Is there a safe harbor program for list maintenance which a State can implement to satisfy the NVRAs requirements?
Yes. The NVRA gives one example of such a safe harbor program for list maintenance: a) the NVRA provides that a State may utilize change of address information supplied by the United States Postal Service through its National Change of Address program (NCOA) to identify registrants whose addresses may have changed; b) because this is second-hand information, not directly from the registrant, the NVRA prescribes a subsequent confirmation notice procedure that States must follow to verify possible address changes outside the jurisdiction generated from the NCOA program; and c) the NVRA specifies a subsequent waiting period after the confirmation notice is sent before a State can remove voters from the rolls for address changes outside the jurisdiction absent written confirmation from the voter. Other possible examples of a general list maintenance program could include States undertaking a uniform mailing of a voter registration card, sample ballot, or other election mailing to all voter
