1997 Minnesota Statutes

     201.121 Entry of names; mailed notice. 

    Subdivision 1.    Entry of registration information.  
 Upon receiving a voter registration card properly completed and 
 submitted in accordance with sections 201.061 and 201.071, the 
 county auditor shall enter in the statewide registration system 
 the information contained on it.  Voter registration cards 
 completed before election day must be entered into the statewide 
 registration system within ten days after they have been 
 submitted to the county auditor. 

    Upon receiving a completed voter registration card or form, 
 the secretary of state may electronically transmit the 
 information on the card or form to the appropriate county 
 auditor as soon as possible for review by the county auditor 
 before final entry into the statewide registration system.  The 
 secretary of state may mail the registration card or form to the 
 county auditor.  

    Subd. 2.    Notice of registration; challenges.  The 
 county auditor shall mail a notice indicating the individual's 
 name, address, precinct and polling place to each registered 
 voter.  The notice shall indicate that it must be returned if it 
 is not deliverable to the voter at the named address.  Upon 
 return of the notice by the postal service, the county auditor 
 shall change the registrant's status to "challenged" in the 
 statewide registration system.  An individual challenged in 
 accordance with this subdivision shall comply with the 
 provisions of section 204C.12, before being allowed to vote.  

    Subd. 3.    Postelection sampling.  Within ten days 
 after an election, the county auditor shall send the notice 
 required by subdivision 2 to a random sampling of the 
 individuals registered on election day.  The random sampling 
 shall be determined in accordance with the rules of the 
 secretary of state.  As soon as practicable after the election, 
 the county auditor shall mail the notice required by subdivision 
 2 to all other individuals registered on election day.  If a 
 notice is returned as not deliverable, the county auditor shall 
 attempt to determine the reason for the return.  A county 
 auditor who does not receive or obtain satisfactory proof of an 
 individual's eligibility to vote shall immediately notify the 
 county attorney and the secretary of state. 

    HIST: 1973 c 676 s 10; 1978 c 714 s 3,30; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 
 15; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 361 s 7; 1990 c 585 s 12,13; 1997 c 147 s 
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