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Mar 10, 2008 3:07 pm US/Central

House OKs Bill To Automatically Update Voter Rolls

ST. PAUL (AP) ― The Minnesota House has approved a bill to automatically update voter rolls using postal information.

The bill passed on a 115-16 vote would freshen registration lists more frequently, which sponsors say will save on administrative costs and cut down on polling place lines.

People who move within Minnesota wouldn't have to re-register in their new residence because a change of address card sent to the post office would do it for them. People who leave Minnesota would have their names removed from the roster.

A postcard would go out to advise people of their status change, giving them a chance to prevent the voter registration transfer.

The Senate has yet to act on the bill.

An attempt to amend the bill to require that voters show photo ID at polling places was ruled out of order.

 

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