CHAPTER 453

S.P. 583 - L.D. 1602

An Act Regarding Implementation of the Central Voter

Registration System

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

Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§6-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 637, §1, is amended to read:

6-A. Central voter registration system. "Centralized Central 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 §1, sub-§40-B is enacted to read:

40-B.__Residence address.__"Residence address" means the street and number or other designation indicating the physical location of a person's residence.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§43, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§47-A is enacted to read:

47-A.__Voter participation history.__"Voter participation history" means the indication in the central voter registration system of whether a voter has cast a ballot in a certain election, as reflected on the incoming voting list for that election.