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

1-A.__Affidavit.__"Affidavit" with respect to an absentee ballot envelope means the portion of the envelope that includes the voter's signature, the aide certificate and the witness certificate.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is amended to read:

7. Challenged ballot. "Challenged ballot" means a ballot cast by one whose eligibility to vote has been questioned during election day.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§48-A is enacted to read:

48-A.__Voting indicator.__"Voting indicator" means the space provided for marking a vote in accordance with a particular type of ballot.

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §23, sub-§14, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §11, is further amended to read:

14. Destruction of records. After the records and other materials have been kept for the required period, they may be destroyed. Posted notices, sample ballots and instruction posters may be destroyed as soon as the election to which they pertain is past. Ballots must be destroyed using a method that makes the contents unreadable.

Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §115, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, §13, is further amended to read:

2. Voting restricted to district. In a municipality that has voting districts, a voter may, except as provided in section 630, vote using only the ballot or ballots for the district in which the voter resides on election day.

Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§7, ķA, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 307, §1, is amended to read:

A. The registrar shall, after finding an applicant qualified, issue a certificate entitling requiring the voter voter's name to be placed written on the original or any supplemental voting list at the voting place on election day. The certificate must be attached to, or included with, the voting list and sealed as provided in section 698. Only