Comparison of voter information on the state's official voter registration list with information maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)

Under this bill, no later than 10 days after the date of each original voter registration or the date a registered voter makes changes to his or her registration, the Elections Commission must compare the voter's personally identifiable information on the official registration list with the personally identifiable information maintained by DOT. Further, DOT's agreement with the commission must require DOT to provide the commission access to the personally identifiable information DOT maintains, as necessary for purposes of the bill.

If the Elections Commission determines that there is a discrepancy between the voter's personally identifiable information on the registration list and the voter's personally identifiable information maintained by DOT, the commission must do all of the following:

1. Correct the discrepancy on the registration list if the discrepancy concerns a single item of information, such as the voter's name, date of birth, driver's license number, or state identification card number; the discrepancy is minor, such as common variation in the voter's name, such as a nickname or missing a suffix; and the commission can correct the discrepancy on the basis of reliable information.

2. Mail a notice to the voter that informs the voter of each discrepancy identified in item 1, if there are discrepancies with respect to two or more items of information or the discrepancy cannot be corrected as described in item 1, and that the voter's registration will be suspended unless the voter corrects each discrepancy within 30 days after the date the notice is mailed.

3. Change a voter's registration from eligible to ineligible if the voter was mailed a notice of suspension under item 2 and the voter has not, within 30 days after the date the notice was mailed, corrected each discrepancy as identified in the notice.

The bill authorizes the Elections Commission to delegate the tasks specified in items 1 to 3, above, to the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners. The bill also requires the commission to keep a permanent record of each discrepancy identified by the commission as provided in the bill.