Section 9-403 – Guidelines
(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 […]
Section 9-404 – Requirements for Casting Provisional Ballots
(a) If an individual is eligible under subsection (b) of this section, the individual shall be issued and may cast a provisional ballot: (1) at a polling place on election day; (2) at an early voting center during early voting; or (3) at the local board office in the county where the individual resides after the close of registration […]
Section 9-405 – Completion of Provisional Ballot
Before an individual casts a provisional ballot: (1) the individual shall complete and sign the provisional ballot application prescribed by the State Board; and (2) the election official issuing the ballot shall give the individual written information advising the individual that, and describing how, the individual will be able to ascertain whether the vote was counted and, […]
Section 9-205 – Content
Each ballot shall contain: (1) a heading as provided in § 9-206(a) of this subtitle; (2) a statement of each question that has met all of the qualifications to appear on the ballot; (3) the title of each office to be voted on; (4) the name, as specified in the certificate of candidacy, or as otherwise provided in Title […]
Section 9-304 – Permissible Unless Federal Preemption
An individual may vote by absentee ballot except to the extent preempted under an applicable federal law.
Section 9-206 – Arrangement — Format
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a heading shall be printed at the top of the ballot and shall contain, in the following order: (1) the words “Official Ballot”; (2) the type of election, i.e., regular or special, primary or general, and any other information required to identify the election being held; (3) the date […]
Section 9-305 – Applications for Absentee Ballot
(a) A voter may request an absentee ballot by completing and submitting: (1) the State Board approved absentee ballot application; (2) a form provided under federal law; (3) subject to subsection (b) of this section, a written request that includes: (i) the voter’s name, residence address, and signature; and (ii) the address to which the ballot is to be mailed, if […]
Section 9-207 – Ballots — Certification; Display; Printing
(a) The State Board shall certify and publicly display the content and arrangement of each ballot: (1) for a primary election, at least 64 days before the election; (2) for a general election, at least 64 days before the election; (3) for a special primary election, at least 55 days before the election; and (4) for a special general election, […]
Section 9-306 – Review of Application; Issuance or Rejection
(a) Promptly after receipt of an application, the election director shall review the application and determine whether the applicant qualifies to vote by absentee ballot. (b) If the applicant qualifies to vote by absentee ballot, the local board shall provide the ballot by one of the following methods requested by the voter: (1) mail; (2) facsimile transmission; (3) the Internet; […]
Section 9-208 – Late Changes in Ballots
(a) After the printing of ballots has begun and if an error or a change in circumstances affecting the ballots requires the State Board to implement a change in how a voter may cast a valid ballot, the State Administrator shall determine what measures a local board may take to notify voters of: (1) the error or […]