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direction, in the presence of the applicant and one corroborating
witness.__The individual assisting the applicant and the
corroborating witness must be registered to vote in the State, but
neither may be a candidate, the applicant's employer or an agent of
that employer or an officer or agent of the applicant's union.__The
alternative registration signature statement form must be designed
by the Secretary of State and must indicate that:

 
A.__The applicant is unable to sign the applicant's name
because of a physical disability;

 
B.__The applicant meets all the qualifications to become a
registered voter in the State or to make the requested
changes to the voter's registration; and

 
C.__The information supplied on the form concerning the
applicant is true.

 
2.__Alternative application for voter who becomes unable to
sign after being registered.__A voter who becomes unable to sign
that voter's name because of a physical disability after being
registered to vote and who wishes to change the voter's
registration or enrollment status may do so by using a signature
stamp or by authorizing another registered voter to sign on the
voter's behalf if the voter files with the voter registration
application or form an alternative registration signature
statement prepared in accordance with subsection 1.

 
3.__Signing petitions.__Once an alternative registration
signature statement is on file with the registrar, the voter may
authorize any other Maine-registered voter to sign candidate
petitions and any Maine Clean Election Act forms requiring a
voter's signature in the presence and at the direction of the
voter, except that the individual assisting the voter may not be
the circulator of the petition or form, the voter's employer or
an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of the voter's
union.__In addition to using the voter's signature stamp or
signing for the voter, the individual assisting the voter must
print and sign the individual's own name and residence address on
the petition or form and attest that the individual is signing on
the voter's behalf.__This method of signing satisfies the
requirements in this Title that voters personally sign candidate
petitions.

 
4.__Registrar assistance.__An applicant or voter described in
subsection 1 or 2 who does not have another registered voter
available to assist the applicant or voter may request the
registrar to provide that assistance.__If the applicant or voter
is unable to appear at the office of the registrar, the registrar
shall visit the individual to provide that assistance, upon


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