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of residence in the State where the member is otherwise | | qualified to vote; |
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| | | B.__A member of the merchant marine who, by reason of | | service in the merchant marine, is absent from the place | | of residence where the member is otherwise qualified to | | vote; or |
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| | | C.__A spouse or dependent of a member referred to in | | paragraph A or B who, by reason of the active duty or | | service of the member, is absent from the place of | | residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise | | qualified to vote. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §112, sub-§§4, 7 and 8, as amended by PL 1993, c. 695, | | §3, are further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Separate residence. The place where a person's family | | resides is presumed to be the person's place of residence, but | | a person may acquire a separate residence if the person takes | | another abode with the intention of remaining there. This | subsection does not apply to armed forces personnel | | service voters, students and others covered by subsection 7. |
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| | | 7. Uniformed service voters, students, institutional | | patients, Indians. A person does not gain or lose a residence | | solely because of the person's presence or absence while | employed in the Armed Forces | marine of the United States or of this State | | in any institution of learning, while kept in any institution | | at public expense or while residing upon any Indian or | | military reservations. This subsection may not be construed | | to prevent a student at any institution of learning from | | qualifying as a voter in the municipality where the student | | resides while attending that institution. |
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| | | 8. Voting residence retained. A person who has gained a | | voting residence in a municipality retains it, if the person | | so desires, when the person becomes a patient at a federal | | institution or an employee of a federal agency where the | | person is required to reside on land ceded to the Federal | | Government by the State. This subsection applies to a member | of the Armed Forces | | National Guard who is required to be in a place other than | | that in which the person has gained a voting residence. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §112, sub-§§10 and 11, as amended by PL 1993, c. 695, | | §4, are further amended to read: |
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| | | 10. Becoming 18 on federal property. A person who becomes | | 18 years of age while residing on federal property as a | | patient at a federal institution or an employee of a federal | | agency, or |
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