Sec. 26. 21-A MRSA §144, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §31, is further amended to read:

1. Content of application. The application must contain the following information: Name of applicant, the date of birth, street residence address, voting district, name of party in which enrolled, name of party in which enrollment is requested, signature of the applicant and the date of application.

Sec. 27. 21-A MRSA §144, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §8, is further amended to read:

2. Party designation removed. On receipt of the application, the registrar shall remove the party designation beside the name of the applicant on the voting list from the central voter registration system. The registrar shall make a notation on the voting list indicate in the central voter registration system that the applicant is ineligible to vote at a caucus or primary election for 15 days by designating the party enrollment field with the letter "X." Fifteen days after receiving the application, the registrar shall enroll the applicant in the party requested and enter the new party designation in the party enrollment field.

This subsection does not apply in the case of a voter who changes enrollment under subsection 4.

Sec. 28. 21-A MRSA §152, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 436, §35, is further amended to read:

2. Entry into central voter registration system. Upon receipt of the application by the registrar of voters, the applicant's name and other information from the voter registration application must be entered on the voting lists of the municipality as soon as the voter has qualified into the central voter registration system as expeditiously as possible. The registrar shall provide the voter with a notice of disposition as required by section 122.

Sec. 29. 21-A MRSA §152, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §10, is further amended to read:

3. Failure to qualify. The registrar of voters may investigate any application under this section and refuse to place the voter's name on the list reject the voter's application for failure to meet a voting qualification under this Title,