Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Subtitle 05 - VOTER REGISTRATION
Chapter 33.05.07 - List Maintenance and Inactive Voters
Section 33.05.07.03 - Inactive Voters and Petitions

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 33.05.07.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024

A. Scope of Regulation. This regulation applies to an individual who has been placed on a list of inactive voters based on information that the voter has moved to a jurisdiction outside Maryland.

B. When Petition Address Is Same as Record Address. If an individual on an inactive list signs a petition and provides the same address as the address on file at the local board office:

(1) The signature is considered written confirmation of the individual's continued residence at that address; and

(2) The election director shall remove the individual's name from the inactive list and update the individual's record in the Statewide voter registration list.

C. When Petition Address Is Not Same as Record Address.

(1) If an individual on an inactive list signs a petition and provides an address different from the address on file at the local board office:
(a) The signature is considered written confirmation of a change of address; and

(b) The election director shall take action as provided in §C(2), (3), or (4) of this regulation.

(2) If the address on the petition is within the same county served by the local board, the election director shall:
(a) Take appropriate action under COMAR 33.05.06.01A; and

(b) Remove the voter from the inactive list.

(3) If the address on the petition is within a different Maryland county, the election director shall:
(a) Take appropriate action under COMAR 33.05.04.02A; and

(b) Remove the voter from the inactive list.

(4) If the address on the petition is in a jurisdiction outside Maryland, the election director shall take appropriate action under COMAR 33.05.06.03A.

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