2006 Minnesota Statutes

203B.19 RECORDING APPLICATIONS.
Upon accepting an application, the county auditor shall record in the statewide registration
system the voter's name, address of present or former residence in Minnesota, mailing address,
school district number, and whether the voter is in the military or the spouse or dependent of an
individual serving in the military, is a voter temporarily outside the territorial limits of the United
States, or is living permanently outside the territorial limits of the United States and voting under
federal law. The county auditor shall retain the record for six years. A voter whose name is
recorded as provided in this section shall not be required to register under any other provision of
law in order to vote under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27. Persons from whom applications are not
accepted must be notified by the county auditor and provided with the reasons for the rejection.
No later than 60 days after the general election, the county auditor shall report to the
secretary of state the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to absent voters described
in section 203B.16. No later than 60 days after the general election, the county auditor shall
report to the secretary of state the combined number of absentee ballots returned and cast by
absent voters described in section 203B.16. The secretary of state may require the information
be reported by category under section 203B.16 or by precinct.
No later than 90 days after the general election, the secretary of state shall report to the
federal Election Assistance Commission the number of absentee ballots transmitted to voters
under section 203B.16.
History: 1981 c 29 art 3 s 19; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 21; 1997 c 147 s 25; 2004 c 293 art 1 s 26