Sec. 9-50b. State-wide centralized voter registration system.
Sec. 9-50b. State-wide centralized voter registration system. (a) As used in this
section, "state-wide centralized voter registration system" means a computerized system
designed and maintained by the Secretary of the State which includes: (1) Voter registration information prescribed by the Secretary, (2) information contained in applications
for admission as electors described in section 9-20, (3) information needed to compile
registry lists and enrollment lists under sections 9-35 and 9-54, (4) information required
by section 9-50a, and (5) other information for use in complying with the provisions of
this title.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2003, each registrar of voters shall transmit to the office
of the Secretary of the State all elector information required by the office to complete
the state-wide centralized voter registration system. Each registrar shall transmit such
information in a format prescribed by the Secretary. Not later than September 1, 2003,
each registrar of voters shall participate in the state-wide centralized voter registration
system in the manner prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not prohibit the registrars
of voters of any municipality from maintaining a registry list for such municipality that
is separate from the state-wide centralized voter registration system, provided (1) such
separate registry list includes the same information as the registry list for such municipality in the state-wide centralized voter registration system, and (2) such registrars comply
with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and the Help America Vote Act,
P.L. 107-252, as amended from time to time.
(d) After each election or primary, the registrars of voters shall promptly update
the state-wide centralized voter registration system and indicate whether the eligible
voters on the official registry list for such election or primary voted and, if so, if they
voted in person or by absentee ballot.
(P.A. 03-117, S. 1; P.A. 07-194, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 03-117 effective June 18, 2003; P.A. 07-194 added Subsec. (d) requiring that state-wide system be updated
after each election or primary, effective July 5, 2007.