A. The registrar may accept only the registrations of applicants who appear in person as follows:

(1) In a municipality with a population of 2,500 or fewer, on the last business day that the clerk's office is open before election day during the hours that the clerk's office is open;

(2) In a municipality with a population of more than 2,500, on the last 5 business days that the clerk's office is open before election day during the hours that the clerk's office is open and for 2 hours in the evening between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on at least 3 one of these days; and

(3) The names of voters registering during these periods must be recorded as provided under subsection 7.

Sec. 19. 21-A MRSA §122, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2003, c. 447, §§6 and 7, is further amended to read:

7. Record of names. The names of voters who register by appearing in person before the registrar during the business days before election day under subsection 6 must be recorded as provided in either paragraph A or B:

A. The registrar shall, after finding an applicant qualified, issue a certificate requiring the voter's name and other required information to be written on the original or any supplemental incoming voting list at the voting place on election day. The certificate must be attached to, or included with, the incoming voting list and sealed as provided in section 698. Only one certificate may be recorded for any voter at an election; or

B. The registrar shall, after finding the applicant qualified, add enter the voter's name to and other information from the voter registration application into the central voter registration system and add it to the incoming voting list or a supplemental incoming voting list. Before the polls are opened, the registrar shall deliver the