§ 168.505Authorization to cancel previous registration; signature; form; notice of

cancellation; effect of previous address in another state; duties of clerk; authorization to
 cancel or notice received from another state.
 Sec. 505.
    (1) At the time an elector is applying for registration, the registration officer shall ascertain
 if the elector is already registered as an elector. If the elector is previously registered, the
 elector shall at the time of applying for registration sign an authorization to cancel a previous
 registration. The secretary of state shall prescribe forms for this purpose. The form may be a
 part of the application or a separate form.
    (2) An authorization to cancel that indicates a previous address in a state other than this state
 must be forwarded to the chief election officer of that state. Notice may be made by
 forwarding the separate cancellation form, by forwarding the portion of an application listing a
 previous place of registration, or by forwarding a list certified by the clerk containing the
 names of people authorizing cancellation.




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    (3) An authorization to cancel a voter registration signed by the elector and received from
 another state or a notice from an election official of another state that an elector has registered
 in that state has the same force and effect as the notice of authorization to cancel of this state.