1997 Minnesota Statutes

     201.022 Statewide registration system. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  The secretary of state 
 shall develop and implement a statewide voter registration 
 system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central 
 database containing voter registration information from around 
 the state.  The system must be accessible to the county auditor 
 of each county in the state.  

    Subd. 2.    Rules.  The secretary of state shall make 
 permanent rules necessary to administer the system required in 
 subdivision 1.  The rules must at least:  

    (1) provide for voters to submit their registration to any 
 county auditor, the secretary of state, or the department of 
 public safety; 

    (2) provide for the establishment and maintenance of a 
 central database for all voter registration information; 

    (3) provide procedures for entering data into the statewide 
 registration system; 

    (4) provide for interaction with the computerized driver's 
 license records of the department of public safety; 

    (5) allow the offices of all county auditors and the 
 secretary of state to add, modify, and delete information from 
 the system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records; 

    (6) allow the offices of all county auditors and the 
 secretary of state's office to have access to the statewide 
 registration system for review and search capabilities; 

    (7) provide security and protection of all information in 
 the statewide registration system and to ensure that 
 unauthorized entry is not allowed; 

    (8) provide a system for each county to identify the 
 precinct to which a voter should be assigned for voting 
 purposes; 

    (9) prescribe a procedure for phasing in or converting 
 existing computerized records to the statewide registration 
 system; 

    (10) prescribe a procedure for the return of completed 
 voter registration forms from the department of public safety to 
 the secretary of state or the county auditor; and 

    (11) provide alternate procedures, effective until December 
 31, 1990, for updating voter records and producing polling place 
 rosters for counties.  The secretary of state shall determine no 
 later than June 1, 1990, whether these alternate procedures will 
 be required. 

    HIST: 1987 c 361 s 1; 1988 c 646 s 1; 1990 c 585 s 2; 1995 c 
 233 art 2 s 56