Rule 18-14-1.15 - The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993A. This Act designates all State agencies providing public assistance as voter registration agencies.B.Voter Registration Services: MDHS must provide all applicants and recipients the opportunity to register to vote or update a voter registration record. Provide a voter registration application and declination form at each application/reapplication, recertification/reevaluation, or when the household reports a change of address.C.Required Duties: The following services must be provided by MDHS as a voter registration agency:1. Distribution of voter registration application forms and declination forms to applicants/recipients of agency assistance;2. Assistance in completing voter registration application forms unless the applicant/recipient refuses such assistance; and3. Acceptance of completed voter application forms for transmittal to the county Circuit Clerk for processing within five (5) days of receipt by the agency.D.Prohibited Actions: As a voter registration service agency, MDHS is prohibited from: 1. Seeking to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration;2. Promoting any political preference or party allegiance;3. Discouraging registration;4. Indicating that availability of agency services or eligibility for benefits is in any way related to voter registration; or5. Disclosing an applicant's voter registration information (except as needed for NVRA administration) or identifying the agency's name on the application form.E.Voter Registration Requirements: To register to vote, a person must be: 2. Age 18 or older. Persons who are 17 years old who will turn 18 on or before the general election date in November may also register.18 Miss. Code. R. 14-1.15
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Chapter 205); Miss Code Ann. § 23-15-11