After the registrar has completed the update of the central voter registration system, as required by this section, and no later than 20 business days after the election, unless a recount has been requested pursuant to section 737-A, the clerk shall update the central voter registration system by entering voter participation history for that election.__The clerk shall notify the Secretary of State as soon as this task is completed.

In a municipality in which a recount has been requested pursuant to section 737-A, the clerk shall update the central voter registration system by entering voter participation history for that election within 10 business days after receiving a copy of the incoming voting list as required by section 737-A, subsection 9.__The clerk shall notify the Secretary of State as soon as this task is completed.

Sec. 58. 21-A MRSA §737-A, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2003, c. 447, §27, is further amended to read:

9. Package resealed and marked. After a recount, the Secretary of State shall copy the incoming voting list, before proceeding to reseal the packages of ballots and incoming voting lists, noting the fact and date of the recount on the packages. The Secretary of State shall immediately send or deliver the copy of the incoming voting list to the clerk for the purpose of updating voter participation history in the central voter registration system.__The clerk shall immediately send a receipt to the Secretary of State noting the date and time of delivery of the copy. All challenged and disputed ballots must be packaged separately. The challenged and disputed ballots must be kept until released to the court or to the Senate or the House of Representatives, if applicable, in case of an appeal.

Sec. 59. 21-A MRSA §760-A, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 459, §82, is amended to read:

B. In a municipality that has an island voting district, the municipal clerk may communicate the information required to process the absentee ballots by telephone to the island warden and notify the island warden of the names of the absentee voters so that the incoming voting list may be marked in accordance with this subchapter.

Sec. 60. 21-A MRSA §778, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 407, §29, is further amended to read: