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A. In a municipality that has more than one voting district,
if a voter has changed the voter's address and votes absentee
after the close of registration, the voter must send a written
notice of the voter's new address along with the voter's
absentee application notifying the registrar of the voter's
new address. A certificate containing the voter's name and
new address must be directed to the warden of the voter's new
voting place to be attached to the incoming voting list on
election day.

 
Sec. 22. 21-A MRSA §130, as amended by PL 1989, c. 694, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
§130. Applications for voter registration

 
A person who completes an application for registration to
vote, as provided in section 152, may mail the application or
have the application delivered to the registrar before the closed
period for the acceptance of mail or 3rd-person registrations in
the person's municipality, to be entered into the central voter
registration system and placed on the incoming voting list prior
to the next election; except that applications completed under
section 122, subsection 5, may be delivered during the closed
period for immediate placement on the incoming voting list.

 
Sec. 23. 21-A MRSA §141, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §29,
is further amended to read:

 
1. Content of application. The application must contain the
following information: Name of applicant, date of birth, street
residence address, voting district, name of party in which
enrollment is requested, signature of the applicant and the date
of application.

 
Sec. 24. 21-A MRSA §142, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is
amended to read:

 
2. Party designation. On receipt of the application, the
registrar shall place enter the party designation of the
applicant beside his name on the voting list into the central
voter registration system and file the application.

 
Sec. 25. 21-A MRSA §143, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is
amended to read:

 
2. Party designation entered. On receipt of the application,
the registrar shall place enter the party designation of the
applicant beside his name on the voting list


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