HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1479

or conviction has been reported to said Board and requiring
the said voter to show cause within two weeks after the mail-
ing of such notification why his or her registration should
not be cancelled; provided, however, that whenever the said
Supervisors have actual knowledge of the death of any such
registered voter and file in their office a sworn statement to
that effect, it shall not be necessary so to mail such notice to
the address of said voter and his registration may be forth-
with cancelled as hereinafter provided. If no cause or in-
sufficient cause shall be shown, the registration of said voter
shall be cancelled by erasing his or her name from the registry
as provided in Section 17 of this Article, or in counties having
a system of permanent registration and in Baltimore City
by removing the registration cards or forms of said voter from
the original and duplicate files and placing the same in a trans-
fer file.

(b) If a registered voter in any county or in Baltimore
City has not voted at least once at a primary, general or spe-
cial election within the five preceding calendar years, it
shall be the duty of the Board of Election Supervisors of
each county or city, or of the Board of Permanent Registry in
counties having a system of permanent registration, to cause
the registration of such voter to be cancelled by erasing his
name from the registry as provided in Section 17 of this Arti-
cle, or, in counties having a system of permanent registration
and in Baltimore City, by removing the registration cards or
forms of said voter from the original and duplicate files and
placing the same in a transfer file; a notice of such action and
the reason therefor shall be sent to the last known address
of such voter; provided, however, that the registration of no
person shall be so cancelled during his service in the Armed
Forces of the United States.

(c) A voter whose registration has been cancelled under
this section shall not thereafter be eligible to vote except by
registering again as in this Article provided.

30. Whenever any person applies for registration in Balti-
more City who is a registered voter in any election district
or precinct of any county of the State, or whenever any such
person applies for registration in any county who is a regis-
tered voter in any election district or precinct of another
county or of Baltimore City, such person shall not be added
to the registry where application is made until he or she shall
produce a certificate of removal in substance as follows:

"This is to certify that the name of ——————— heretofore
residing at ——————— in this precinct (or district) has been
stricken from the registry of the precinct and the proper
erasure made, and that upon the registers of this precinct