Section 23-15-163 - Purpose of subarticleThe purposes of this subarticle are:
(a) To establish a centralized statewide qualified voter file that consists of all qualified electors who are registered to vote;(b) To enhance the uniformity of the administration of elections by creating and maintaining a centralized statewide file of qualified voters;(c) To increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of maintaining voter registration records and implementing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993;(d) To increase the integrity of the voting process by compiling a single centralized qualified voter file from county voter roll data that will permit the name of each citizen of this state to appear only once;(e) To apply technology and information gathered by principal executive departments of state government, state agencies and local voter registrars in a manner that ensures that accurate and current records of qualified voters are maintained and to secure cooperation among all state and county entities to develop systems and processes that are interfaced with the Statewide Elections Management System; and(f) To enable the state to receive federal funds which may be available to carry out provisions of this subarticle. Laws, 2002, ch. 588, § 1, eff. 7/29/2002 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 441, HB 467, 29, eff. 7/1/2017.