{"data":{"id":"us/11-cfr-9428.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"11 CFR 9428.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(a) Form means the national mail voter registration application form, which includes the registration application, accompanying general instructions for completing the application, and state-specific instructions.\n(b) Chief state election official means the designated state officer or employee responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-8.\n(c) Active voters means all registered voters except those who have been sent but have not responded to a confirmation mailing sent in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(d) and have not since offered to vote.\n(d) Inactive voters means registrants who have been sent but have not responded to a confirmation mailing sent in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(d) and have not since offered to vote.\n(e) Duplicate registration application means an offer to register by a person already registered to vote at the same address, under the same name, and (where applicable) in the same political party.\n(f) State means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia not exempt from coverage under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-2(b).\n(g) Closed primary state means a state that requires party registration as a precondition to vote for partisan races in primary elections or for other nominating procedures.","path":["Title 11—Federal Elections","CHAPTER II—ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION","PART 9428—NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (52 U.S.C. 20503 et seq.)","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-11.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:13Z","sha256":"98d4169bb7c3ab2d30a7900310a1421e4a8944917a347be398bfa2647678dabd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/11-cfr-9428.1","next":"us/11-cfr-9428.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}