Minnesota Administrative Rules

8200.2900 DEFICIENT REGISTRATIONS; NOTICE OF DEFICIENT REGISTRATIONS.

When a person attempts to register prior to election day and the county auditor determines that the registration is deficient, the auditor shall notify the person attempting to register that the registration was not correctly completed. The auditor shall attempt to obtain from the applicant any needed information by mail or, if a telephone number or an email address was provided by the applicant, by telephone or email.

If the needed information consists of the applicant's Minnesota driver's license, Minnesota state identification card, or Social Security number, or confirmation that the applicant has not been issued a Minnesota driver's license, Minnesota state identification card, or Social Security number, the auditor shall also attempt to obtain that information through the process provided in part 8200.9310, subpart 2.

If the auditor cannot obtain the needed information, the voter registration application is deficient and shall be maintained separately for 22 months.

A new applicant whose voter registration application is deficient shall not be classified as "active" or "challenged."

If an applicant submits a voter registration application that is deficient, the county auditor shall send a notice of deficient registration to the person seeking to register.

If the auditor notifies an applicant of a deficient voter registration application, the auditor shall also notify the applicant of the dates on which a preelection registration is not permitted by Minnesota Statutes, section 201.061, subdivision 1, and of the procedures for election day registration.

In the notice to the applicant, the auditor shall explain that a registration received by the auditor during the period when preelection registration is not permitted by Minnesota Statutes, section 201.061, subdivision 1, means the applicant will be registered to vote on the day after the upcoming election unless the applicant registers to vote on election day.

If an applicant submits a deficient voter registration application during the period when preelection registration is not permitted by Minnesota Statutes, section 201.061, subdivision 1, the auditor shall notify the applicant that the applicant must register at the polling place of the precinct in which she or he resides on election day to vote at the election.

The secretary of state shall provide a sample notice of deficient registration.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.388; 201.221

History:

17 SR 1279; 23 SR 459; 25 SR 616; 29 SR 155; 38 SR 1368

Published Electronically:

January 30, 2024