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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 198

CHAPTER 198
(House Bill 1148)

AN ACT concerning

Election Code - Registration by Mail

FOR the purpose of repealing the exclusion of Carroll
[[County]] and Garrett Counties from the voter
registration—by—mail program; and making this Act an
emergency measure.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 33 — Election Code

Section 3—1 (c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1971 Replacement Volume and 1975 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Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed
and reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

3-1.

(c) [[Except in [Carroll and] Garrett [counties]
COUNTY, a]] 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
is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
health and safety and having been passed by a yea and nay