45 C.F.R. Appendix D to Part 801
Title 45 - Public Welfare
This appendix sets out the bases for loss of eligibility to vote and removal from an eligibility list. alabama A person loses his eligibility to vote in elections in the State of Alabama if: (1) He is no longer a legal resident of the State of Alabama or the county for which he is listed (a person may not vote in a county or precinct in which he is not a resident, but when a person removes from one precinct or ward to another precinct or ward within the same county, town, or city within three months before an election, he may vote in the precinct or ward from which he so removed); (2) He dies; (3) He is convicted of treason, murder, arson, embezzlement, malfeasance in office, larceny, receiving stolen property, obtaining property or money under false pretenses, perjury, subornation of perjury, robbery, assault with intent to rob, burglary, forgery, bribery, assault and battery on wife, bigamy, living in adultery, sodomy, incest, rape, crime against nature, or any crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary, or of any infamous crime or crime involving moral turpitude, or vagrancy or being a tramp, or selling or offering to sell his vote or the vote of another, or of buying or offering to buy the vote of another, or of making or offering to make false return in any election by the people or in any primary election to procure the nomination or election of any person to any office, or of suborning any witness or registrar to secure the registration of any person as an elector, and has not been subsequently pardoned with restoration of his right to vote specifically expressed in the pardon; (4) He is declared legally insane by a court and has not been subsequently declared legally sane or competent by a court; or (5) He loses his citizenship in the United States or the State of Alabama. A person loses his eligibility to vote in municipal elections only, if he is no longer a legal resident of his city or town. Loss of eligibility to vote in a municipal election because of change of such residence does not result in loss of eligibility in any other election. georgia A person loses his eligibility to vote in elections in the State of Georgia if: (1) He is no longer a legal resident of the State of Georgia or the county for which he is listed; (2) He dies; (3) He is convicted of treason against the State, embezzlement of public funds, malfeasance in office, bribery or larceny, or of any crime involving moral turpitude, punishable by the laws of Georgia with imprisonment in the penitentiary, and has not been subsequently pardoned; (4) He is declared legally insane or idiotic by a court and has not been subsequently declared legally sane or competent by a court; or (5) He loses his citizenship in the United States or the State of Georgia. A person loses his eligibility to vote in municipal elections only, if he is no longer a legal resident of his city or town. Loss of eligibility to vote in a municipal election because of change of such residence does not result in loss of eligibility in any other election. louisiana A person loses his eligibility to vote in elections in the State of Louisiana if: (1) He is no longer a legal resident of the State of Louisiana or the parish for which he is listed, however, the removal from one parish to another does not deprive a person of the right to remain listed in the parish from which he has removed for the purpose of voting for district officers to be elected in a district which includes the parish to which he has removed, or for State officers, whether the parish is in the same district or not, until he has acquired the right to register or be listed and vote for such officers in the parish to which he has removed (the removal of a person from one precinct to another in the same parish does not deprive him of his right to remain listed in the parish from which he has removed until three months after the removal); (2) He dies; (3)(a) He is convicted of any crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary and has not been subsequently pardoned with the express restoration of the franchise, or (b) he is convicted of a felony and has not subsequently received a pardon and full restoration of franchise. (4) He is declared legally incompetent or insane by a court and has not been subsequently restored to legal competency or sanity by a court; (5) He is dishonorably discharged from the Louisiana National Guard or the military service of the United States and has not been reinstated; (6) He deserts from the military service of the United States or the militia of the State of Louisiana, when called forth by the Governor or, in time of invasion, insurrection, or rebellion, by the President of the United States and has not returned to the command from which he deserted, made good the time lost in desertion, and served out the term of his original enlistment; (7) He becomes an inmate of any