678                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 533

CHAPTER 533
(Senate Bill 239)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 42 of
Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1958 Supplement),
title "Elections", sub-title "Removals from Precinct or District",
relating to the form of and procedure for cancellation of registra-
tion by voters, and relating generally to elections in the State.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 42 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1958 Supplement), title "Elections", sub-title "Removals from Pre-
cinct or District", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

42.

Where any voter has removed from the county or Baltimore City
in which he is registered to vote to another county or Baltimore City
he shall apply to the board of said county or Baltimore City to which
he has removed, for registration. He shall be registered in the manner
provided in this article, and shall state the fact of his removal from
such other county or Baltimore City. The voter shall sign and
acknowledge before a person duly authorized to administer oaths,
including employees of the board of supervisors authorized by the
board to do so, an authorization to cancel his previous registration
on a form substantially as follows:

["Cancellation Authorization

I hereby authorize the cancellation of my previous registration in

the State of Maryland, in the County of................................................, Election

District.............................., Precinct.............................., or Baltimore City, Ward

..........................., Precinct............................My I WAS REGISTERED THERE-
IN UNDER THE NAME OF.................................................................................(NAME

GIVEN HERE MUST BE THE ONE UNDER WHICH VOTER

WAS FORMERLY REGISTERED), MY RACE IS.............................., MY

SEX IS.............................., MY DATE OF BIRTH IS.............................., MY last

registration address therein being........................................................................and my

previous party affiliation being..............................................My present address

is......................................................, County......................................................, Election District

................................................, Precinct.................................................

19..

(Signature OF VOTER)

(Present Address)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this........................day of.....................

(Notary Public or other person authorized
to administer oaths) "]

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.