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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 33.05.01.02" title_num="33" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Absent uniformed services voter” has the meaning stated in 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-6.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Common access card” has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §3-202.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Confirmation notice” means the notice by which an applicant or registered voter may confirm or correct address information.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Declination form” means the form to be used by an applicant who declines to register to vote.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Electronic transmission” means transmission by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Email; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Facsimile.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Federal post card application” has the meaning stated in Election Law Article, §3-202.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Federal voter registration application (FVRA)” means an application form for voter registration that is produced by the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>U.S. Election Assistance Commission, in the case of a national form to register to vote; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Federal Voter Assistance Program, in the case of a Federal Postcard Application.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Motor vehicle voter registration application (MVRA)” means the voter registration application that the State Board has approved for use by the MVA.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“MVA” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Online voter registration system” means the State Board’s online system that allows an individual to electronically:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Apply to become a registered voter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Change the individual’s name, address, or party affiliation in the individuals’ existing voter registration record.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Overseas voter” has the meaning stated in 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-6.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Statewide Voter Registration Application.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Statewide voter registration application (Statewide VRA)” means the voter registration application that the State Board has prescribed for Statewide use.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Statewide VRA may be a paper form or an online submission using the State Board’s online voter registration system.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Uniformed services” has the meaning stated in 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-6.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Voter notification card (VNC)” means the form used to notify:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An applicant that the applicant's registration has been accepted; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A registered voter of any change in that voter's record.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Voter registration agency” means an agency designated in COMAR 33.05.03.02 as a voter registration agency.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Voter registration application (VRA)” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Statewide voter registration application;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The motor vehicle voter registration application; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A federal voter registration application.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>