1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to elections; providing a change of address 
  1.3             system for registered voters; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1996, section 201.13, subdivision 3. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 201.13, 
  1.7   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 3.  [USE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS SYSTEM.] The county 
  1.9   auditor may delete the records in the statewide registration 
  1.10  system of voters whose change of address can be confirmed by the 
  1.11  United States Postal Service.  The secretary of state may 
  1.12  provide the county auditors with periodic reports on voters 
  1.13  whose change of address can be confirmed by the United States 
  1.14  Postal Service.  The secretary of state shall periodically 
  1.15  obtain the names and addresses of Minnesota residents who have 
  1.16  filed a permanent change of address order with the United States 
  1.17  Postal Service.  The secretary of state shall search the 
  1.18  statewide registration system to identify persons whose address 
  1.19  change can be confirmed by the United States Postal Service and 
  1.20  provide the county auditors with periodic reports.  The county 
  1.21  auditor shall determine if the persons identified in the reports 
  1.22  are registered to vote and, if the voter's new address is in 
  1.23  Minnesota, shall update the voter records to reflect the voter's 
  1.24  new address.  The county auditor shall send the notice required 
  1.25  in section 201.121, subdivision 2, to each person whose change 
  2.1   of address in Minnesota can be confirmed.  The county auditor 
  2.2   shall delete from the statewide registration system the records 
  2.3   of persons whose change of address outside Minnesota can be 
  2.4   confirmed.