Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1, sub-§51, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is amended to read:

51. Write-in candidate. "Write-in candidate" means a person whose name does not appear on the ballot under the office designation to which a voter may wish to elect him the candidate and who has filed a declaration to be a write-in candidate pursuant to section 722-A.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §101, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §15, is further amended to read:

2. Term of office. The registrar shall serve for 2 years and until a successor is appointed and sworn. If the municipal clerk is appointed to serve as registrar, the term of the registrar is the same as the term of the clerk ends when the term of the clerk ends, if sooner than 2 years.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §103, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, §7, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 21-A MRSA §121, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §22, is further amended to read:

1-A. Identification and proof. Registration applications taken by outside agencies must be transferred to the Secretary of State within 5 days of receipt. An applicant who attempts to register within 20 days of an election must be advised that the registrar might not receive the application before that election, but that the applicant may register in person before or on election day.

Registration applications received by the Secretary of State from outside agencies 21 days or more before an election must be transferred to the appropriate registrar's office within 10 days of receipt. Registration applications received by the Secretary of State from outside agencies 20 days or less before an election must be transferred to the appropriate registrar's office within 5 days of receipt. Registration applications by mail or by a 3rd person must be received in the registrar's office by the close of business 10 on the 10th business days day before election day in order for persons to appear on the list of registered voters for that election. If the registrar's office is not open on that day, the registrar must accept applications by mail that are received on the next day the registrar's office is open.

A person who registers during the 10 9 business days before election day or on election day shall register in person and show