Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §112, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1993, c. 695, §3, is further amended to read:

7. Armed forces personnel, students, institutional patients, Indians. A person does not gain or lose a residence solely because of the person's presence or absence while employed in the Armed Forces of the United States or of this State, while a student in any institution of learning, while kept in any institution at public expense or while residing upon any Indian or military reservations. This subsection may not be construed to prevent a student at any institution of learning from qualifying as a voter in the municipality where the student resides while attending that institution.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §112, sub-§§16 and 17 are enacted to read:

16.__Student.__The residence of a student in any institution of learning does not include the municipality where the student resides while attending that institution unless that student had resided in that municipality prior to attending that institution.__ A student in any institution of learning may apply to register to vote in any municipality where that student has previously established a fixed and principal home to which that student intends to return.

17.__Proper identification required if residency established by affidavit.__A person who establishes residence by affidavit shall show adequate proof of identification, as determined by the registrar, to the registrar when that person registers to vote.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §505, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 459, §34, is amended to read:

7. Return of votes cast. Report the return of votes cast to the Secretary of State; and

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §505, sub-§7-A is enacted to read:

7-A.__Training.__Attend a training session that is approved by the Secretary of State at least once every 2 years in regard to the conduct of elections; and

SUMMARY

This bill makes the following changes to the laws governing elections.