1-4-17. Registration; change of residence within same county.
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A. A voter who has changed his residence within the same county shall complete a certificate of registration to change his registered residence address or file a change of residence notification with the county clerk on a postcard-type form, approved by the secretary of state.
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 or notifications of such change but shall not process them until the registration period is open.
C. The application for or notification of 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.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-4-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 73; 1975, ch. 255, § 40; 1987, ch. 249, § 10; 1991, ch. 105, § 8; 1993, ch. 10, § 1; 1993, ch. 314, § 16; 1993, ch. 316, § 16.