affiliation or enrollment with a political party is required in order to participate in an election to select the party’s candidate in an election for Federal office, the requirement that the individual must affiliate or enroll with a political party in order to participate in such an election. (D) Voter registration is voluntary, and neither registering nor declining to register to vote will in any way affect the availability of services or benefits, nor be used for other purposes. (2) Opportunity to decline registration required Each contributing agency shall ensure that each application for service or assistance, and each related recertification, renewal, or change of address, or, in the case of an institution of higher education, each registration of a student for enrollment in a course of study, cannot be completed until the individual is given the opportunity to decline to be registered to vote. (3) Information transmittal Upon the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date the contributing agency informs the individual of the information described in paragraph (1), each contributing agency shall electronically transmit to the appropriate State election official, in a format compatible with the statewide voter database maintained under section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21083 ), the following information, unless during such 30-day period the individual declined to be registered to vote: (A) The individual’s given name(s) and surname(s). (B) The individual’s date of birth. (C) The individual’s residential address. (D) Information showing that the individual is a citizen of the United States. (E) The date on which information pertaining to that individual was collected or last updated. (F) If available, the individual’s signature in electronic form. (G) Information regarding the individual’s affiliation or enrollment with a political party, if the individual provides such information. (H) Any additional information listed in the mail voter registration application form