effective date described in section 11(a) (but who was not listed in a contributing agency’s records as of the date of enactment of this Act), and for whom the agency has the information listed in section 3(b)(3), the Agency shall promptly transmit that information to the appropriate State election official in accordance with section 3(b)(3) not later than 6 months after the effective date described in section 11(a). 5. Voter protection and security in automatic registration (a) Protections for errors in registration An individual shall not be prosecuted under any Federal law, adversely affected in any civil adjudication concerning immigration status or naturalization, or subject to an allegation in any legal proceeding that the individual is not a citizen of the United States on any of the following grounds: (1) The individual notified an election office of the individual’s automatic registration to vote under this Act. (2) The individual is not eligible to vote in elections for Federal office but was automatically registered to vote under this Act. (3) The individual was automatically registered to vote under this Act at an incorrect address. (4) The individual declined the opportunity to register to vote or did not make an affirmation of citizenship, including through automatic registration, under this Act. (b) Limits on use of automatic registration The automatic registration of any individual or the fact that an individual declined the opportunity to register to vote or did not make an affirmation of citizenship (including through automatic registration) under this Act may not be used as evidence against that individual in any State or Federal law enforcement proceeding, and an individual’s lack of knowledge or willfulness of such registration may be demonstrated by the individual’s testimony alone. (c) Protection of election integrity Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) may be construed to prohibit or restrict any action under color of law against an individual who— (1) knowingly and willfully makes a false