COLLECTION OF DATA
Creation of a voter list that is a "voter registry" independent from other registries (such as, the civil registry) involves collection of voter data by election authorities. However, rarely is an independent registry truly independent. There are almost always aspects that depend on the work of other institutions (e.g., the Ministry of Interior that issues ID cards or other proof of citizenship or the Transportation Department that issues driver's licenses, which are used by voters to prove their eligibility). Also, it is not unusual in these circumstances for the creation of the independent voter registry to be a one-time occurrence, and updates to be processed by some automated mechanism that requires sharing of data with institutions that are
issuing birth, marriage or death certificates or some other means of recording the status of citizens