P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 4067

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§ 4067. Registration application

Any person who wishes to be listed in the General Voter Registry shall fill out a sworn registration application, which shall include at least the following information concerning the applicant:

(a) Name and both paternal and maternal surnames.

(b) Names of his/her mother and father.

(c) Gender.

(d) Eye color.

(e) Height.

(f) Birthplace.

(g) Date of birth.

(h) Whether he/she is a citizen of the United States of America.

(i) Residence address establishing domicile.

(j) Mailing address.

(k) E-mail address.

(l) Driver’s license number or last four (4) digits of the social security number, exclusively for identification verification purposes and subject to the limitations provided by § 621b of Title 29.

(m) Date and place in which the application is submitted.

(n) Applicant’s signature or mark, or reason wherefor the applicant is unable to do so.

(o) Signature authentication.

Every voter shall be assigned a unique and permanent voter identification number, which shall be used to identify the voter’s file. This number shall be different from the last four (4) digits of the social security number. Any material that makes reference to the last four (4) digits of the social security number shall be managed and kept confidential by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of § 621b of Title 29 and the applicable federal legislation, and shall not be disclosed to third parties except as required by law or the court.

Every applicant who is a naturalized citizen of the United States shall present a certificate attesting to his/her naturalization, or a United States passport in effect at the time of registration. In the case that the applicant was born in a foreign country but is a United States citizen, he/she shall submit, at the time of registration, a certificate from the Department of State of the United States of America verifying such facts, or a United States passport in effect. If the person was born in the United States of America, or its territories or possessions, he/she shall present a duly certified copy of his/her birth certificate, a passport, or other official document attesting unequivocally to the date and place of his/her birth. Every applicant shall receive a copy of this election-related transaction upon completion of the same, and another copy shall be kept in the Commission’s archives.

Any person who submits his/her registration application within sixty (60) days before the closing of the Voter Registry shall present a certified copy of his/her birth certificate.

The Commission shall provide a place to register at the location of the Permanent Registration Board.

History —June 1, 2011, No. 78, § 6.007; Nov. 21, 2011, No. 230, § 14; Dec. 22, 2014, No. 239, § 20.