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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§6-A is enacted to read:

 
6-A.__Centralized voter registration system.__"Centralized
voter registration system" means a single electronic information
system and database for voter registration information maintained
by the Secretary of State and used by all municipal jurisdictions
in the State.

 
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA c. 3, sub-c. VII is enacted to read:

 
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SUBCHAPTER VII

 
CENTRALIZED VOTER REGISTRATION

 
§191.__Centralized voter registration system implemented

 
The Secretary of State shall develop and implement a
centralized voter registration system.__The Secretary of State
shall:

 
1.__Pilot program.__Develop a centralized voter registration
system pilot to include the 10 municipalities with the highest
number of registered voters as of the 2000 general election in
order to test the information system and data conversion
procedures.__Additional municipal jurisdictions may be included
in the pilot on a voluntary basis and at the discretion of the
Secretary of State;

 
2.__Implementation by stages.__Develop a plan to implement the
centralized voter registration system in stages; and

 
3.__System implemented.__Fully implement the centralized voter
registration system and database no later than December 31, 2007.

 
The Secretary of State shall develop informational materials
for municipalities and may require municipalities to report on
the implementation of the centralized voter registration system
and related processes at the local level.

 
§192.__Centralized Voter Registration Advisory Committee

 
1.__Membership.__The Centralized Voter Registration Advisory
Committee is established to advise the Secretary of State with
respect to planning for the centralized voter registration
system.__The advisory committee consists of 12 members appointed
as follows:


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