48A.36  Electronic registration record retention in voter registration agencies.

1.  Voter registration agencies and the office of driver services of the state department of transportation may electronically transmit registration data to the state registrar of voters, who shall distribute the information, electronically or otherwise, to the appropriate commissioner in accordance with rules of the state voter registration commission and the state registrar of voters. The state agency originating the registration data shall permanently retain an electronic copy of the form completed by the registrant, including the registrant's signature, and shall develop procedures for the retrieval and printing of that electronic document. A printed copy of an electronic registration document shall be made only upon the agency's receipt of a court order.

2.  Upon receipt of electronic registration data under subsection 1, the state registrar of voters may cause the updating of registration records for registrants in counties which have arranged for data processing services under section 47.7, subsection 2. The registrar shall notify the commissioner of the actions taken.

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  94 Acts, ch 1169, §37


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