(a) It shall be the duty of the permanent registrar to cancel the registration of voters:
(1) Who have failed to respond to address confirmation mailings described in section 10 of this amendment and have not voted or appeared to vote in an election during the period beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the date of the second general election for federal office that occurs after the date of the address confirmation notice;
(2) Who have changed their residence to an address outside the county;
(3) Who have died;
(4) Who have been convicted of felonies and have not discharged their sentence or been pardoned;
(5) Who are not lawfully qualified or registered electors of this state, or of the county; or
(6) Who have been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) It shall be the duty of the permanent registrar of each county upon the registration of a person who has been registered previously in another county or state to notify promptly the permanent registrar of such other county or state of the new registration.
(c)(1) It shall be the duty of the State Registrar of Vital Records to notify promptly the Secretary of State of the death of all residents of this state.
(2)(A) The Secretary of State shall compile a listing of the deceased residents of this state and shall promptly provide this listing to the permanent registrar of each county.
(B) The deceased voter registration shall be cancelled by the permanent registrar.
(d)(1) It shall be the duty of the circuit clerk of each county upon the conviction of any person of a felony to notify promptly the permanent registrar of the county of residence of such convicted felon.
(2)(A) It is the duty of any convicted felon who desires to register to vote to provide the county clerk with proof from the appropriate state or local agency, or office that the felon has been discharged from probation or parole, has paid all probation or parole fees, or has satisfied all terms of imprisonment, and paid all applicable court costs, fines, or restitution.
(B) Proof that the felon has been discharged from probation or parole, paid all probation or parole fees, or satisfied all terms of imprisonment, and paid all applicable court costs, fines, or restitution shall be provided to the felon after completion of the probation, parole, or sentence by the Department of Correction, the Department of Community Correction, the appropriate probation office or the circuit clerk as applicable.
(C) The circuit clerk, or any other entity responsible for collection, shall provide proof to the Department of Correction, the Department of Community Correction, or the appropriate probation office that the felon has paid all applicable court costs, fines, or restitution.
(D) Upon compliance with subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section, the felon shall be deemed eligible to vote.
(e) Within ten (10) days following the receipt or possession of information requiring any cancellation of registration, other than under section 11(a)(1) of this amendment, the permanent registrar shall cancel the registration, note the date of the cancellation, the reason for the cancellation, and the person cancelling the registration.
(f)(1) The permanent registrar shall, thirty (30) days before cancellation, notify all persons whose registration records are to be cancelled in accordance with section 11(a)(1) of this amendment. The notice may be either by publication or by first class mail. The notice by mail shall be as follows:
"NOTICE OF IMPENDING CANCELLATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.
According to our records you have not responded to our address confirmation notice and you have not voted in any election during the period beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the date of the second general election for federal office after the date of the first notice. This may indicate that you no longer live at the residence address printed on the postcard. If your permanent residence address is still the same as the printed address on this postcard YOU MUST CONFIRM YOUR RESIDENCE ADDRESS in order to remain on the voter registration list. If you do not return the attached postcard within thirty (30) days after the date postmarked on this card YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE CANCELLED and you will have to re-register to vote."
(2) When, in response to the notice, a qualified voter requests the permanent registrar not to cancel the voter registration, the voter registration shall not be cancelled under section 11(a)(1) of this amendment.
(g) The permanent registrar is authorized, and may be directed by the county board of registration, to determine by mail check, house to house canvass, or any other reasonable means at any time within the whole or any part of the county whether active record registration files contain the names of any persons not qualified by law to vote. Further, upon application based upon affidavits of one (1) or more qualified voters by the prosecuting attorney for the county, the circuit judge of the county, for good cause shown, may order the permanent registrar to make sure determination or to cancel the registration of such unqualified persons. [As amended by Acts 1977, No. 744, § 1; 1983, No. 11, § 1; 1987, No. 800, § 1; 1991, No. 581, § 2; 1995, No. 947, § 7; 1995, No. 964, § 7; 2001, No. 560, § 1; 2003, No. 271, § 1; 2003, No. 375, § 1; 2003, No. 1451, § 1.]
Publisher's Notes. This section was amended by two 1987 acts which conflict and cannot be codified together. Acts 1987, No. 800, was the last-enacted amendment and is set out above. Acts 1987, No. 597, § 1, would have amended subsections (a) and (f) to read as follows:
"(a) It shall be the duty of the Permanent Registrar to cancel the registration of voters:
"(1) Who have failed to vote in any election during four (4) successive calendar years immediately preceding the first of January of any year. Provided, the registration of a person who is in the active military service of the United States shall be cancelled for failure to vote only if such person has failed to vote in any election during six (6) successive calendar years immediately preceding the first of January of any year;
"(2) Who have changed their residence to an address outside the county;
"(3) Who have died or changed their name;
"(4) Who have been convicted of felonies and have not discharged their sentence or been pardoned; or
"(5) Who are not lawfully qualified or registered electors of this State, or of the county.
"(f) The Permanent Registrar may send all persons whose Affidavits of Registration are cancelled in accordance with Section 11(a)(1) of this amendment the following notice by first-class mail within ten (10) days after such cancellation: 'NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that due to your failure to vote in any election in this county during the preceding four (4) calendar years, (six (6) calendar years in the case of persons in active military service of the United States) under the laws of this State your voter registration has been cancelled. If you are still a qualified voter, you may register again at any time.' Alternatively, the Permanent Registrar may publish a list of the names of all persons whose Affidavits of Registration are cancelled in the previous calendar year in accordance with Section 11(a)(1) of this amendment on or before the 31st day of January of each year in a legal newspaper. To assure proper identification, the name of the person's street or route and the name of the city, town, or community in which the person lives shall be included. The following notice shall be given and shall be followed by the list of names: 'NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that due to your failure to vote in any election in this county during the preceding four (4) calendar years, (six (6) calendar years in case of persons in active military service of the United States) under the laws of this State your voter registration has been cancelled. If you are still a qualified voter, you may register again at any time.' "
The 1991 amendment in (a)(1) substituted "year" for "years" and deleted "[year] and have not responded to the notice prescribed by Section 11(f) of this Amendment" from the end; and added (a)(6).
The 1995 amendment by identical acts Nos. 947 and 964 rewrote this section.