(a) General rule.--If the registration of a registered elector is canceled for any cause, the commission shall mark on the registration record of the elector the word "canceled" and the date and cause of cancellation and shall remove them from the general and district registers. Such record shall be kept for five years, after which the commission may destroy it.
(b) Nonessential records.--All records which are not essential for maintaining the current status of a registered elector may be destroyed by the commission after three years.
Cross References. Section 1511 is referred to in section 1513 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 15 - Changes in Records
Section 1501 - Removal notices
Section 1502 - Transfer of registration
Section 1503 - Change of enrollment of political party
Section 1505 - Death of registrant
Section 1506 - Checkup of registers
Section 1507 - Canvass of registered electors
Section 1508 - Comparison and correction of registers
Section 1509 - Petition to strike off names
Section 1510 - Failure to vote
Section 1511 - Cancellation, removal and preservation of registration records
Section 1512 - Correction of errors in cancellation or suspension