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other than the following: "D" for Democrat, "R" for
Republican and "U" for unenrolled.

 
(1) The Secretary of State may authorize the use of other
symbols to indicate enrollment in other parties formed
or forming under chapter 5, subchapter I.

 
2. List current. A registrar shall keep the voting list
current at all times by adding the names of new voters and by
removing the names of those registrants who request to be removed
and registrants who have died, moved from the municipality or
become disqualified to vote. The Secretary of State shall by
rule determine the program for voter list maintenance required by
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. A registrar may not
remove the name of a registered voter from the voter list solely
because the registered voter did not vote in previous elections.

 
A registrar may contact other municipalities within the
representative district or senatorial district in which the
registrar's municipality is apportioned to ascertain whether
voters on that municipality's voting list are also registered in
another municipality in the district.

 
2-A.__Maintenance of voter registration information.__The
registrar in each municipality shall keep the central voter
registration system current at all times for the voters in the
registrar's municipality.__The Secretary of State shall by rule
determine the program for voter list maintenance required by the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993.__A registrar may not
cancel a voter's registration in the central voter registration
system solely because the registered voter did not vote in
previous elections.

 
3. List of deceased residents. The clerk shall, upon request
of the registrar, furnish the registrar with a list of the
deceased in the municipality.

 
4. Proof of qualification is requested. If the registrar is
in doubt as to the qualifications of a person to vote, the
registrar shall fix a reasonable time and place for a hearing
and give written notice to the voter at the last known address
provided by the voter. The voter may respond in person or in
writing with proof of qualifications prior to the date of the
hearing. After the hearing, the registrar shall determine
whether the voter has met the voting qualifications and shall act
accordingly. If the voter offers satisfactory proof of
qualifications to the registrar, either prior to or at the
hearing, the registrar may not remove cancel the voter's name
from the list registration in the central voter registration
system. If the voter fails to offer satisfactory proof of


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