§167. Violation and penalty

A person who places or removes the name of another on or from a voting list or general register adds, deletes, alters or cancels a voter registration record in the central voter registration system or the voter registration file, knowing that person has no legal right to do so, commits a Class C crime.

Sec. 39. 21-A MRSA c. 3, sub-c. 7, as amended, is further amended by repealing the subchapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

SUBCHAPTER 7

CENTRAL VOTER REGISTRATION

Sec. 40. 21-A MRSA §191, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 637, §2, is amended to read:

§191. Central voter registration system implemented

The Secretary of State shall develop and implement a centralized central voter registration system. The Secretary of State shall:

1. Pilot program. Develop a centralized central voter registration system pilot to include the 10 municipalities with the highest number of registered voters as of the 2000 general election in order to test the information system and data conversion procedures. Additional municipal jurisdictions may be included in the pilot on a voluntary basis and at the discretion of the Secretary of State;

2. Implementation by stages. Develop a plan to implement the centralized central voter registration system in stages; and

3. System implemented. Fully implement the centralized central voter registration system and database no later than December 31, 2007.

The Secretary of State shall develop informational materials for municipalities and may require municipalities to report on the implementation of the centralized central voter registration system and related processes at the local level.

Sec. 41. 21-A MRSA §192, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. SS, §21, is further amended to read: