Maine § 21-A §152 Registration and enrollment procedure

Maine Statutes

§ 21-A §152 — Registration and enrollment procedure

Maine·Title 21-A ELECTIONS·Ch. 3 VOTER REGISTRATION

1.Application. In addition to the procedures provided by section 122 and subchapter 9, a person may register to vote or enroll in a political party, or both, by completing a written application that is designed by the Secretary of State or by submitting an online voter registration application. The application must include, but is not limited to:

2.Entry into central voter registration system. Upon receipt of the application by the registrar of voters, the applicant's name and other information from the voter registration application must be entered into the central voter registration system as expeditiously as possible. The registrar shall provide the voter with a notice of disposition as required by section 122.

3.Failure to qualify. The registrar of voters may investigate any applica

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1.
Application.
In addition to the procedures provided by section 122 and subchapter 9, a person may register to vote or enroll in a political party, or both, by completing a written application that is designed by the Secretary of State or by submitting an online voter registration application. The application must include, but is not limited to:
2.
Entry into central voter registration system.
Upon receipt of the application by the registrar of voters, the applicant's name and other information from the voter registration application must be entered into the central voter registration system as expeditiously as possible. The registrar shall provide the voter with a notice of disposition as required by section 122.
3.
Failure to qualify.
The registrar of voters may investigate any application under this section and reject the voter's application for failure to meet a voting qualification under this Title, after written notice to the voter to the last known address provided by the voter.
4.
Persons born United States citizens in foreign countries.
Any person born a United States citizen in a foreign country may register under this section in the same manner as a person who was born a United States citizen within the territory of the United States.
5.
Design of written application.
The Secretary of State shall design the written application that meets the requirements of subsection 1.
6.
Design of online voter registration application; rulemaking.
No later than February 1, 2024, the Secretary of State shall design the online voter registration application that meets the requirements of subsection 1 and that can be submitted online through the Secretary of State's publicly accessible website. The online registration application must be designed to prevent an applicant from registering to vote unless the applicant discloses a current, valid Maine driver's license number or nondriver identification number or the last 4 digits of the applicant's social security number.

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Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 383, §3 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 145 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 313, §5 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 694, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 466, §6 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 695, §§10-12 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §§34,35 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 310, §§10,11 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 407, §§8,9 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 453, §§28,29 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 455, §7 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 447, §§4, 5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 409, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 439, §§11-13 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 439, §15 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §§38, 39 (AFF).