H.R. 3295, the Help America Vote Act
of 2002, mandates that States verify the identities of newly
registered voters. When newly registered voters do not have
drivers licenses or State-issued ID cards, they must supply the
last four digits of their Social Security Numbers to their local
State election agencies for verification. The election agencies
forward this information to their State Motor Vehicle
Administration (MVA). The State MVAs input the data into the
American Association of MVAs, a central consolidation system that
routes the voter data to SSAs Help America Vote Verification
(HAVV) system. Once SSAs HAVV system has confirmed the identity of
the voter, the information will be returned along the same route
(in reverse) until it reaches the State election agency. The
official respondents for this collection are the State
MVAs.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.