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Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a)(1) Notification of a change of address or of a change of name may be made:
(i) by information provided on a voter registration application by the same methods provided for registration pursuant to Subtitle 2 of this title;
(ii) by written notice, signed by the voter and sent by mail or otherwise delivered to the local board in the county where the voter's current voter registration address is located or to which the voter has moved;
(iii) by making application in person at the office of the local board in the county where the voter's current voter registration address is located or to which the voter has moved;
(iv) by information on a voter authority card or other appropriate form filled out in a polling place; or
(v) by changing a name or address with the Motor Vehicle Administration.
(2) Except as provided by regulations adopted by the State Board, name and address changes may not be processed when registration is closed.
(b) The local board in the county in which the voter resides shall electronically enter the change of name or address into the statewide voter registration list on an expedited basis at the time the information is provided to the local board.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Election Law § 3-304 - last updated December 31, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/election-law/md-code-elec-law-sect-3-304/
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