Pennsylvania § 1511 - Cancellation, removal and preservation of registration records.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1511 — Cancellation, removal and preservation of registration records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1511. Cancellation, removal and preservation of registration records.
(a) General rule.--If the registration of a registered elector is canceled for any cause, the commission shall mark on the registration record of the elector the word "canceled" and the date and cause of cancellation and shall remove them from the general and district registers. Such record shall be kept for five years, after which the commission may destroy it.
(b) Nonessential records.--All records which are not essential for maintaining the current status of a registered elector may be destroyed by the commission after three years.
Cross References. Section 1511 is referred to in section 1513 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1511 ("Cancellation, removal and preservation of registration records.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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