CHAPTER THREE: ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES IN VOTER REGISTRATION
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COLLECTION OF DATA
Creation of a voter list that is a "voter registry" independent from
other registries (such as, the civil registry) involves collection of voter
data by election authorities. However, rarely is an independent
registry truly independent. There are almost always aspects that
depend on the work of other institutions (e.g., the Ministry of Interior
that issues ID cards or other proof of citizenship or the Transportation
Department that issues driver's licenses, which are used by voters to
prove their eligibility). Also, it is not unusual in these circumstances
for the creation of the independent voter registry to be a one-time
occurrence, and updates to be processed by some automated
mechanism that requires sharing of data with institutions that are
issuing birth, marriage or death certificates or some other means of
recording the status of citizens.