Section 9-406 – Assistance in Casting Provisional Ballot
(a) A voter who requires assistance in casting a provisional ballot by reason of disability, inability to write, or inability to read the ballot may be assisted by any individual other than: (1) a candidate who is on that ballot; (2) the individual’s employer or an agent of the employer; or (3) an officer or agent of the individual’s […]
Section 9-407 – Instructions; Envelopes
(a) A provisional ballot shall be accompanied by instructions, prescribed by the State Board, for marking and returning the ballot. (b) When voted, a provisional ballot shall be: (1) enclosed in an envelope designated “provisional ballot/return envelope”; or (2) stored in an electronic format, as specified by the State Board.
Section 9-408 – Penalty for Violations
Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this subtitle is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 2 years or both.
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 […]
Section 9-209 – Judicial Review
(a) Within 2 days after the content and arrangement of the ballot are certified under § 9–207 of this subtitle, a registered voter may seek judicial review of the content and arrangement, or to correct any administrative error, by filing a sworn petition with the circuit court for Anne Arundel County. (b) The circuit court may require […]
Section 9-210 – Arrangement of Ballots — Candidates and Offices
(a) The offices to be voted on shall be arranged on the ballot in the following order, as applicable: (1) public offices for which voters of the entire State may vote, in the following order: (i) President of the United States, or President and Vice President of the United States; (ii) Governor and Lieutenant Governor; (iii) Comptroller; (iv) Attorney General; and […]
Section 9-211 – Arrangement of Ballots — Questions
(a) Questions to be voted upon shall be placed on the ballot in the following order: (1) those relating to the creation or adoption of a new State Constitution; (2) those proposing amendments to the Maryland Constitution; (3) those relating to other enactments of the General Assembly; (4) those relating to the creation or adoption of, or the amendment or […]
Section 9-212 – Ballots With Multiple Ballot Faces — Instructions to Voters
If applicable to the voting system and the requirements of the election, instructions shall be printed on each ballot stating that additional candidates or questions appear on the reverse side of the ballot face or on other ballot faces.
Section 9-213 – Absentee and Provisional Ballots — Content
The content of both an absentee ballot and a provisional ballot issued to a voter shall be identical to the ballot used in the polling place of the voter’s residence.
Section 9-214 – Specimen Ballots
Each local board shall provide specimen ballots, so labeled, for all ballots to be used in each election: (1) for mailing to registered voters under Title 8 of this article, if mailing of specimen ballots is chosen or required in the county; and (2) for other informational purposes in accordance with the provisions of this article.