2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS
Chapter 3: VOTER REGISTRATION
21-A §142. Enrollment procedure
Subchapter 3: REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT
§142. Enrollment procedure
A voter who had initially chosen not to enroll in a particular party may later enroll in a party by filing an application with the registrar personally, by mail or otherwise, at any time, except that on election day a voter must enroll in person. [1989, c. 313, §3 (AMD).]
1. Content of application. The application must contain the following information: Name of applicant, date of birth, residence address, voting district, name of party in which enrollment is requested, signature of the applicant and the date of application.
[ 2005, c. 453, §23 (AMD) .]
2. Party designation. On receipt of the application, the registrar shall enter the party designation of the applicant into the central voter registration system and file the application.
[ 2005, c. 453, §24 (AMD) .]
3. Length of time in party. Once a voter has enrolled in a party, the voter must remain in that party for 3 months before the voter can file an application for either a withdrawal or a change in enrollment.
[ 2001, c. 310, §5 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). 1989, c. 313, §3 (AMD). 1997, c. 436, §29 (AMD). 2001, c. 310, §5 (AMD). 2005, c. 453, §§23,24 (AMD).
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