(a) (1) The department, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish a schedule and method for the department to electronically provide to the Secretary of State the records specified in this section. (2) The department and the Secretary of State shall develop and enter into an interagency agreement specifying how the department and the Secretary of State will cooperate to fulfill the requirements of this chapter. The agreement shall be updated as necessary, and the current version of the agreement shall be published on the internet website of the Secretary of State, except those parts of the agreement for which publication would compromise security. (b) (1) The department shall provide to the Secretary of State, in a manner and method to be determined by the department in consultation with the Secretary of State, the following information associated with each person who submits a driverâs license application: (A) Name. (B) Date of birth. (C) Either or both of the following, as contained in the departmentâs records: (i) Residence address. (ii) Mailing address. (D) Digitized signature, as described in Section 12950.5 of the Vehicle Code. (E) Telephone number, if available. (F) Email address, if available. (G) Language preference, if available. (H) Political party preference, if available. (I) Whether the person chooses to become a permanent vote by mail voter, if available. (J) Whether the person affirmatively declined to become registered or preregistered to vote during a transaction with the department. (K) A notation that the applicant has attested that the person meets all voter eligibility requirements, including United States citizenship, specified in Section 2101 and, as applicable, the preregistration eligibility requirements in subdivision (d) of Section 2102. (L) Other information specified in regulations implementing this chapter. (2) (A) A completed voter registration application included with a driverâs license application and accepted at the department shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State no later than 10 days after the department accepts it. (B) A completed voter registration application accepted within five days of the last day to register to vote for a federal or statewide election shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State no later than five days after the date of acceptance. (C) (i) For purposes of establishing the departmentâs transmittal deadlines required by this paragraph and by Section 20504(e) of Title 52 of the United States Code, the completed voter registration application included with the driverâs license application shall be deemed accepted on the date the completed voter registration application arrives at the department, whether by mail, in person, electronically, or in another manner, the application contains all of the information in paragraph (1) except to the extent paragraph (1) requires certain information to be provided only if available, and the department approves the documentation of identity submitted by the applicant that is required by the Vehicle Code for the type of license or identification card for which the applicant has applied. (ii) This subparagraph shall become operative upon the completion of the Digital eXperience Platform project described in Item 2740-001-0044 of the Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21 and 69, Stats. 2021), or on July 1, 2025, whichever is earlier. (3) (A) The department shall accept and transmit a completed voter registration application included with a driverâs license application as described in paragraph (2) even if, pursuant to the Vehicle Code, the driverâs license application is incomplete or the driverâs license or identification card associated with the voter who submitted the voter registration application is inactive due to a failure to pay fees, or any other reason that is unrelated to either of the following: (i) The departmentâs approval of an applicantâs identity documentation pursuant to the Vehi
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