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proof of identity and residency. If satisfactory proof of identity | and residency can not be provided to the registrar or deputy, the | person's name is placed on the voting list and the person casts a | challenged ballot. |
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| | Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §129, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §27, | is further amended to read: |
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| A. In a municipality which 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 board of | registration 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. |
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| | Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §145, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §32, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Candidates for nomination by nomination petition. If | enrolled, candidates for nomination by nomination petition must | withdraw their enrollment by on or before March 1st of that | election year. |
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| | Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §163, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, §19, is | further amended to read: |
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| | In a town that does not have a registration appeals board, if | a person is aggrieved by the decision of the registrar of voters | to remove a name from the voting list or to refuse to place it on | the voting list, the person may appeal in writing to the | municipal officers of a municipality by filing a complaint. The | municipal officers shall immediately fix a time and place for a | prompt hearing. After hearing, the municipal officers may | affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the registrar of | voters. The aggrieved person may appeal the decision of the | municipal officers to the District Superior Court in accordance | with Rule 80B of the Rules of Civil Procedure. |
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| | Sec. 8. 21-A MRSA §303, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is | amended to read: |
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| | 4. Municipal caucuses. The proposed party must conduct | municipal caucuses in at least one municipality in each of the 16 | counties during that election year as prescribed in Article II. | The chairman chair of the municipal committee or a resident voter |
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