2004 Minnesota Statutes

     204C.10 Permanent registration; verification of 
  registration. 

    (a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling 
 place roster which states that the individual is at least 18 
 years of age, a citizen of the United States, has resided in 
 Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election, 
 maintains residence at the address shown, is not under a 
 guardianship in which the individual has not retained the right 
 to vote, has not been found by a court of law to be legally 
 incompetent to vote or convicted of a felony without having 
 civil rights restored, is registered and has not already voted 
 in the election.  The roster must also state:  "I understand 
 that deliberately providing false information is a felony 
 punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine 
 of not more than $10,000, or both."  

    (b) A judge may, before the applicant signs the roster, 
 confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.  

    (c) After the applicant signs the roster, the judge shall 
 give the applicant a voter's receipt.  The voter shall deliver 
 the voter's receipt to the judge in charge of ballots as proof 
 of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand 
 to the voter the ballot.  The voters' receipts must be 
 maintained during the time for notice of filing an election 
 contest. 

    HIST: 1981 c 29 art 5 s 10; 1981 c 92 s 3; 1981 c 217 s 6; 
 1983 c 253 s 12; 1984 c 560 s 15; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 585 s 27; 
 1999 c 132 s 21; 2004 c 293 art 1 s 31