A person who registers during the 9 business 20 days before election day or on election day shall register in person and show proof of identity and residency. If satisfactory proof of identity and residency can not be provided to the registrar or deputy, the person's name is entered into the central voter registration system and placed on the incoming voting list and the person casts a challenged ballot.

Sec. 13. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is amended to read:

1. Entry into central voter registration system. The registrar shall place enter the name and other information from the voter registration application of the applicant on the voting list as soon as he has qualified into the central voter registration system as expeditiously as possible after receipt of a voter registration application. The registrar shall register a person by first name, middle name or initial and last name, or by first name or initial, middle and last name.

Sec. 14. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 695, §6, is amended to read:

2. Notice of disposition. The registrar shall notify the applicant whether the application for registration is accepted, or rejected or incomplete by providing the applicant with a written acknowledgement notice, in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, as expeditiously as possible after the voter's information has been entered into the central voter registration system. If a mailed notice of acceptance is returned as undeliverable within 15 days after it is sent, the registrar must reject the application and provide a new acknowledgement notice to the applicant indicating the rejection.__ If a mailed notice of acceptance is not returned as undeliverable within 15 days after it is sent, the voter is automatically designated as active in the central voter registration system.

Sec. 15. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§3, as corrected by RR 1995, c. 1, §8, is amended to read:

3. Notice of new registration. When an applicant states in the application that the applicant last voted in another municipality in this State or any other state, the registrar shall immediately send a notice of the applicant's new registration to the registrar of that municipality jurisdiction. The notice must contain the following: