1. Membership. The Centralized Central Voter Registration Advisory Committee is established to advise the Secretary of State with respect to planning for the centralized central voter registration system. The advisory committee consists of 12 members appointed as follows:

A. Two municipal election officials, one appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and President Pro Tempore of the Senate and one appointed by the Speaker of the House;

B. One representative from the League of Women Voters of Maine, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

C. Two members of the public, one from each of the 2 political parties with the largest number of members in the Legislature, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

D. Two members of the public, one from each of the 2 political parties with the largest number of members in the Legislature, appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

E. Two representatives of political parties, one from each of the 2 political parties with the largest number of members in the Legislature: one appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and President Pro Tempore of the Senate and one appointed by the Speaker of the House;

F. The Chief Information Officer within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services or the Chief Information Officer's designee; and

G. Two state election officials, appointed by the Secretary of State.

The appointing authorities shall make their appointments as soon as feasible following the effective date of this section.

2. Meetings. The Secretary of State shall call the meetings of the Centralized Central Voter Registration Advisory Committee whenever the Secretary of State determines necessary.

3. Compensation. Members of the advisory committee not otherwise compensated by their employers or other entities whom they represent are entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary expenses for their attendance at meetings of the advisory committee.