48A.18 - VOTER REGISTRATION AT MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE STATIONS.
48A.18 VOTER REGISTRATION AT MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S
LICENSE STATIONS.
1. Each state motor vehicle driver's license application,
including any renewal application or application for a nonoperator's
identification card, submitted to the office of driver services of
the state department of transportation shall serve as an application
for voter registration unless the applicant declines to register to
vote. A completed voter registration form submitted to the office of
driver services of the state department of transportation shall be
considered to update any previous voter registration by the
registrant.
2. A change of address form submitted to the office of driver
services of the state department of transportation shall serve as a
change of address for voter registration purposes unless the
registrant states on the form that the change of address is not for
voter registration purposes.
3. Information relating to the refusal of an applicant for a
driver's license to apply to register to vote shall not be used for
any purpose other than voter registration.
4. Forms and procedures used by the office of driver services for
voter registration and a schedule for transmission of voter
registration forms from the office to the county commissioner of
registration shall be prescribed by the state voter registration
commission by rule.
5. A county treasurer's office participating in county issuance
of driver's licenses pursuant to chapter 321M shall participate in
voter registration under this section to the same extent as a license
facility of the state department of transportation. Section History: Recent Form
94 Acts, ch 1169, §19; 98 Acts, ch 1073, § 12; 98 Acts, ch 1143, §
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