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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="3-305" title_number="3" title_name="Voter Registration" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Administration of Registration">
  <level label="a">
    <text>During early voting, an individual may appear in person at an early voting center in the individual’s county of residence and apply to register to vote or change the voter’s address on an existing voter registration.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>When applying to register to vote during early voting, the applicant shall provide proof of residency.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The applicant shall prove residency by showing the election judge:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a Maryland driver’s license or Maryland identification card that contains the applicant’s current address; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if the applicant does not have a driver’s license or identification card that contains the applicant’s current address, a copy of an official document that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>meets the requirements established by the State Board; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>contains the applicant’s name and current address.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>When an individual applies to register to vote at an early voting center, the election judge shall determine whether the applicant resides in the county in which the applicant applied and is qualified to become a registered voter.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the voter is a resident of the county and is qualified to register to vote, the election judge shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>issue the voter a voter authority card;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>have the voter sign the voter authority card; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>issue the voter a ballot.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>When a voter applies to change the voter’s address during early voting, the election judge shall determine whether the voter resides in the county in which the voter seeks to vote.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the voter is a resident of the county, the election judge shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>issue the voter a voter authority card;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>have the voter sign the voter authority card; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>issue the voter the appropriate ballot for the voter’s new address.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The State Board shall adopt regulations and procedures in accordance with the requirements of this section for the administration of voter registration during early voting.</text>
  </level>
</section>
