840                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND                          [CH. 392

3-9. Procedure for change of address, name or party affiliation.

(a)    Subject to the provisions of Section 3-8 of this Article,
notification of removal to another district or precinct within the city
or county, as the case may be, or of a change of name, or a request
for designation or change of party affiliation, may be made either by
written notice sent by mail, or by making application in person at
the office of the board or other place of registration, or by written
notice to the board signed by the voter requesting that the proper
form for providing such written notification be mailed to the voter.

(b)    Upon receiving such written notice, the board shall cause
the signature to be compared with the original registration records
of such applicant, and if such signature appears to be the same,
such change of residence, name, or affiliation shall be made on the
original and duplicate registration records and the registrant shall
be immediately notified by mail of the change so made.

(c)    If the board is not satisfied as to the signature on the written
notice or that the change should be made, notice shall be sent to
the applicant by mail directing him to appear at the office of the
board to answer such questions under oath as may be deemed neces-
sary. If an applicant so notified fails to appear at the office of the
board as directed no such entry of change of residence, or name, or
affiliation shall be made.

REGISTRATION—HOW AND BY WHOM CONDUCTED

3-10. Registrars; appointment, powers and duties.

(a)    Each board shall appoint two registrars who shall comprise
the board of registry as provided for in Section 2-6 of this article,
except that one shall be appointed by the member of the board who
shall have been selected from the principal minority party and shall be
removable by such member of the board in his discretion or BUT NOT
by the vote of a majority of the members of the board. Each board
in its discretion may also set up supplemental boards of registry as
from time to time may be deemed necessary to aid and expedite the
work of the board of registry; such supplemental boards of registry
shall consist of at least two members, each of opposite political
parties and shall be appointed, one by the board member represent-
ing the majority party and one by the board member representing
the principal minority party.

(b)    The supplemental boards of registry shall have, in the per-
formance of their duties, authority to keep the peace and to preserve
order and enforce obedience to their lawful command at and around
their places of registration; to keep access to such places open and
unobstructed; to prevent and suppress riots, tumult, violence, and
disorder; and to prevent any improper practices at and around their
places of registration. They may compel by summons the presence
of witnesses before them for any purposes connected with the duties
of their office.

(c)    They shall have the power to issue any summons to the
Sheriff of any county or Baltimore City or to any constable or police
officer thereof; and such process shall be served by said officers in
the same manner as if issued by a court of record having jurisdic-
tion of the subject matter or by a justice of the peace exercising
police powers within such respective jurisdictions, the said officers
serving any of said process to receive the same fees as in other
State cases.