1 MAC Pt. 16, R. 3.6
Processing the Application for Mississippi Voter Identification Card
Cite as 1 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 16, R. 3.6
Processing the Application for Mississippi Voter Identification Card.
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