Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, §14, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §23, is further amended to read:

6. Names to be placed on voting list. Except as provided in paragraph A, the registrar shall accept registrations on any business day or other day that the clerk's office is open. The names of any person registering on or before the Friday preceding the election for which the person is registering to vote must be placed on the voting list.

A. The registrar may accept only the registrations of applicants who appear in person as follows:

(1) In a municipality with a population of 2,500 or fewer, on the last business day that the clerk's office is open on or before the Friday preceding election day during the hours that the clerk's office is open;

(2) In a municipality with a population of more than 2,500, on the last 5 business days that the clerk's office is open on or before the Friday preceding election day during the hours that the clerk's office is open and for 2 hours in the evening between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on at least 3 of these days; and

(3) The names of voters registering during these periods must be recorded as provided under subsection 7.

SUMMARY

Current law authorizes citizens of the State to register to vote on election day. This bill repeals that provision and instead requires that citizens of the State register to vote no later than the Friday preceding the election.