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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 186

CHAPTER 186

(House Bill 191)

AN ACT concerning

Election Laws - Replacement Voter Cards

FOR the purpose of clarifying the method of providing voter
information cards; providing for replacement voter
registration cards; and generally relating to voter
registration cards.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
BY repealing

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 3-23(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 3-23(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

3-23.

(a) The board of registry shall a card containing the
name and address of voter, the date of issue, and the WARD OR
election district and precinct of the voter. The card shall be
evidence that the voter has been properly registered on the date
appearing on the card. The board [may] SHALL issue [duplicate] A
REPLACEMENT voters' notification or information [cards, to be
stamped "Duplicate"] CARD ON REQUEST OF A VOTER OR when a [voter

changes his address or name] CHANGE IS MADE IN A VOTER

REGISTRATION RECORD. THE REPLACEMENT CARD SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME
AND ADDRESS OF THE VOTER, THE DATE OF ISSUE, AND THE WARD OR
ELECTION DISTRICT AND PRECINCT OF THE VOTER AND SHALL BE EVIDENCE
THAT THE VOTER WAS PROPERLY REGISTERED ON THE DATE APPEARING ON
THE CARD.

(A) UPON THE REGISTRATION OF A VOTER BY A LOCAL BOARD, THE
BOARD SHALL ISSUE TO THE VOTER A VOTER NOTIFICATION AND
IDENTIFICATION CARD CONTAINING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE VOTER,
THE DATE OF ISSUE, AND THE WARD (OR ELECTION DISTRICT) AND