An Act To Preserve the Integrity of the Voter Registration and Election Process
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1376
House Amendment HA_B_H557 (House)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §121

HOUSE AMENDMENT "8,, to H.P. 1015, L.D. 1376, Bill, "An Act To Preserve 
the Integrity of the Voter Registration and Election Process" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §121, sub-§l-A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 453, §12, is 
further amended to read: 
I-A. Identification and proof. Registration applications taken by outside agencies 
must be transferred to the Secretary of State within 5 days of receipt. An applicant who 
attempts to register within 30 days of an election must be advised that the registrar might 
not receive the application before that election the deadline for mail or 3rd-person 
registration, but that the applicant may register in person before or on election day. 
Registration applications received by the Secretary of State from outside agencies 30 days 
or more before an election must be transferred to the appropriate registrar's office within 
business days of receipt. Registration applications received by the Secretary of State 
from outside agencies less than 30 days before an election must be transferred to the 
appropriate registrar's office within 5 business days of receipt. Registration applications 
by mail or by a 3rd person must be received in the registrar's office by the close of 
business on the 21st day before election day in order for persons' names to appear on the 
incoming voting list for that election. The 20-day period before the election is the closed 
period for outside registrations. The registrar shall send the notice required by section 
to all voters whose applications were received by mail or a 3rd person by the 21st 
day before election day no later than the 18th day before election day. 
A person who registers during the 20 days before election day or on election day shall 
register in person and show proof of identity and residency. 
If satisfactory proof of 
identity and residency can not be provided to the registrar or deputy, the person's name is 
entered into the central voter registration system and placed on the incoming voting list 
and the person casts a challenged ballot.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3. 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 4-A by striking out all of the 2nd underlined 
sentence (page I, lines 38 and 39 in L. D.) 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 5 and 6. 
Page I - 125LR2046(09)-1 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
\\. 
_ <e. 
( 
HOUSE AMENDMENT}' to H.P. 1015, L.D. 1376 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 7, 8, 9, to, 12 and 13. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 14 and 15. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 16. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 17 and 18. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 19 and 20. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 21. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 25. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment restores provisions of law permitting voters to register on election 
day. 
SPONSOREDBY: __ ~ 
__ ~~~~ 
__________ __ 
(Representative CHIP 
TOWN: Portland 
FISCAL :\OTE REQURED 
{~_e~_attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
'---
Approved: 06/06/11 ;b/ac... 
LD 1376 
LR 2046(09) 
An Act To Preserve the Integrity of the Voter Registration and Election Process 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,b, 
Sponsor: Rep. Chipman of Portland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment restores voter registration on election day and removes the provisional ballot process. The 
incremental effect compared to the original bill is a minor savings to the Department of Secretary of State from not 
having to review and process the provisional ballot information. 
LR2046(09) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1