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Field leadership must consider requests from all interested non-governmental organizations seeking to participate in the ceremony and must offer equal, non-preferential opportunities to all qualified and approved non-governmental organizations. If multiple organizations seek to provide voter registration services at USCIS administrative naturalization ceremonies, USCIS field leadership may establish a rotating participation schedule. When USCIS determines that an organization is qualified and is approved to participate in voter registration services at an administrative naturalization ceremony, field leadership sends the organization a letter, listing specific requirements for participation. Field leadership then contacts the organization to determine its availability to participate in scheduled administrative ceremonies. While participating, non-governmental organizations and their representatives must not: • Attempt to influence or interfere with a person's right to register to vote, or to vote; j271 • Participate in any political activity, partisan or otherwise, regardless of whether the ceremonies take place on federal or non-federal property; • Engage in religious or commercial solicitation or promotion of any kind; • Discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, or veteran status; f291 • Collect, retain, or share the personal information of those registered to vote at naturalization ceremonies, even if this information is requested on a voluntary basis; • Use the information provided on voter registration applications for any purpose other than voter registration;J20-Lor • Alter completed voter registration materials in any manner. While participating, non-governmental organizations and their representatives must: • Safeguard all personal information new citizens provide for voter registration; • Follow scheduling and logistical requirements set forth by USCIS field leadership; • Have received recent proper training on how to register voters; • Receive an on-site briefing from field leadership regarding rules for that particular facility; • Wear professional attire and represent themselves and their organization professionally; and • Wear nametags that include the name of the organization while registering voters (no other identification of the organization may be worn or displayed). 4.Revocation of Participation Privilege If a non-governmental organization fails to comply with the above requirements for participation, field leadership, in consultation with the USCIS Office of the Chief Counsel's Ethics Division, may revoke the