Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 232 – Automatic registration by the bureau
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1. Application for driver’s license or nondriver identification card; creation of pending voter registration record. If an individual applies for, renews or updates a driver’s license or nondriver identification card from the bureau, unless the individual opts out under section 234, the bureau shall record the documentation provided by the individual that provides proof of voter eligibility and create a pending voter registration record for that individual, which must be stored electronically in the bureau’s database. The pending voter registration record and the record of the accompanying documentation must be in a searchable, auditable format.
[PL 2021, c. 273, §3 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 232
- Bureau: means the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 231
- Central voter registration system: means a single electronic information system and database for voter registration information maintained by the Secretary of State and used by all municipal jurisdictions in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- may: when used in this Title, is used in a permissive sense to grant authority or permission, but not to create duty, to act in the manner specified by the context. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 7
- Pending voter registration record: means the electronic record created by a source agency that contains the personal identification information, including name, age, citizenship and legal residence, and other information required by section 152 of a person who is in the process of being considered for voter registration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 231
- Proof of voter eligibility: means reliable evidence of a person's eligibility to vote and must include proof of age, citizenship and residence. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 231
- Registrar: means the registrar or deputy registrar of voters of a municipality. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Voter: means a person registered to vote. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
2. Proof of citizenship. If an individual in the course of business with the bureau provides a document that proves the individual is a United States citizen, the pending voter registration record of that individual in the bureau’s database must indicate that the individual has fulfilled the citizenship eligibility requirement for the purpose of registering to vote.
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
3. Electronic transmission of voter registration data. Unless the individual has opted out of automatic voter registration as provided in section 234, if an individual’s pending voter registration record establishes voter eligibility, the bureau shall transmit electronically the individual’s pending voter registration record to the applicable registrar of voters in a format that may be reviewed by the registrar and converted and uploaded into the central voter registration system.
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
4. Registration of individual or update of individual’s registration record. The registrar of voters shall determine whether an individual whose pending voter registration record was transmitted under subsection 3 is eligible to and registered to vote in the central voter registration system. If the individual is eligible to vote but is not registered in the central voter registration system, the registrar shall enter the individual’s information into the central voter registration system. If the individual is registered to vote, the registrar shall enter any changes to the address or name of the individual in the central voter registration system to ensure that the voting lists are kept current.
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
5. Implementation. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bureau may conduct the activities in subsections 1 to 3 beginning January 1, 2022 but is not required to comply with the requirements of subsections 1 to 3 until June 1, 2022.
[PL 2021, c. 273, §4 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 273, §30 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 273, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 273, §30 (AFF).