§ 3-202. Contents of voter registration applications
West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: June 1, 2016
Effective: June 1, 2016
MD Code, Election Law, § 3-202
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 3-202
§ 3-202. Contents of voter registration applications
(a)(1) The statewide voter registration application shall:
(4) In the section of the statewide voter registration application that asks the voter whether the voter wants to affiliate with a political party, the application shall list the recognized political parties in the State and include the following statement: “You must register with a political party if you want to take part in that political party's primary election, caucus, or convention. Check one box only.”.
(b) The voter registration application form prescribed pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 19931 shall satisfy the requirements prescribed under subsection (a) of this section and be accepted by the appropriate election official for purposes of voter registration.
Credits
Added as Art. 33, § 3-202, 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 § 3-202 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 19, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2006, c. 354, § 1, eff. May 2, 2006; Acts 2016, c. 172, § 1, eff. June 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 173, § 1, eff. June 1, 2016.
Formerly Art. 33, § 3-202.
Editors' Notes
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
Revisor's Note (Acts 2002, c. 291):
This section formerly was Art. 33, § 3-202.
The only changes are in style.
Defined terms: “Election” § 1-101
“Local board” § 1-101
“State Board” § 1-101
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
2002 Legislation
Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, made stylistic changes to this section.
2004 Legislation
Acts 2004, c. 19, § 1, in subsec. (b), deleted “by the Federal Election Commission” following “prescribed”.
2006 Legislation
Acts 2006, c. 354, § 1, inserted subsec. (a)(4)(ii)5, relating to federal write-in absentee ballots.
2016 Legislation
Acts 2016, c. 172, § 1, and Acts 2016, c. 173, § 1, inserted a new (a)(4); redesignated former (a)(4) as (a)(5); and in (b), inserted “satisfy the requirements prescribed under subsection (a) of this section and”.
Footnotes
Pub.L. 103-31, May 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 77, codified 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973gg et seq.
MD Code, Election Law, § 3-202, MD ELEC LAW § 3-202
Current through all legislation from the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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