§ 11-303. Canvass of provisional ballots
West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Election Law, § 11-303
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 11-302.1
§ 11-303. Canvass of provisional ballots
(a) Following an election, each local board shall meet at its designated counting center to canvass the provisional ballots cast in that election in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by the State Board.
(b) A local board may not open an envelope of a provisional ballot until the local board has approved the provisional ballot application.
(d)(1) Subject to § 11-303.2 of this subtitle, a local board may not reject a provisional ballot except by unanimous vote and in accordance with regulations of the State Board.
(e) A local board shall count:
(f)(1) The State Board shall ensure the establishment of a system that any individual who casts a provisional ballot may access without cost to discover whether the ballot was counted and, if not counted, the reason it was not.
Credits
Added as Art. 33, § 11-302.1, by Acts 2001, c. 424, § 2, eff. June 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 404, § 1, eff. June 1, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 547, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002. Transferred to Election Law § 11-302.1 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Renumbered as Election Law § 11-303 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2002, c. 404, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2002, c. 547, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 379, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2006, c. 4, § 1, eff. Feb. 16, 2006; Acts 2023, c. 151, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 152, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 33, § 11-302.1.
MD Code, Election Law, § 11-303, MD ELEC LAW § 11-303
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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