(2) Factors not considered as objective and reliable evidence of ineligibility For purposes of paragraph (1), the following factors, or any combination thereof, shall not be treated as objective and reliable evidence of a registrant’s ineligibility to vote: (A) The failure of the registrant to vote in any election. (B) The failure of the registrant to respond to any notice sent under section 8(d), unless the notice has been returned as undeliverable. (C) The failure of the registrant to take any other action with respect to voting in any election or with respect to the registrant’s status as a registrant. (b) Notice after removal (1) Notice to individual removed (A) In general Not later than 48 hours after a State removes the name of a registrant from the official list of eligible voters for any reason, the State shall send notice of the removal to the former registrant, and shall include in the notice the grounds for the removal and information on how the former registrant may contest the removal or be reinstated, including a telephone number for the appropriate election official. (B) Exceptions Subparagraph (A) does not apply in the case of a registrant— (i) who sends written confirmation to the State that the registrant is no longer eligible to vote in the registrar’s jurisdiction in which the registrant was registered