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Title 21-A: ELECTIONS
Chapter 3: VOTER REGISTRATION
Subchapter 9: AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION
§232

§231. Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
1.  Bureau.  "Bureau" means the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles.  
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
2.  Pending voter registration record.  "Pending voter registration record" means the electronic record created by a source agency that contains the personal identification information, including name, age, citizenship and legal residence, and other information required by section 152 of a person who is in the process of being considered for voter registration.  
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
3.  Proof of voter eligibility.  "Proof of voter eligibility" means reliable evidence of a person's eligibility to vote and must include proof of age, citizenship and residence.  
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
4.  Source agency.  "Source agency" means the bureau and a state agency or department or other entity designated as a source agency pursuant to section 233, subsection 1 that, as part of the normal course of business of that entity, collects documents that contain personal identification information that provides proof of voter eligibility.  
[PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 409, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).
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