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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="3-101" title_number="3" title_name="Voter Registration" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Registration -- Generally">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There shall be a statewide voter registration list.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The statewide voter registration list shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>be the official voter registration list for the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>contain the name and other information for every legally registered voter in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>allow each local board to obtain immediate electronic access to the information contained in the list;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>be coordinated with other agency databases in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>be used to produce precinct registers for use in polling places on election day; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>include voting history information on a current basis for a period covering at least the 5 preceding years.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The State Administrator shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>define, maintain, and administer the statewide voter registration list;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>with the local boards, ensure the currency and accuracy of each individual voter’s registration record;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>instruct the local boards on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>processing voter registration applications and name and address changes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>entering voter registration information into the statewide voter registration list; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>removing from the statewide voter registration list information about voters who are no longer eligible to be registered voters; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>subject to relevant federal law and to regulations adopted by the State Board, establish and conduct a program to identify voters who have changed their addresses.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Registration shall be conducted continuously under the supervision of the State Administrator and in accordance with the provisions of this title, applicable federal law, and regulations adopted by the State Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A State agency shall provide any data to the State Board that the State Administrator determines is necessary to maintain an accurate statewide voter registration list.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the State Board may not disclose data provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection except as provided in Title 4 of the General Provisions Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The State Board may enter into agreements with other states to exchange any data that the State Administrator determines is relevant to maintaining accurate voter registration lists.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The State Board may exchange data that is not subject to public disclosure under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article with other persons as the State Administrator determines is necessary for the sole purpose of maintaining accurate voter registration lists.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A person who receives data that is not subject to public disclosure under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article under this paragraph may not use or redisclose that data except for the purpose of maintaining accurate voter registration lists.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A registered voter:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall remain registered when the voter moves to another county in the State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may not be required to register again unless the voter’s registration is canceled in accordance with Subtitle 5 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
