Subdivision 1. Statewide registration system. (a) The statewide registration system is the official record of registered voters. The voter registration applications and the terminal providing access to the statewide registration system must be under the control of the county auditor or the public official to whom the county auditor has delegated the responsibility for maintaining voter registration records. The voter registration applications and terminals providing access to the statewide registration system must not be removed from the control of the county auditor except as provided in this section. The county auditor may make photographic copies of voter registration applications in the manner provided by section 138.17.
(b) A properly completed voter registration application that has been submitted electronically or in paper form to the secretary of state or a county auditor must be maintained by the secretary of state or the county auditor for at least 22 months after the date that the information on the application is entered into the database of the statewide registration system. The secretary of state or the county auditor may dispose of the applications after retention for 22 months in the manner provided by section 138.17.
(c) Data contained on a voter registration application submitted electronically through the secure website established in section 201.061, subdivision 1, must be maintained in its original form, in a manner suitable for printing, for the period required by this section. The Internet Protocol address used to submit an application electronically must be maintained with the voter registration application data.
Subd. 2. Exception. The secretary of state may maintain voter records of participants of the Safe at Home program for the purposes of chapter 5B.
1973 c 676 s 6; 1976 c 223 s 4; 1978 c 714 s 30; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 10; 1987 c 361 s 6; 1990 c 585 s 8; 1993 c 223 s 2; 1997 c 147 s 4; 2008 c 244 art 2 s 6; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 29; 2014 c 185 s 6; 2014 c 264 s 5
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections
Chapter 201 — Eligibility And Registration Of Voters
Section 201.014 — Eligibility To Vote.
Section 201.016 — Residence Requirements For Voting; Violations; Penalty.
Section 201.018 — Registration For Voting.
Section 201.021 — Permanent Registration System.
Section 201.022 — Statewide Registration System.
Section 201.023 — Voter Registration.
Section 201.054 — Methods Of Registering; Prohibitions; Penalty.
Section 201.056 — Signature Of Registered Voter; Marks Allowed.
Section 201.061 — Registration On Or Before Election Day.
Section 201.071 — Registration Applications.
Section 201.081 — Registration Files.
Section 201.091 — Registered Voter Lists; Reports; Registration Places.
Section 201.096 — School Elections; Use Of Voter Registration System.
Section 201.11 — Precinct Boundaries; House Number; Street Address Changed, Change Of Files.
Section 201.12 — Proper Registration; Verification By Mail; Challenges.
Section 201.121 — Entry Of Names; Mailed Notice.
Section 201.13 — Report Of Deceased Voters; Changes To Voter Records.
Section 201.14 — Court Administrator Of District Court; Report Changes Of Names.
Section 201.161 — Driver's License And Identification Card Applications.
Section 201.1611 — Postsecondary Institution And School District Voter Registration.
Section 201.1615 — Information Sharing; Use Of Social Security Number.
Section 201.162 — Duties Of State Agencies.
Section 201.171 — Posting Voting History; Failure To Vote; Registration Removed.
Section 201.225 — Electronic Roster Authorization.