Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §122, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 407, §7, is further amended to read:

A person may register as a voter by appearing before the registrar, proving that the person is qualified under meets the qualifications of section 111, subsections 1 to 3, and filing an application provided by the registrar containing the information required by section 172 152 or 154, if applicable. Township residents may register as provided in section 156.

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §503, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §28, is further amended to read:

C. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the municipal officers may also consider persons who are 17 years of age to serve as student election clerks for a specific election. A student election clerk may not assist a voter unless the voter specifically requests assistance from the student election clerk. A student election clerk may perform all the functions of an election clerk as prescribed by this Title.

Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §601, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §29, is further amended to read:

D. At the end of the list of candidates for each office, there must be left as many blank spaces as there are vacancies to be filled. These spaces may be used by a voter to write in or paste a sticker with the name and municipality of residence of any person for whom the voter desires to vote, as provided in section 691, subsection 2 for a primary election or section 692, subsection 2 for a general election. For the presidential preference primary election ballot only, at the end of the list of candidates for nomination there must be printed the word "uncommitted" in such a way that a voter may choose this preference rather than a listed candidate. After the "uncommitted" option, there may not be any blank spaces left where a voter could write in the name of any person for whom a voter desires to vote.