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§ 9-403. Guidelines for provisional voting

West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Voting (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Provisional Ballots (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Election Law, § 9-403
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 9-403
§ 9-403. Guidelines for provisional voting
Currentness
In general
(a) The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration of provisional ballot voting by the local boards.
Scope of guidelines
(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.
Duties of State Board
(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.

Credits

Added as Art. 33, § 9-403, by Acts 2001, c. 424, § 2, eff. June 1, 2001. Transferred to Election Law § 9-403 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 379, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 5, eff. April 8, 2006.
Formerly Art. 33, § 9-403.
MD Code, Election Law, § 9-403, MD ELEC LAW § 9-403
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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