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§ 9-303. Guidelines

MD Elec Law Code § 9-303 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration of absentee voting by the local boards.

(b)    The guidelines shall provide for:

(1)    the application process;

(2)    late application for absentee ballots;

(3)    ballot security, including storage of returned ballots;

(4)    determining timeliness of receipt of applications and ballots, including applications and ballots for overseas voters;

(5)    the canvass process;

(6)    notice of the canvass to candidates, political parties, campaign organizations, news media, and the general public;

(7)    observers of the process;

(8)    review of voted ballots and envelopes for compliance with the law and for machine tabulation acceptability;

(9)    standards for disallowance of ballots during the canvass; and

(10)    storage and retention of ballots following canvass and certification.

(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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