; (C) to modernize voter registration and list maintenance procedures with electronic and Internet capabilities; and (D) to protect and enhance the integrity, accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility of the electoral process for all eligible citizens. 2. Automatic registration of eligible individuals (a) Requiring States To establish and operate automatic registration system (1) In general The chief State election official of each State shall establish and operate a system of automatic registration for the registration of eligible individuals to vote for elections for Federal office in the State, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) Definition The term automatic registration means a system that registers an individual to vote in elections for Federal office in a State, if eligible, by electronically transferring the information necessary for registration from government agencies to election officials of the State so that, unless the individual affirmatively declines to be registered, the individual will be registered to vote in such elections. (b) Registration of voters based on new agency records The chief State election official shall— (1) not later than 15 days after a contributing agency has transmitted information with respect to an individual pursuant to section 3, ensure that the individual is registered to vote in elections for Federal office in the State if the individual is eligible to be registered to vote in such elections; and (2) send written notice to the individual, in addition to other means of notice established by this Act, of the individual’s voter registration status. (c) One-Time registration of voters based on existing contributing agency records The chief State election official shall— (1) identify all individuals whose information is transmitted by a contributing agency pursuant to section 4 and who are eligible to be, but are not currently, registered to vote in that State