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Maryland Statutes § 9-403 Guidelines

⤴ Up to Subtitle 4: Provisional Ballots

Statute Text

(a) The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration of provisional ballot voting by the local boards.
(b) The guidelines shall provide for:
(1) the provisional ballot application process;
(2) ballot security, including storage of returned ballots;
(3) the canvass process;
(4) notice of the canvass to candidates, political parties, campaign organizations, news media, and the general public;
(5) observers of the process;
(6) review of ballots and envelopes submitted for compliance with the law and for machine tabulation acceptability;
(7) standards for disallowance of ballots during the canvass;
(8) storage and retention of ballots following canvass and certification; and
(9) the free access system required under § 11-303 (f) of this article.
(c) The State Board shall:
(1) in consultation with the local boards, assess the guidelines before each primary election; and
(2) revise the guidelines if indicated.

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