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§ 3-304. Change of name or address

West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 3. Voter Registration (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Administration of Registration (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Election Law, § 3-304
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 3-304
§ 3-304. Change of name or address
Notification of change of name or address
(a)(1) Notification of a change of address or of a change of name may be made:
(i) by information provided on a voter registration application by the same methods provided for registration pursuant to Subtitle 2 of this title;
(ii) by written notice, signed by the voter and sent by mail or otherwise delivered to the local board in the county where the voter's current voter registration address is located or to which the voter has moved;
(iii) by making application in person at the office of the local board in the county where the voter's current voter registration address is located or to which the voter has moved;
(iv) by information on a voter authority card or other appropriate form filled out in a polling place; or
(v) by changing a name or address with the Motor Vehicle Administration.
(2) Except as provided by regulations adopted by the State Board, name and address changes may not be processed when registration is closed.
Processing name and address changes
(b) The local board in the county in which the voter resides shall electronically enter the change of name or address into the statewide voter registration list on an expedited basis at the time the information is provided to the local board.

Credits

Added as Art. 33, § 3-304, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 424, § 2, eff. June 1, 2001. Transferred to Election Law § 3-304 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2005, c. 572, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Formerly Art. 33, § 3-304.
MD Code, Election Law, § 3-304, MD ELEC LAW § 3-304
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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