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§ 9-505. Timeliness of vote-by-mail ballots

West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: June 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Voting (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Voting by Mail in Special Elections (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2013
MD Code, Election Law, § 9-505
§ 9-505. Timeliness of vote-by-mail ballots
Currentness
In general
(a) A vote-by-mail ballot is considered timely and may be counted if the ballot:
(1) is returned in person to the office of a local board by the voter or the voter's duly authorized agent no later than 8 p.m. on the day of a special election; or
(2)(i) is received by mail by a local board no later than 10 a.m. on the second Friday after a special election; and
(ii) was mailed on or before election day, as verified:
1. by a postmark; or
2. if the return envelope does not contain a postmark or the postmark is illegible, by the voter's affidavit that the ballot was mailed on or before election day.
Failure of ballot to meet requirements of section
(b) A vote-by-mail ballot that does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section is not timely and may not be counted.

Credits

Added by Acts 2012, c. 677, § 1, eff. June 1, 2012. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 197, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 198, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013.
MD Code, Election Law, § 9-505, MD ELEC LAW § 9-505
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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