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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 33.05.02.02" title_num="33" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="02" heading="Statewide VRA — Contents.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Required Contents. Every paper Statewide VRA shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Contain adequate spaces for entering the information required by COMAR 33.05.04.03A;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>State the penalties for the submission of a false application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Require the signature of the applicant, subject to the penalties of perjury, by which the applicant swears or affirms that the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Information contained in the registration application is true to the best of the applicant's knowledge, information, and belief; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Applicant meets all the qualifications to become a registered voter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Include the following questions, with boxes for the applicant to check yes or no, and the following statement:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Are you a U.S. citizen?;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Are you at least 16 years old?; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If you checked “no” in response to either question, do not complete this form;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Contain a space for the applicant to designate party affiliation, together with information on the effect that a designation will have on the ability to vote in primary elections;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Contain a space for the applicant's personal identification number, which is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If the applicant has a current and valid Maryland driver's license or MVA identification card, the MVA identification number; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the applicant does not have a current and valid Maryland driver's license or MVA identification card, at least the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Contain a box for the applicant to check if the applicant does not have a personal identification number as specified in §A(7) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Required Notification. The following information shall be made available to each applicant who is completing a paper Statewide VRA:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The qualifications to become a registered voter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A statement that if an individual declines to register, this fact will remain confidential and be used only for voter registration purposes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A statement that if an individual registers to vote, the office at which the application is submitted will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A statement that providing the last 4 digits of the applicant’s Social Security number is required if the applicant does not have a driver’s license, a citation to the statutory authority permitting the State to ask for the last four digits of the Social Security number, and a statement that the last 4 digits of the Social Security number will be used only for registration and other administrative purposes and will otherwise be kept confidential;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A statement that, except for an applicant's full Social Security number or MVA identification number, voter registration records are generally available for public inspection and may be shared with jury commissioners, clerks, or other government agencies as provided by law, and that use of voter registration lists for commercial solicitation purposes is prohibited; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A statement that submitting the Statewide VRA to an individual other than an official, employee, or agent of a local board does not assure that the form will be filed or filed timely.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Prohibited Matters. A Statewide VRA may not require:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Notarization or other formal authentication; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any additional information, other than the information necessary to enable election officials to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Determine the eligibility of the applicant; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Administer voter registration and other parts of the election process.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>