The Secretary of State shall report annually by January 15th to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over voter registration matters on the administration of the central voter registration system and the automatic voter registration system established pursuant to subchapter 9. [PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
1. Automatic registration efforts. Beginning January 15, 2023, the report required under this section must include the following information regarding the actions taken pursuant to subchapter 9:
A. The number of pending voter registration records that have been created by source agencies; [PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
B. The number of voters added to the central voter registration system because of pending voter registration records created by source agencies; [PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
C. The number of voters in the central voter registration system whose information was updated because of pending voter registration records created by source agencies; [PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
D. The number of pending voter registration records created, by source agency, that do not relate to individuals affirmatively identified as eligible to vote; [PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
E. The number of individuals who chose to not register to vote; and [PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
F. The number of voters who submitted requests to update or correct registration information through the system established in subchapter 9, by type of information updated. [PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
As used in this subsection, “pending voter registration record” and “source agency” have the same meanings as in section 231, subsections 2 and 4, respectively.

[PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 195

  • Central voter registration system: means a single electronic information system and database for voter registration information maintained by the Secretary of State and used by all municipal jurisdictions in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • may: when used in this Title, is used in a permissive sense to grant authority or permission, but not to create duty, to act in the manner specified by the context. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 7
  • Register: means to enlist as a voter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
  • Voter: means a person registered to vote. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
2. Public access. The report required under this section may address issues of public access to the information from the central voter registration system.

[PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]

3. Legislation. The report required under this section may include suggested legislation necessary to administer the central voter registration system and the automatic voter registration system implemented pursuant to subchapter 9. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over voter registration matters may report out legislation regarding the central voter registration system and the automatic voter registration system to the Legislature.

[PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2001, c. 637, §2 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 453, §44 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 397, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 564, §6 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 409, §5 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).
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