Md. Code Regs. 33.05.04.06 - Deadlines for and Periods of Registration or Changes
A. In General. Except as otherwise provided
by the State Board, the effective date of registration or of a requested change
that is timely received is the date the VRA or other appropriate form or notice
was received by the State Board office or a local board office.
B. When Timely.
(1) In applying the provisions of law that
prohibit registration or changes of name, address, or party affiliation during
certain periods, the VRA or other appropriate form or notice is considered to
have been timely received, and processing shall be completed during the
otherwise closed period, if the application, notice, or form:
(a) Is complete, as required by law or this
title; and
(b) Was received by or
mailed to the local board office on or before the appropriate deadline, in the
same manner and under the same conditions as provided in Regulation .01C and D
of this chapter for VRAs.
(2) For purposes of applying Regulation .01C
and D of this chapter to a change of party affiliation, "registration deadline"
includes the deadline prescribed by law after which changes of party
affiliation no longer may be made for a particular election.
C. Processing.
(1) If a verification inquiry is not needed
and if the VRA or other appropriate form or notice was timely received, the
election director shall:
(a) Promptly
complete the processing; and
(b)
Notify the applicant before the next election.
(2) If a verification inquiry reveals that
the information given was complete and accurate and if the VRA or other
appropriate form or notice was timely received, the registration or change
shall be promptly completed, effective as of the date the VRA, form, or notice
was received.
(3) Except as
specified in §C(5) of this regulation, if a verification inquiry reveals
that the information given was either incomplete or inaccurate, processing may
not be completed and the applicant need not be notified of any action until
after the expiration of the period during which registration or changes are
prohibited.
(4) Except as specified
in §C(5) of this regulation, in the case set forth in §C(3) of this
regulation, and in cases when a verification inquiry is not completed until
after the expiration of the period during which registration or changes are
prohibited, the:
(a) Registration or change
requested shall be processed beginning with the first day after the expiration
of that period; and
(b) Effective
date of the registration or the change is the first day after the expiration of
that period rather than the date of receipt of the VRA, form, or
notice.
(5) Verification
Inquiry.
(a) A verification inquiry of a
personal identification number or personal identification information may be
completed during the period during which registration or changes are
prohibited.
(b) The registration
shall be processed upon completion of a verification inquiry.
(c) The effective date of registration is the
date the VRA was received.
(d)
Presentation of personal identification information to an election official or
election judge shall complete the verification inquiry.
D. Deadline for Change of Party
Affiliation if Voter Moves to Another County. After the party change deadline
set by Election Law Article, §
3-303(a),
Annotated Code of Maryland, a registered voter who has moved from one Maryland
county to another since the last general election may change party affiliation,
or change to or from the "unaffiliated" status, by submitting a signed request
to the local board where the voter currently resides at any time that
registration is open. A voter may take advantage of this provision only once
following a move.
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