§11-23  Changing register; striking names ofdisqualified voters.  (a)  Whenever the clerk receives from the departmentof health or any informing agency, information of the death, loss of votingrights of a person sentenced for a felony as provided in section 831-2,adjudication as an incapacitated person under the provisions of chapter 560,loss of citizenship, or any other disqualification to vote, of any personregistered to vote in that county, or who the clerk has reason to believe maybe registered to vote therein, the clerk shall thereupon make suchinvestigation as may be necessary to prove or disprove the information, givingthe person concerned, if available, notice and an opportunity to be heard.  Ifafter the investigation the clerk finds that the person is dead, orincapacitated to the extent that the person lacks sufficient understanding orcapacity to make or communicate responsible decisions concerning voting, or haslost voting rights pursuant to section 831-2, or has lost citizenship, or isdisqualified for any other reason to vote, the clerk shall remove the name ofthe person from the register.

(b)  The clerk shall make and keep an index ofall information furnished to the clerk under any requirements of law concerningany of the matters in this section.  Whenever any person applies to register asa voter, the clerk shall, before registering the person, consult the index forthe purpose of ascertaining whether or not the person is in any mannerdisqualified to vote.  Any person whose name is removed from the register ofvoters under this section may appeal in the manner provided by sections 11-26and 11-51, and such proceedings shall be had upon the appeal as in otherappeals under these sections. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 198, §1; amL 1983, c 34, §1; am L 2002, c 15, §2]