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The system that each state must maintain, pursuant to HAVA, that maintains a centralized statewide database of registered voters. Abbreviated SVRS.
Also known asSVRS · statewide voter registration database · statewide voter file · centralized voter registration system · state voter registration system
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The system that each state must maintain, pursuant to HAVA, that maintains a centralized statewide database of registered voters. Abbreviated SVRS.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Statewide Voter Registration System. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/statewide-voter-registration-system
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