ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 380

[(b)] (C) If a registered voter [changes residence] HAS MOVED from one
county to another within the State SINCE THE LAST GENERAL ELECTION, the voter
may change party affiliation or change to or from a decline [at any time when
registering with the new county of residence], ONE TIME ONLY, DURING A PERIOD
SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION.

[(c)] (D) An individual whose registration has been canceled at the
individual's request within a period [closed to changes in party affiliation]
SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION may not reregister in the same
county during the same period with a party affiliation or nonaffiliation different from
the previous registration.

3-504.

(a)     (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)     "Confirmation notice" means a notice, approved by the State Board,
that is sent by forwardable mail with a return card.

(3)     "Return card" means a postage prepaid and preaddressed card on
which the voter may report the voter's current address.

(b)     Upon receiving any information that a voter currently registered in the
[county] STATE has moved to a different address within the [county] STATE, the
APPROPRIATE election director shall change the voter's record and send the voter a
confirmation notice.

(c)      If it appears from information provided by the postal service or an agency
specified in § 3-505(b) of this subtitle that a voter has moved to a different address
outside the [county] STATE, the election director IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE VOTER
IS MOST RECENTLY REGISTERED shall send the voter a confirmation notice informing
the voter of his or her potential inactive status as described in subsection (f) of this
section.

(d)     Upon receipt of a return card, the election director shall make any needed
corrections in the Board's records to reflect the voter's current residence.

(e)     The election director may not remove a voter from the registry on the
grounds of a change of address unless:

(1)     THE VOTER'S REGISTRATION HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER
COUNTY;

(2)      the voter confirms in writing that the voter has changed residence to
a location outside the [county in which the voter is registered] STATE; or

[(2)] (3) (i) the voter has failed to respond to [the] A confirmation
notice UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; and

(ii) the voter has not voted or appeared to vote (and, if necessary,
corrected the record of the voter's address) in an election during the period beginning
with the date of the notice through the next two general elections.

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