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§ 9-403. Guidelines

MD Elec Law Code § 9-403 (2019) (N/A)
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(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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