Maryland Election Law Section 3-304

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      (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 is currently registered 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 is currently registered 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 effected by the local board when registration is closed.

      (b)      (1)      A local board, pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board, shall determine whether a request for a name or address change is from the registered voter.

            (2)      If the local board is satisfied that the request for a name or address change is from the voter, the local board shall:

                  (i)      if the request is from a voter currently registered in and continuing to reside in that county, change the voter's record and send the voter a new voter notification card;

                  (ii)      if the request is from a voter currently registered in that county but moving to another county in the State, forward a copy of the request to the new county of residence and, on receipt of confirmation from the new county of residence, remove the voter from the county voter registry;

                  (iii)      if the request is from a voter currently registered in that county but moving outside the State, remove the voter from the county voter registry; or

                  (iv)      if the request is from a voter currently registered in another county in the State but moving to that county, add the voter to the county voter registry and send the voter a new voter notification card.

** SPECIAL NOTE: EFFECTIVE - JANUARY 1, 2006 - CHAPTER 572 - 2005 **

      (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.

      (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.