1. A. In General. If a registered voter requests, in writing, a change of address to a jurisdiction outside Maryland, the election director shall remove the voter from the Statewide voter registration list.

2. B. Change of Address Immediately Before Presidential General Election. If a registered voter notifies an election director that the voter moved to a jurisdiction outside Maryland within 30 days of a presidential general election day and is not able to register to vote in that jurisdiction because voter registration is closed, the election director shall:

   1. (1) Request that the voter provide a written notice of the voter’s move and include in the notice the effective date of the move and the voter’s new address;
   2. (2) Upon receipt of the written notice, provide the voter with a ballot for President and Vice President only; and
   3. (3) When voter registration reopens, remove the voter from the Statewide voter registration list.
3. C. Further Confirmation Not Needed. Further confirmation is not needed of the voter's removal or of the voter's inability to vote until the voter reregisters.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), 3-101, 3-301(c), 3-504, and 3-505; Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §8-212; Annotated Code of Maryland; 42 U.S.C. 1973aa-1(e)

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.05 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 635); adopted permanently effective April 17, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 708)

Chapter revised as an emergency provision effective July 3, 2002 (29:18 Md. R. 1440); revised permanently effective October 14, 2002 (29:20 Md. R. 1595)

Regulation .01 amended effective May 31, 2010 (37:11 Md. R. 767)

Regulation .02 amended effective May 31, 2010 (37:11 Md. R. 767)

Regulation .03A amended effective May 31, 2010 (37:11 Md. R. 767)

Regulation .03B, C amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1346)

Regulation .05 amended effective May 31, 2010 (37:11 Md. R. 767)

Regulation .05C amended effective November 24, 2003 (30:23 Md. R. 1654)

Regulation .06E amended effective May 31, 2010 (37:11 Md. R. 767)