An Act To Require the Secretary of State To Automatically Register Nonregistered Persons Who Are Qualified To Vote through Records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1232
Committee Amendment CA_A_H267 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A,, to H.P. 854, L.D. 1232, Bill, "An Act To 
Require the Secretary of State To Automatically Register Nonregistered Persons Who 
Are Qualified To Vote through Records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State To Study the Implementation of 
Automatic Registration ofNonregistered Persons Qualified To Vote through 
Records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Secretary of State to study implementation of automatic voter 
registration; report. Resolved: 
That the Secretary of State shall study the 
implementation of automatic voter registration of nonregistered persons who are qualified 
to vote using records transmitted through the Depattment of the Secretary of State, 
Bureau of Motor Vehicles. 
The study must include consideration of the current 
compatibility of computer systems used by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles with the central 
voter registration system with regard to facilitating automatic voter registration and the 
technical infrastructure improvements required to facilitate automatic voter registration, if 
any. 
The study must examine what is necessary to implement security measures to 
protect the data transmitted for the purposes of voter registration and any other 
information the Secretary of State determines to be imp01tant when considering whether 
to implement automatic voter registration. The Secretary of State shall submit a rep01t of 
the findings of the study to the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs 
no later than March 1, 2018. The Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal 
Affairs is authorized to rep01t out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 128th 
Legislature based on the findings and any recommendations included in the report.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 854, L.D. 1232 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve directing the Secretary of State to 
study the implementation of automatic voter registration. 
The Secretary of State is 
required to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal 
Affairs by March 1, 2018. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/22/17 feac 
LD 1232 
LR 50(02) 
An Act To Require the Secretary of State To Automatically Register Nonregistered Persons Who Are 
Qualified To Vote through Records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A• [ H-J. k-J ~ 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Depa1iment of Secretary of State associated with performing the study and reporting the results 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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