Section 3-303 - Change of party affiliation. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-303. Change of party affiliation.
 

(a)  In general.- A local board, at the signed request of a registered voter, shall change that voter's party affiliation, or change the voter to or from a decline, at any time that registration is open. 

(b)  Time of request.- If a local board receives a request for a party affiliation change after the close of registration, the local board shall make the change and it shall become effective for the next election provided: 

(1) there is sufficient evidence, as determined by the local boards pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board, that the request was mailed on or before the close of registration for that election; or 

(2) the request was submitted by the voter to the Motor Vehicle Administration, a voter registration agency, another local board, or the State Board on or before the close of registration for that election. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 3-303; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4, 11; 2003, ch. 380; 2010, chs. 270, 271.]