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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 33.05.07.03" title_num="33" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="07" heading="Inactive Voters and Petitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Scope of Regulation. This regulation applies to an individual who has been placed on a list of inactive voters based on information that the voter has moved to a jurisdiction outside Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>When Petition Address Is Same as Record Address. If an individual on an inactive list signs a petition and provides the same address as the address on file at the local board office:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The signature is considered written confirmation of the individual's continued residence at that address; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The election director shall remove the individual's name from the inactive list and update the individual's record in the Statewide voter registration list.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>When Petition Address Is Not Same as Record Address.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If an individual on an inactive list signs a petition and provides an address different from the address on file at the local board office:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The signature is considered written confirmation of a change of address; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The election director shall take action as provided in §C(2), (3), or (4) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the address on the petition is within the same county served by the local board, the election director shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Take appropriate action under COMAR 33.05.06.01; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Remove the voter from the inactive list.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the address on the petition is within a different Maryland county, the election director shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Take appropriate action under COMAR 33.05.04.02; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Remove the voter from the inactive list.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the address on the petition is in a jurisdiction outside Maryland, the election director shall take appropriate action under COMAR 33.05.06.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>