Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §22, sub-§§5 and 6 are enacted to read:

5.__Signature and identification number of registered voter.__ Notwithstanding subsection 1 and Title 1, section 408, the voter's signature and identification number on the voter registration application and associated records are designated as nonpublic records and the registrar shall exclude those items from public inspection.

6.__Disclosure of voter's signature and identification number.__ A voter's signature and identification number that are excluded from public inspection pursuant to subsection 5 may be made available for inspection only to the voter of record, to municipal and state election officials, to a law enforcement agency that makes a written request to use the information for a bona fide law enforcement purpose or to a person identified by a court order if directed by that order.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §23, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §3, is further amended to read:

1. Registration and enrollment applications. The registrar shall keep registration and enrollment applications and requests and all documentation of changes in registration and enrollment as part of each active or inactive voter's permanent registration record, except that those records must be kept only 5 2 years for a voter whose name has been removed from the voting lists of the municipality under sections 161 and 162-A.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §122, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 407, §7, is further amended to read:

A person may register as a voter by appearing before the registrar, proving that the person is qualified under meets the qualifications of section 111, subsections 1 to 3, and filing an application provided by the registrar containing the information required by section 172 152 or 154, if applicable. Township residents may register as provided in section 156.

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §503, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §28, is further amended to read:

C. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the municipal officers may also consider persons who are 17 years of age to serve as student election clerks for a specific election. A student election clerk may not assist a voter unless the voter specifically requests assistance from the student election