CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE
(a) (1) (i) Information from the agencies specified in this paragraph shall be
reported to the State Board in a format and at times prescribed by the
State Board.
(ii) The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shall report the names and
residence addresses (if known) of all individuals at least 16 years of
age reported deceased within the State since the date of the last
report.
(iii) The clerk of the circuit court for each county and the administrative
clerk for each District Court shall report the names and addresses of
all individuals convicted, in the respective court, of theft or
infamous crimes since the date of the last report.
(iv) The clerk of the circuit court for each county shall report the former
and present names and residence addresses (if known) of all individuals
whose names have been changed by decree or order of the court since the
date of the last report.
(2) The State Board shall make arrangements with the clerk of the United
States District Court for the District of Maryland to receive reports
of names and addresses, if available, of individuals convicted of
infamous crimes in that court.
(b) (1) The State Board shall transmit to the appropriate local board
information gathered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Every agency or instrumentality of any county which acquires or
condemns or razes or causes to be condemned or razed any building used
as a residence within the county shall promptly report this fact and
the location of the building to the local board in the county or city.
(3) Registration cancellation information provided by an applicant on any
voter registration application shall be provided to the appropriate
local board by the State Board or another local board.
(4) A local board may:
(i) make arrangements to receive change of address information from an
entity approved by the State Board; and
(ii) pay a reasonable fee to the entity for the information.
(c) (1) Whenever a local board becomes aware of an obituary or any other
reliable report of the death of a registered voter, the election
director shall mail a notice to the registered voter, as prescribed by
the State Board, to verify whether the voter is in fact deceased.
(2) On receipt of a verification of the death of a voter, provided in
accordance with the notice mailed under paragraph (1) of this
subsection, the election director may remove the voter from the
registry under § 3-502 of this subtitle.
** SPECIAL NOTE: EFFECTIVE - JANUARY 1, 2006 - CHAPTER 572 -
2005 **
(a) The State Board shall adopt regulations for the retention and storage
of and reasonable access to original voter registration applications
and other voter registration records the State Board considers
appropriate.
(b) (1) Voter registration records stored and retained in a local board office
shall be open to public inspection.
(2) For the purpose of public inspection, original voter registration
records:
(i) except upon the special order of the local board, shall be available at
all times when a local board is open; and
(ii) may not be removed from the office of the local board except:
1. on order of a court; or
2. for temporary removal solely for purposes of data processing.
(c) (1) Consistent with regulations adopted by the State Board, local boards
shall maintain for at least 2 years all records concerning programs to
ensure the accuracy and currency of the statewide voter registration
list.
(2) Except for records concerning a declination to register or the identity
of a voter registration agency through which a particular voter applies
for registration, the records described in paragraph (1) of this
subsection are accessible under Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of the
State Government Article (Access to Public Records).
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