Sec. 16. 21-A MRSA §696, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 404, §3, is further amended to read:

D. If a voter writes in a name and municipality of residence, or pastes a sticker containing the candidate's name and municipality of residence in the write-in space pursuant to section 691, but does not mark the write-in indicator, that vote for that office may not be counted if a determination of choice under subsection 4 is possible.

Sec. 17. 21-A MRSA §698, sub-§2-A, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, §66, is further amended to read:

A. Transfer and resealing of the ballots to other containers for permanent storage must be done 60 or more days not less than 2 months following the election. The municipal clerk shall make the transfer in the presence of one or more witnesses. The containers must be securely sealed.

Sec. 18. 21-A MRSA §753-B, sub-§6, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 407, §24, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

B.__The clerk creates the list of absentee voters as required in paragraph A by marking the records of registered voters in the central voter registration system.__The clerk must sign and date each official printed copy of the list of absentee voters that is created for public inspection, certifying that the list is a true and accurate list of absentee voters for the applicable election.__No additional certification is required by the registrar of voters.

Sec. 19. 21-A MRSA §753-B, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 645, §6, is amended to read:

8. Absentee voting in presence of clerk. A person who wishes to vote by absentee ballot may, without completing an application, vote by absentee ballot in the presence of the clerk. The method of voting is otherwise as prescribed in this article. After the person has voted, the clerk shall sign the affidavit on the return envelope as a witness, indicate on the envelope that the voter voted in the presence of a clerk and ensure that the affidavit on the return envelope is properly completed by the voter. For the 45 days preceding an election, during the hours when the clerk's office is open and may be conducting absentee voting, the display or distribution of any