Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 233 – Automatic registration by source agencies other than the bureau
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1. Designation of source agencies. The Secretary of State may designate a state agency or department as a source agency if the Secretary of State verifies that the agency or department, as part of the normal course of business of that agency or department, collects documents that provide proof of voter eligibility. The Secretary of State may designate as source agencies other entities designated by Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 52 United States Code § 20506, including, but not limited to, public or private universities or colleges or entities that provide services to persons with disabilities, as long as those entities, as part of the entities’ normal course of business, collect documents that provide proof of voter eligibility.
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 233
- Bureau: means the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 231
- 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
- Proof of voter eligibility: means reliable evidence of a person's eligibility to vote and must include proof of age, citizenship and residence. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 231
- Source agency: means the bureau and a state agency or department or other entity designated as a source agency pursuant to section 233, subsection 1 that, as part of the normal course of business of that entity, collects documents that contain personal identification information that provides proof of voter eligibility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 231
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Voter: means a person registered to vote. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
2. Automatic registration. An agency designated as a source agency pursuant to this section shall follow the procedures established by the Secretary of State by rule for automatic voter registration. Those procedures, to the extent possible, must be the same as the procedures for automatic voter registration by the bureau under section 232.
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).