HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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information for, any person presenting himself as a voter is not
among the cards or on the electronically reproduced compilation
or list, as the case may be, constituting the precinct register
for use on election day, that 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 the registration form or listed information. Upon
receipt of any application for this certificate accompanied 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 a reasonable effort to locate the applicant's original
registration form or the appropriate listed voter information, as
the case may be. If the original form or the listed information
is not found and if a majority of the board is satisfied that its
absence is not due to fraud or malfeasance, the board or a
majority of its members shall issue its certification, to the
judges of the precinct in which the applicant is found to be a
registered voter. The certificate shall be marked "Temporary
Certificate of Registration," shall be in the form prescribed in
accordance with 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 or listed
information were present. The certificate, when completed by the
[judges] JUDGES, shall be retained by the judges and returned to
the board at the time prescribed for the return of the precinct
register.

3-20.

(a)(1) If a registered voter has been registered but has
not voted at least once at a primary, general or special election
within the five preceding calendar years, it shall be the duty of
the [board] BOARD, unless cause to the contrary be shown, to
cause the registration of that voter to be cancelled by removing
the registration cards or forms of the voter from the original
and duplicate files and placing them in a transfer file. Voting
in any municipal election during this period will satisfy the
requirements of this section, if voter registration for the
municipal election is conducted by the board for the county in
which the municipality is located and if the municipality
promptly furnished a listing of all voters casting votes in that
election. A notice of this action and the reason therefor shall
be sent to the last known address of the voter, notifying him to
appear before the board at a date specified in the notice not
earlier than one week or later than two weeks from the date of
mailing of the notice, and to show cause why his name should not
be removed from the registry.

(c) Annually the board shall determine which persons have
not voted at least once at a primary, general, or special
[election,] ELECTION within the five calendar years immediately
preceding January 1 of the current year and send those persons
the notice required in subsection (a) of this section. The notice