Section 9-402 – Documentation by Local Boards
Each local board shall maintain a full record of provisional ballot voting in the county, including, for each voter who votes using a provisional ballot: (1) the action taken with regard to the registration; (2) the appropriate ballot style; and (3) any other information specified by the State Board.
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 9-204 – Uniformity
(a) Subject to the other provisions of this subtitle and to different presentations required or made desirable by different voting systems, all ballots used in an election shall be as uniform as possible. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, or unless a provision is clearly inappropriate to absentee ballots, the provisions of this subtitle […]
Section 9-303 – Guidelines
(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 […]
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, […]