charitable institution, except the Soldiers Home and the United States Marine Hospital at Carville; or (8) He loses his citizenship in the United States or the State of Louisiana. A person loses his eligibility to vote in municipal elections only, if he is no longer a legal resident of his city or town. Loss of eligibility to vote in a municipal election because of change of such residence does not result in loss of eligibility in any other election. mississippi A person loses his eligibility to vote in elections in the State of Mississippi if: (1) He is no longer a legal resident of the State of Mississippi or the election district for which he is listed; (2) He dies; (3) He is convicted of arson, bigamy, bribery, burglary, embezzlement, forgery, obtaining money for goods under false pretenses, perjury, or theft and has not had his right to vote restored by the legislature; (4) He is declared legally insane by a court and has not been subsequently declared legally sane or competent by a court; or (5) He loses his citizenship in the United States. A person loses his eligibility to vote in municipal elections only, if he (1) is no longer a legal resident of his city or town, or (2) if he has, within two years before the next municipal election, been convicted within the municipality of violating the liquor laws of the State or the municipality, or (3) is at the time of the municipal election in default for taxes due the municipality for the two preceding years. Loss of eligibility to vote in a municipal election because of change of such residence or such conviction or such default in taxes does not result in loss of eligibility in any other election. south carolina A person loses his eligibility to vote in elections in the State of South Carolina if: (1) He is no longer a legal resident of the State of South Carolina or the county for which he is listed; (2) He dies; (3) He is convicted of burglary, arson, obtaining goods or money under false pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery, adultery, bigamy, wife-beating, housebreaking, receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, fornication, sodomy, incest, assault with intent to ravish, larceny, challenging or accepting a challenge to duel with a deadly weapon, or crimes against the election laws and his right to vote has not been restored by pardon; (4) He is declared legally insane, idiotic or incompetent by a court and has not subsequently been declared legally sane or competent by a court; (5) He becomes a pauper supported at public expense; or (6) He loses his citizenship in the United States or the State of South Carolina. A person loses his eligibility to vote in municipal elections only if he is no longer a legal resident of his city or town. Loss of eligibility to vote in a municipal election because of change of residence does not result in a loss of eligibility in any other election. (7) He fails to register in accordance with State law requiring general registration of all previously registered voters every 10th year. However, he does not lose his eligibility to vote if he has attempted to register in accordance with State law and his application was rejected without legal cause or solely because his prior registration was by listing by an Examiner. texas A person loses his eligibility to vote in elections in the State of Texas if: (1) He is no longer a citizen of the United States; (2) He is no longer a resident of the State of Texas; (3) He dies; (4) He is convicted of a felony; (5) He is adjudged by a court of being mentally incompetent; or (6) He has a change of name through marriage or judgment of a court, and fails to present his registration certificate to the registrar with a signed request that his name be changed on the registration records. A person loses his eligibility to vote in elections of the county, municipality, or other political subdivision only, if he is no longer a resident of the subdivision on the day of the election. Loss of eligibility to vote in an election of a county, municipality, or other subdivision does not result in loss of eligibility in any other elections. Texas Forma Aprobada OMB No. 50R0592 Solicitud Para Ejercer El Derecho Del Voto La información que se le pide a continuació es con el objeto de determinar si usted es elegible para votar. Si se encuentra que usted es elegible, su nombre será certificado para que los oficiales apropiados del Estado lo agreguen a las listas oficiales para la votación. La autorización para solicitar la siguiente información está basada en el Acta del Derecho de Votar, enmendada. No se le exige que responda a las preguntas que se le harán a continuación, pero su cooperación es necesaria si usted desea que se le clasifique elegible para voter. Instrucciones para el solicitante: Haga el favor de llenar los espacios en blanco con la información que se le pide. Si necesita ayuda para contestar alguna pregunta, el examinador le ayudara. 