| | | 5. Alternative registration schedule for absentee voters. The | registrar shall accept registrations under section 152 at any | time, including election day | | by the registrar no later than 30 days before an election, | | provided that the applicant otherwise qualifies as an absentee | | voter. The receipt of a completed absentee ballot application by | | the clerk establishes a presumption of qualification under this | | subsection. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§§6 and 7, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, | | §23, are repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 307, §1, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §125, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §24, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 8. 21-A MRSA §130, first ¶, as amended by PL 1989, c. 694, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 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 registrations in the person's | | municipality, to be placed on the 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 voting list |
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| | | Sec. 9. 21-A MRSA §152, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §35, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Placement on voting list. Upon receipt of the application | | by the registrar of voters no later than 30 days before an | | election, the applicant's name must be entered on the voting | | lists of the municipality as soon as the voter has qualified. |
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| | | This bill requires that a person register to vote not later | | than 30 days before an election. |
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