Minnesota Administrative Rules

8200.5500 REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED ON ELECTION DAY.

Subpart 1.

Sufficiency of driver's license, Minnesota state identification card, or four-digit Social Security number information.

Minnesota driver's license, Minnesota state identification card, or Social Security number information provided as part of an election day registration voter registration application pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is sufficient as defined in section 303(a)(5)(A)(iii) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, to permit the applicant to vote at the election or an applicant can register as otherwise provided by Minnesota law.

Subp. 2.

Verification; correction; enforcement.

All new voter registration applications and updates of existing voter registrations submitted on election day pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 201.061, subdivision 3, must be verified pursuant to part 8200.9310 and Minnesota Statutes, section 201.121.

If, after matching the information in the statewide voter registration system with the information contained in the Department of Public Safety database or, in the case of an applicant who does not have a Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota identification card, in the database of the Social Security Administration, the accuracy of the information on the voter registration application cannot be verified, the county auditor must investigate and attempt to resolve the discrepancy.

The county auditor must send notices to election day registrants whose information cannot be verified and request that the voters contact the registration office.

If the voter does not provide information that resolves the discrepancy so that the voter registration application can be verified, the county auditor must challenge the voter in the statewide voter registration system and may refer the matter to the county attorney. If during the verification process the Department of Public Safety provides information that indicates that the voter is ineligible to vote, the county auditor must challenge the voter's record in the statewide voter registration system and refer the matter to the county attorney.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.388; 201.022; 201.221

History:

25 SR 616; 29 SR 155; 38 SR 1368

Published Electronically:

May 1, 2014