Chapter 3 — Registering To Vote
3.E. Documentation Needed To Register To Vote.
3.E.5. Challenge to Registration Address.
If there is a challenge to the address of the person registering to vote AND that challenge is sustained by a majority of Election Judges, then there are two (2) methods of continuing registration and voting:
3.E.5.a. Affidavit & Additional ID.
The person registering to vote shall fill out an affidavit, THEN provide additional documentation with the voter's current address.
Since the voter registering has already shown proof of the voter's current address and is only being asked to confirm that address, the voter registering can use their Driver's License, State ID, or other identification with long expiration dates to establish their identity, if it shows the same address as the other IDs.
Otherwise, the voter registering will have to produce a third ID with the current address.
Note: No matter what choice of additional ID is produced only one ID can be an envelope addressed to the person registering and that envelope must be postmarked within 30 (thirty) days of Election Day.
3.E.5.b. Vote a Provisional Ballot
As always, voting a provisional ballot is a voter's last choice.
What the Poll Watcher Is Looking For.
3.E.5.c. Address Challenges to Homeless or Unhoused Persons Registering to Vote.
The first option of signing an affidavit is not available to the homeless or unhoused persons registering to vote because the affidavit asks that the person registering to vote to affirm their residency and not their mailing address.
The homeless and unhoused have a different address criteria. They only have to show that they have a mailing address within the precinct or district and that they are able to receive mail at that address.
See: Homeless or Unhoused Votersopens in a new browser tab. for a list of documentation requirements for homeless or unhoused voters.
If you notice a pattern of challenges or sustained challenges against the homeless or unhoused, note it and report it.