utilizing the equipment, supplies and training provided by the State of Mississippi,
2.
Issue the Receipt for the Mississippi Voter Identification Card to the elector, which shall contain the digital photograph of the elector, utilizing the equipment, supplies and training provided by the State of Mississippi, if an election is to be held within forty-five (45) days of the date of the elector's application,
3.
Inform the elector that he or she shall receive the Mississippi Voter Identification Card within fourteen (14) calendar days, and may use the Receipt for the Mississippi Voter Identification Card to vote in any election held within forty-five (45) days from the date of the elector's application, and
4.
Transmit the required information to produce the Mississippi Voter Identification Card to the third-party vendor.
F.
If the elector completes, signs and submits a valid application, but the Registrar determines the elector does not satisfy the requirements of Rule 3.5(B) or Rule 3.5(C), the Registrar shall immediately advise the elector of the reason(s) why the application has been denied, and further advise the elector of the availability of an appeal process identical to the process provided an elector denied registration pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Sections
23-15-61
and
23-15-63
.
Source
Miss. Code Ann. Section 23-15-7 (8) .
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