Ch. 309                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

county board to provide voter registration forms to a
municipal corporation; requiring the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws to cooperate with county boards and
municipal officials in carrying out this Act; exempting
certain municipal corporations under certain circumstances;
repealing current provisions relating to registration by a
county board for municipal elections; providing for a
delayed effective date; and generally relating to voter
registration for municipal elections.

BY repealing

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 3-2(d)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 3-2(d)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

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

Article 33 - Election Code

3-2.

[(d) If a county election board conducts municipal
elections as provided in § 2-9(a), registration in the county
where a municipality is situated is considered registration for
that municipality if:

(1)  A registrant meets voter qualifications for the
municipality; and

(2)  The registration requirements of the
municipality's charter are compatible with State voter
registration requirements.]

(D) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION THAT:

(I)  DOES NOT REQUIRE VOTER REGISTRATION FOR ITS
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS;

(II)  PRIOR TO THE ENACTMENT OF THIS SUBSECTION,
HAS USED THE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST SUPPLIED BY THE BOARD AS

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