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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 33.05.06.06" title_num="33" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="06" heading="Notices from Jury Commissioner, etc.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Scope. This regulation applies when the State Board office receives information from a jury commissioner or clerk, as provided in Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §§8-201(c) and 8-212(c)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, indicating that a prospective juror:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Has moved from the county;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Has died; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is not a citizen.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Information To Be Kept Confidential. All information received from the jury commissioner or clerk shall remain confidential and may not be disclosed except as:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Specifically provided in this regulation; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Otherwise authorized by the jury commissioner or clerk.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>State Administrator to Forward Jury Notices. The State Administrator shall promptly forward all jury commissioner information to the local board office in the county served by the jury commissioner.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Action by Local Board — Change of Address. If the registered voter has been reported to have moved from the county, the election director shall take appropriate action under Election Law Article, Title 3, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Action by Local Board — Death or Citizenship.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the registered voter has been reported to have died or not to be a citizen, the election director shall take appropriate action under this section.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The election director shall mail to the address shown on the Statewide voter registration list, by regular U.S. mail, a notice that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>States that the registered voter has been reported to have died or not to be a citizen; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Notifies the registered voter or anyone attending the affairs of a deceased voter that the voter will be removed from the Statewide voter registration list unless, within 2 weeks after the date of the letter, the registered voter or a representative:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Objects to the removal; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Shows cause why the removal should not proceed.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the registered voter or a representative timely objects and shows cause why the removal should not proceed, the election director may:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Terminate the removal process and retain the registered voter on the Statewide voter registration list; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Refer the matter to the local board for a hearing to determine the registered voter's status.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the registered voter or a representative fails to timely object and show cause why the removal should not proceed, the registration shall be canceled and the registered voter removed from the Statewide voter registration list.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>