SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        843

3-13. Completion of registration forms; comparison of records.

(a)    The applicant shall be required to answer in the presence of
the registrars all questions required on the registration forms. If it
shall be determined that he is not qualified to be a voter, an entry
shall be made in the appropriate place on the forms "No." If the
applicant is qualified, the entry shall be made as "Yes." After the
answers of the applicant to all questions have been properly entered
on the forms, the applicant shall sign his name in the place on the
forms for his signature, if he can do so. If he shall be unable to do
so, the registrars shall make the entry "cannot sign" on the forms
in the place of his signature, and shall note on the forms the ap-
plicant's height, color of eyes and any distinguishing physical marks.

(b)    At the end of each registration session, the original and
duplicate registration forms shall be compared, verified and con-
formed. If any person is found to have registered more than once,
the additional registration forms shall be cancelled.

3-14. Registration forms.

(a)    Whenever in the opinion of any board the registration forms
have become filled in and can no longer be used, the information
contained thereon shall be transcribed on new forms under the
supervision and direction of the board.

(b)    The boards shall retain all old registration books or forms
which have been transcribed onto new forms under this section for
a period of at least sixty years before the books or old forms may
be destroyed in the manner provided by law for the destruction of
records.

3-15. Temporary certificates of registration.

(a) If at any election, it shall appear that the original registra-
tion form of any person presenting himself as a voter is not among
the cards constituting the precinct register for use on election day,
such person may apply to the board, or a majority of its members
on forms to be provided by the board, for a certificate entitling him
to cast his ballot in spite of the absence of such original registration
form. Upon receipt of any application for such a certificate, accom-
panied by proof of the identity of the applicant, a majority of the
board shall inspect the duplicate registration forms retained in the
office of the board, and if inspection discloses that the applicant is
a duly registered voter, a majority of the board shall make reason-
able effort to locate the applicant's original registration form. If
such original form is not found and if a majority of the board shall
be satisfied that its absence is not due to fraud or malfeasance, the
board or a majority of its members shall issue its certificate, a copy
of which shall be retained by the board, to the judges of the precinct
in which the applicant is found to be a registered voter. The certifi-
cate shall be marked "Temporary Certificate of Registration," shall
be in the form provided by subsection (c) of this section, and shall
be sufficient authority to permit the voter to cast his ballot in his
precinct as though his original registration form were present. The
certificate, when presented to the judges shall be retained by the
judges and returned to the board at the time prescribed for the re-
turn of the original registration forms.