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Maryland Regulations § 33.16.06.04 Ballot Rejection - Multiple Ballots from the Same Individual

Up to Chapter 33.16.06: Canvass of Ballots - Rejecting Ballots

Regulation Text

A. The local board shall reject multiple provisional ballots as follows:
(1) If a single provisional ballot application envelope contains more than one voted ballot from the same individual for the same election, all ballots from that individual shall be rejected; and
(2) If more than one provisional ballot is received from the same individual in different provisional ballot applications, all ballots shall be rejected.
B. If an absentee ballot and provisional ballot are received from the same individual:
(1) Except as provided in §B(2) of this regulation, the local board shall reject the provisional ballot.
(2) If the local board receives an absentee ballot after a provisional ballot from the same voter has been counted, the local board shall reject the absentee ballot.
C. The local board shall reject a provisional ballot that is received from an individual who cast a ballot in a polling place on election day.

History

Regulations .04 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 3, 2002 (29:18 Md. R. 1441); adopted permanently effective October 14, 2002 (29:20 Md. R. 1596); amended effective 44:23 Md. R. 1079 , eff. 11/23/2017 ; amended effective 49:25 Md. R.1041-1070 , eff. 12/12/2022

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