1548                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [Ch. 380

signed by the applicant for registration and returned by
the registrars or other designated persons to the board,
the [said original and] duplicate [form] FORMS shall be
filed in [different] filing cases or loose—leaf binders[.
The original forms shall be arranged by precincts in
alphabetical order and shall constitute the precinct
register for use in polling places on election days.
The duplicate forms shall be] arranged for the entire
city or county, as the case may be, in alphabetical
order, and shall constitute the permanent office record
of the board. EXCEPT WHEN AN ELECTRONICALLY REPRODUCED
PRECINCT REGISTER IS USED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION
(B), THE ORIGINAL FORMS SHALL BE FILED IN DIFFERENT
FILING CASES OR LOOSE-LEAF BINDERS, ARRANGED BY PRECINCTS
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, AND SHALL CONSTITUTE THE PRECINCT
REGISTER FOR USE IN POLLING PLACES ON ELECTION DAYS. The
registration records shall be open to public inspection
under reasonable regulations at all times when the office
of the board is open for the registration of voters
except upon the special order of the board. The
registration records [shall] MAY not be removed from the
office of the board except on the order of a court and
except for temporary removal solely for purposes of data
processing, provided that in [such] ANY removal for data
processing, one duplicate copy is always retained in the
office of the board.

(B) AT THE OPTION OF EACH BOARD, AND SUBJECT TO
SUCH PROCEDURES AND SAFEGUARDS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS, THE PRECINCT
REGISTER FOR USE IN POLLING PLACES ON ELECTION DAYS MAY
CONSIST OF AN ALPHABETICAL COMPILATION OR LIST OF
REGISTERED VOTERS, ELECTRONICALLY REPRODUCED THROUGH DATA
PROCESSING, CONTAINING THE SAME VOTER REGISTRATION
INFORMATION AS IS CONTAINED ON THE ORIGINAL REGISTRATION
FORMS SIGNED BY THE VOTERS.

[(b)] (C) [The] ALL ELECTRONICALLY REPRODUCED
PRECINCT REGISTERS, AND ALL binders or filing cases
containing [the] precinct registers shall be securely
SEALED OR locked and the keys safely kept by the board.
The cabinets containing the duplicate forms shall be
securely locked, and neither the binders nor the cabinets
[shall] MAY be UNSEALED OR unlocked except by a clerk or
other employee of the board upon its authorization.

3-15.

(a) If at any election, it [shall appear] APPEARS
that the original registration form of, OR THE LISTED
VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR, any person presenting
himself as a voter is not among the cards OR ON THE
ELECTRONICALLY REPRODUCED COMPILATION OR LIST, AS THE