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CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

** SPECIAL NOTE: SECTION DUE TO BE REPEALED - EFFECTIVE - JANUARY 1, 2006 - CHAPTER 572 - 2005 **

      (a)      (1)      The State Board shall adopt regulations for the retention and storage of original voter registration applications and other records the State Board considers appropriate.

            (2)      Records stored and retained in a local board office shall be open to public inspection.

      (b)      (1)      Consistent with regulations adopted by the State Board, local boards shall maintain for at least 2 years all records concerning programs to ensure the accuracy and currency of the voter registry.

            (2)      Except for records concerning a declination to register or the identity of a voter registration agency through which a particular voter applies for registration, the records described in paragraph (1) of this subsection are accessible under Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the State Government Article (Access to Public Records).