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43 • If the client does not want to use the Form 210 to register to vote, the worker can mail the client a South Carolina Voter Registration – Mail Application (which can be located at the website http://www.SCvotes.org since this is not a DSS form).

4. CHIP ADDR screen should be coded “A” (registering) in the PI Voter Status field. If the client indicates that he/she wishes to register to vote through DSS, the worker will mail the client the Agency-based Application for Voter Registration (Form 210) for completion.

5. CHIP ADDR screen should be coded “C” (registration by mail given) in the PI Voter Status field if the client indicates that he/she wishes to complete the mail in registration form to register to vote. The worker must mail the South Carolina Voter Registration application (which can be located at the website http://www.SCvotes.org) to the client for completion.

3 . 1 1 A T T E S T A T I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T The Agency will require the individual applying for SNAP benefits to attest to whether the individual or any other member of the household has been convicted of a crime as an adult as described in Section 14.12 Disqualification For Certain Convicted Felons and whether the convicted member is complying with the terms of the sentence. The Agency will document this attestation in the case file. Application processing will not be delayed beyond required processing timeframes solely because the Agency has not obtained verification of an attestation. The Agency will continue to process the application while awaiting verification. If the Agency is required to act on the case without being able to verify an attestation in order to meet the time standards in Section 6.1 Normal Processing Standards or Section 6.6 Processing Standards for Expedited Service the Agency will process the application without consideration of the individual's felony and compliance status. The client’s attestation will be used as verification to disqualify the household member. Only those attestations that are questionable, as described in Section 5.5 Responsibility for Obtaining Verification, will be verified.