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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="3-503" title_number="3" title_name="Voter Registration" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Statewide Voter Registration List">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a voter fails to respond to a confirmation notice under § 3–502(c) of this subtitle, the voter’s name shall be placed into inactive status on the statewide voter registration list.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A voter shall be restored to active status on the statewide voter registration list after completing and signing any of the following election documents:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a voter registration application;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a petition governed by Title 6 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a certificate of candidacy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>an absentee ballot application; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a written affirmation of residence completed on election day to entitle the voter to vote either at the election district or precinct for the voter’s current residence or the voter’s previous residence, as determined by the State Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An inactive voter who fails to vote in an election in the period ending with the second general election shall be removed from the statewide voter registration list.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Registrants placed into inactive status may not be counted for official administrative purposes including establishing precincts and reporting official statistics.</text>
  </level>
</section>
