Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §753-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 447, §§28 and 29, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §753-B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 447, §§30 and 31, is further amended to read:

§753-B. Procedure for issuing absentee ballot

1. Mail delivery; 30 days prior to election. Upon receipt of an application, written request or telephone application for an absentee ballot that is accepted pursuant to section 753-A, the The clerk shall immediately issue an absentee ballot and return envelope by mail or in person to the applicant or to the immediate family member or to a 3rd person designated in a written application or request made by the voter to each registered voter 30 days prior to an election. The clerk shall verify the address of each registered voter prior to mailing out absentee ballots as prescribed by rule. The clerk shall type or write in ink the name and the residence address of the voter in the designated section of the return envelope. The Secretary of State shall provide a return envelope that moves free of postage under federal law.__A voter who registers to vote after ballots have been mailed may request a ballot be sent by mail or may receive a ballot in person at the municipal clerk's office.__The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

1-A.__Request for ballot; ballot not delivered by mail.__A person who is a registered voter but did not receive an absentee ballot and return envelope as required under this section or is a uniformed service voter or an overseas voter may:

A.__Make a written request by mail, in person or facsimile.__ Such a request must include:

(1)__The voter's name and birth date;

(2)__The voter's residence address or other address sufficient to identify the voter; and

(3)__The signature of the voter; or

B.__Make a telephone request.__The clerk shall ask the voter for the information required in paragraph A, with the exception of the voter's signature.__The clerk shall verify