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Section 1-4-17 - Registration; change of residence within same county.

1-4-17. Registration; change of residence within same county.

A.     A voter who has changed his residence within the same county shall complete a certificate of registration to change his registered residence address.   

B.     No change of registered residence address shall be made in any period during which registration is closed; however, the county clerk may accept applications for such change but shall not process them until the registration period is open.   

C.     The application for change of registered residence shall be filed with the county clerk, and the previous registration shall be retained for six years in a file established for that purpose.