2007 Minnesota Statutes

201.081 REGISTRATION FILES.
The statewide registration system is the official record of registered voters. The voter
registration cards 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 cards
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 subdivision. The county auditor may make
photographic copies of voter registration cards in the manner provided by section 138.17.
A properly completed voter registration card that has been submitted 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 card is entered into the database of
the statewide registration system. The secretary of state or the county auditor may dispose of the
cards after retention for 22 months in the manner provided by section 138.17.
History: 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