Pursuant to Anno. Code of Md. Elections Law, Title 3, Voter Registration, Subtitle 4, Municipal Registration, § 3-403, a voter residing in the City of Bowie is considered to be registered for elections in the City if the voter is included on the statewide voter registration list at an address within the City. Accordingly, every person who is included on the statewide voter registration list supplied by the local board to the Board of Elections at an address within the City of Bowie who resides in the City and is at least 18 years of age is considered registered to vote in City elections. The Maryland State Board of Elections and the County Board shall maintain and update the voter registry for the City of Bowie.
A. 
Any person eligible to vote may register to vote in accordance with the provision of Anno. Code of Md., Election Law, Title 3, § 3-201, Voter registration.
B. 
The time and procedure for registration or change of registration shall be as provided Anno. Code of Md., Election Law, Title 3, § 3-201, Voter registration. However, no one shall be permitted to register 30 calendar days prior to or 14 calendar days following an election.
A. 
Not less than six months prior to each election, the Board shall submit a request to the County Board for the development of a plan and a schedule to implement universal registration.
B. 
The application shall include the name of the person designated to be the Board's liaison who is responsible for working with the County Board in the development of the Plan and the schedule for implementation of the Plan.
C. 
Upon receipt of notice from the County Board of its designated liaison, the County Board liaison and the Board liaison shall conduct meetings at a mutually agreed upon time with other appropriate persons, if required, for the purpose of developing a schedule and plan for implementing universal registration. The plan shall include:
(1) 
Procedures for identifying by geographical reference the boundaries and election districts of the City and the methods for including this information on the list of registered voters.
(2) 
The format of the list of registered voters, and whether it is to be divided according to a registrant's City polling place.
(3) 
Information on whether:
(a) 
The dates of birth are to be printed on the list of registered voters.
(b) 
The names of registrants who will have attained the age of 18 years as of the date of the next general or special election.
(4) 
The timing for furnishing the list of registered voters for use in the City elections, including the deadline for accepting voter registration applications of those persons residing in the City prior to the City election.
(5) 
Procedures for obtaining, updating, and maintaining in the County Board files the voter history of registrants on the list who vote in City elections.
(6) 
Procedures for obtaining, updating, and maintaining changes to the boundaries and election districts that result from annexations, subdivision development, street name changes, street abandonments, redistricting and other changes.
(7) 
Procedures of the City for providing the information required by City Code, § 6-5.
D. 
The County Board shall provide to the City at no cost a certified list of registered voters, as required by law, and in compliance with the agreed upon timing and format referred to in Subsection C of this section.
E. 
On request by the City, the County Board shall at no cost, as provided by law, deliver a certified preliminary list of registered voters who reside within the boundaries of the City, not later than 90 days prior to any City election. The request for this preliminary list of voters shall be made to the County Board before or during the negotiations authorized in Subsection C of this section. Within 20 days after receiving the preliminary list of registered voters, the Board shall notify the County Board of any potential errors in the residency of registered voters. If the actual residency of any person listed on the preliminary lists of registered voters is in doubt, the County Board shall notify such persons within 10 days after receiving notification from the Board, and shall thereafter verify in accordance with the procedures of the County Board the residency of such person. Should the County Board determine that such person is not a resident of the City, it shall inform the Board and such person of its determination and thereupon strike such person from the preliminary list of registered voters.
The registration of voters shall be conducted as herein provided. The registration records shall be open to public inspection in accordance with the regulations of the County Board. The registration records in the possession of the City Board of Elections at any time shall not be removed from the office of the Board except on the order of a court and except for temporary removal solely for purposes of data processing, provided that in such removal for data processing, one duplicate copy is always retained in the office of the Board.
When issued. If at any election it shall appear that any person representing to be a voter is not among the names on the voter registry for use on election day, such person may apply to the Board, on forms to be provided by the Board, for a certificate entitling the person to cast a ballot in spite of the absence of their name on the voter registry. Upon receipt of any application for such a certificate, the Board shall contact the County Board to resolve the issue. If the issue is resolved, the Board shall issue its certificate, a copy of which shall be retained by the Board. The certificate shall be marked "Temporary Certificate of Registration," shall be in the form provided by the Board, and shall be sufficient authority to permit the voter to cast the voter's ballot in the voter's election district as though the voter's original registration form were present. The certificate, when presented to the judges, shall be retained by the judges and returned to the Board at the time the polls close.
Any person seeking a copy of the voter registration list for the City of Bowie shall make a request therefor with the County Board in accordance with the County Board's procedures.