Statewide Voter Registration List (Cont'd)

9. By January 1, 2006, will your state have (or does it currently have) the capability to perform electronic matching of voter registration information with state motor vehicle agency records for the purposes of verifying identity?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. Will have or currently have capability to match on a real time basis
2. Will have or currently have capability to match in batches
3. Will not have capability to perform electronic matching (GO TO QUESTION 11.)
4. Don't know (GO TO QUESTION 11.)

10. By January 1, 2006, within what timeframe will voter information in the voter registration list be compared against state motor vehicle agency records?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. Immediately (real time)
2. Within 24 hours
3. Within a week
4. Within a month
5. Timeframe will vary (describe below)
6. Other (describe below)
7. Don't know

  a. If timeframe will vary or have other timeframe, briefly describe timeframe:

11. Although not required by HAVA, by January 1, 2006, will your state have (or does it currently have) the capability to perform electronic matching of voter registration information with any of the following records?
(CHECK ONE IN EACH ROW)
    Currently have Will have by 1/1/06 Planned but will not have by 1/1/06 Not planned Not yet determined
  a. State death records
  b. State records for felony convictions
  c. National change of address list (USPS)
  d. SSA (through motor vehicle agency)
   

12. By January 1, 2006, will your state have (or does it currently have) the capability to perform electronic matching of voter registration information with any other records?
(CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER)
1. Yes (describe below)
2. No
3. Don't know

  a. If applicable, briefly describe these records:

13. Does your state consider any of the following to be significant challenges to matching or verifying voter registration information against other state records?
(CHECK ONE IN EACH ROW)
    Challenge Not a challenge Don't know
  a. State provisions not in place to allow access to some records (such as criminal justice or court data)
  b. Agreements regarding security policies and controls not in place between entities (such as offices of courts, corrections, or vital statistics) to allow access to some records
  c. Agreements regarding privacy policies and controls not in place between entities (such as offices of courts, corrections, or vital statistics) to allow access to some records
  d. Some other records have incomplete data
  e. Some records not maintained electronically
  f. Electronic record systems are not compatible
   

14. In which of the following situations, if any, is your state currently sharing registration information routinely with other states?
(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
1. Sharing with border or nearby states
2. Sharing with states known to be possible residences for part of the year (e.g., Florida)
3. Sharing information with states when new registrant indicates previous residence location
4. Not currently sharing with other states
5. Don't know


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