Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 466, §4, is amended to read:

9. Regulation of registration monitors. Anyone who wishes to monitor the names and addresses of persons who are registering at the registrar's office or the clerk's office shall inform the registrar or clerk of their intent. Anyone who wishes to monitor the names and addresses of persons who are registering at the polling place shall inform the registrar or clerk of that intent by submitting a written, signed statement containing the proposed monitor's name, address and intent. The registrar or clerk may designate a place where a person monitoring registrations may stand. The registrar or clerk shall then announce the name and address of individuals registering to vote in a loud and clear voice. A person monitoring registrations shall direct any questions the person has to the registrar or clerk. These questions must be limited to information pertinent to the qualifications of an individual to register. A person monitoring registrations may not ask questions of individuals waiting to register concerning their eligibility to vote. A polling place registration monitor may not handle or inspect registration cards, files or other materials used by the registrar or clerk except as provided in section 22.__A monitor may not inhibit the work of the registrar or clerk.__If the work of a registrar or clerk appears to be inhibited, the warden may request monitors in a polling place to reduce their number. A registrar or clerk may require a person monitoring registrations who violates the provisions of this subsection to leave the building.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §673, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §96, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Grounds; procedure.__A challenge under this section must be made to the warden in the form of a signed affidavit setting forth under oath the challenger's name, address, party affiliation, status as a registered voter in the municipality, the name of the challenged voter, the reason for the challenge, the specific source of the information or personal knowledge upon which the challenge is based and a statement that the challenger understands that making a false statement on the affidavit is punishable under penalties of perjury.__ Challenges may not be made on unsupported allegations or allegations by anonymous 3rd parties.

A.__A voter may challenge another voter only upon personal knowledge or a reasonably supported belief that the challenged voter is unqualified for one or more of the following reasons, which are the sole grounds upon which