Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §115, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1987, c. 188, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §154, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §36, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 21-A MRSA §154-A is enacted to read:

§154-A. Registration and enrollment for citizens

outside the United States

1.__Qualification of citizens outside United States.__A person qualified to register under section 111, subsections 1 and 2 who resides outside the United States and does not maintain a fixed and principal home or other address in the State and who is not registered to vote or voting in any other state, territory or possession may register and enroll using the last residence address in Maine immediately before leaving the United States by filing an application pursuant to subsection 3.

2.__Qualification of citizens who have never lived in the United States.__A person qualified to register under section 111, subsections 1 and 2 who was born outside the United States and who has never lived in the United States and who is not registered to vote or voting in any other state, territory or possession may register and enroll using the last residence address in Maine of either parent before the parent's leaving the United States by filing an application pursuant to subsection 3.

3.__Application.__A person who is qualified to register under subsection 1 or 2 may register and enroll by filing a federal postcard application or an application designed by the Secretary of State containing the following information:

A.__First name, middle name or initial and last name or first name or initial, middle name and last name;

B.__Last residence address in the State immediately before departing from the United States, including street, street number, apartment number, municipality and zip code; or in the case of a person qualified under subsection 2, the last residence address in the State of either parent immediately before departing from the United States;

C.__Mailing address;

D.__Date of birth;