1. Nombre __________ (Primer nombre) (Segundo nombre) (Apellido) 2. Sexo Masculino: o Femenino: o 3. Direccion permanente: _____ (Calle y no. de su apartamento, calle rural o localida (no caja postal) Ciudad _____ Zip code ____ 5. Direccion postal si es diferente de la mencionada arriba: Calle o Apartado Postal _____ Ciudad ___ Estado ___ Zip code ___ 6. Lugar de nacimiento: Ciudad ____ o Condado ____ Estado ____ o Pais ____ Cual fué su última dirección: _____ (Ciudad) _____ (Estado) _____ (Zip code) Es voluntario declarar su número de Seguro Social y su número de teléfono. Si Ud. prefiere declarar sólo uno de esos números o ninguno de los dos, está bien, eso NO será motivo para que su solicitud se considere incompleta. Esos números solo servirán para mantener la exactitud y la integridad de los archivos de éste registro. Si usted, sabiéndolo, da información falsa en esta solicitud, está cometiendo un crimen Federal que puede ser castigado con una multa o con encarcenlamiento. PARE AQUI. LLEVE ESTA FORMA AL EXAMINADOR. Solemnemente juro (o afirmo) que yo, el solicitante, soy de 18 años de edad o mayor, o que cumpliré 18 años dentro de 60 diás después de la fecha en que he presentado esta solicitud, y que soy ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, mantengo residencia legal en este Condado, he llenado todos los requisitos legales y entiendo que el hecho de dar información falsa con el objeto de que se me registre para la votación es un crimen. *El agente debe estar registrado para votar y debe ser: (Encierre en un círculo la palabra correspondiente) Esposo—Madre—Padre—Hijo—Hija Informacion Adicional La ley del Estado de Texas dice que una persona que ha sido convicta por haber cometido un crimen y que no ha sido perdonada, o una persona que ha sido declarada lunática o idiota y por lo tanto no se le considera competente, no está calificada para votar. Por esta razón las siguientes preguntas deben ser contestadas. A. Ha sido Ud. alguna vez convicto por haber cometido un crimen: Si o No o Si su respuesta a la pregunta anterior es afirmativa, ha sido usted perdonado y se le ha devuelto su derecho de votar? Si o No o B. Ha sido usted declarado por una corte idiota o lunático? Si o No o Si su respuesta es si, fué usted despues declarado por una corte sano o competente? Si o No o Apendice B Este apéndice enumera las calificaciones que re requiren para sercolocado en una lista de personas elegibles para votar. texas Una persona es considerada calificada para ser puesta en la lista de elegibles para votar en el Estado de Texas si llena los siguientes requisitos al momento de hacer su solicitud y si presta juramento (o afirmación) que se requiere. (1) Deberá cumplir 18 años de edad dentro de 60 dias despues de haber hecho la solicitud. (2) Debe ser ciudadano de los Estados Unidos. (3) Debe ser residente del Estado de Texas. (4) No ha sido convicto por un crimen, o si fué convicto alguna vez, se le han desde entonces restaurado sus derechos de ciudadanía y sufragio o ha sido perdonado. (5) No ha sido declarado por la corte come idiota o lunático, y si lo fué, ha side despues declarado legalmente sano o competente por una corte. (6) No está registrado para votar en ningún otro lugar de este Condado. Apendice D Este apéndice enumera las razones por las cuales puede usted perder el derecho a votar o por las cuales se le puede quitar de la lista de elegibles para votar. texas Una persona pierde su derecho a votar en las elecciones en el Estado de Texas si: (1) Ha dejado de ser ciudadano de los Estados Unidos; (2) Ha dejado de ser un residente del Estado de Texas; (3) Ha fallecido; (4) Ha sido convicto por haber cometido un crimen; (5) Ha sido declarado en la corte de ser mentalmente incompetente; (6) Ha cambiado de nombre por razones de matrimonio o por otros procedimientos legales en una corte y ha fallado de presentar el certificado correspondiente al encargado, dicho certificado debe ser acompañado de una petición firmada pidiendo que su nombre sea cambiado en los archivos de registro para votar. Una persona pierde su derecho a votar en las elecciones del condado, la municipalidad o cualquier otra sub-division politica solamente, si esa persona ha dejado de ser residente de ese lugar el dia de la eleccion. La pérdida de su elegibilidad para votar en una eleccíon de un condado, municipalidad o cualquier otra subdivisión politica no resulta en la pérdida del derecho a votar en otras elecciones. Autoridad: Los requisitos enumerados en esta Parte 801 emitidos bajo las secciones 7, 9, 79, Stat. 440; 42 U.S.C. 1973e, 1973g. Editorial Note: For
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 801—VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAM
Subpart E—Voting Complaint
Appendix D to Part 801
Número de su teléfono____________________
Dónde y cuando fué usted convicto ____________________
Fué esta convicción por un crimen que lo descalifica para votar? Si o No o____________________
