1730                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 468

CHAPTER 468
(House Bill 808)
AN ACT concerning

Election Code — Registration of Voters

FOR the purpose of adding Baltimore County to those areas
which allow voter registration—by—mail.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,

Article 33 — Election Code

Section 3—1(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3-1(c) of Article 33 - Election
Code, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement
Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed
and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 33 — Election Code
3-1.

(c) In BALTIMORE, Howard, Harford, Prince George's
and Montgomery counties and Baltimore City, a voter
registration—by—mail program shall be established and
administered by general rules and regulations promulgated
by the State Administrative Board of Election Laws for
all federal. State, and local elections, following the
general registration requirements of this article.
Registration forms shall be designed to require the
applicant to supply information required by this article,
for the registration of voters to ascertain the
qualifications of the voter applying for registration by
mail, and to prevent fraudulent registrations. The
information required on these forms shall be supplied by
the applicant under penalties of perjury. Registration
by mail under this subsection may be made from and after
January 1, 1974.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect January 1, 1975.

Approved April 30, 1974.