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Subtitle 1 - Voting Systems
Section 9-101 - Use of Certified System in Polling Places and for Absentee Voting - (a) The State Board, in consultation with the local boards,...
Section 9-102 - Certification of Voting Systems - (a) In this section, a “voter–verifiable paper record” includes: (1)...
Section 9-103 - Decertification - (a) The State Board: (1) may decertify a voting system...
Section 9-104 - Borrowing to Purchase Voting System - (a) In this section, “bonds” means individual notes, bonds, or...
Section 9-105 - Acquisition of Voting Systems - (a) Acquisition of a voting system shall be by purchase,...
Subtitle 2 - Ballots
Section 9-201 - In General - (a) In any election conducted under this article: (1) all...
Section 9-202 - Responsibilities for Preparation - (a) The State Board shall certify the content and the...
Section 9-203 - Standards - Each ballot shall: (1) be easily understandable by voters; (2)...
Section 9-204 - Uniformity - (a) Subject to the other provisions of this subtitle and...
Section 9-205 - Content - Each ballot shall contain: (1) a heading as provided in...
Section 9-206 - Arrangement -- Format - (a) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection,...
Section 9-207 - Ballots -- Certification; Display; Printing - (a) The State Board shall certify and publicly display the...
Section 9-208 - Late Changes in Ballots - (a) After the printing of ballots has begun and if...
Section 9-209 - Judicial Review - (a) Within 2 days after the content and arrangement of...
Section 9-210 - Arrangement of Ballots -- Candidates and Offices - (a) The offices to be voted on shall be arranged...
Section 9-211 - Arrangement of Ballots -- Questions - (a) Questions to be voted upon shall be placed on...
Section 9-212 - Ballots With Multiple Ballot Faces -- Instructions to Voters - If applicable to the voting system and the requirements of...
Section 9-213 - Absentee and Provisional Ballots -- Content - The content of both an absentee ballot and a provisional...
Section 9-214 - Specimen Ballots - Each local board shall provide specimen ballots, so labeled, for...
Section 9-215 - Printing - (a) Each ballot shall be printed: (1) in plain, clear...
Section 9-216 - Ballot Accountability - (a) Consistent with the regulations adopted by the State Board...
Section 9-217 - Prohibited Practices - (a) A person may not use, distribute, possess, print, or...
Subtitle 3 - Absentee Voting
Section 9-301 - In General - (a) This subtitle applies to every election governed by this...
Section 9-302 - Documentation by Local Boards - Each local board shall maintain a full record of absentee...
Section 9-303 - Guidelines - (a) The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration...
Section 9-304 - Permissible Unless Federal Preemption - An individual may vote by absentee ballot except to the...
Section 9-305 - Applications for Absentee Ballot - (a) A voter may request an absentee ballot by completing...
Section 9-306 - Review of Application; Issuance or Rejection - (a) Promptly after receipt of an application, the election director...
Section 9-307 - Use of an Agent in Absentee Ballot Process - (a) A qualified applicant may designate a duly authorized agent...
Section 9-308 - Assistance in Marking Ballot - (a) A voter who requires assistance in casting an absentee...
Section 9-308.1 - Online Ballot Marking Tool - (a) In this section: (1) “online ballot marking tool” includes...
Section 9-309 - Instructions - An absentee ballot shall be accompanied by instructions, prescribed by...
Section 9-310 - Envelope, Oath, and Instructions - (a) (1) This subsection applies only to an absentee ballot...
Section 9-311 - Additional Compensation and Expenses - (a) (1) The members of a local board shall each...
Section 9-311.1 - Permanent Absentee Ballot Status -- Submission by Voter -- Selection by Voter -- Sending Absentee Ballots -- Removal From List -- Notification of Changes - (a) All voters are eligible for permanent absentee ballot status....
Section 9-312 - Penalty for Offenses Relating to Absentee Voting - Any person who is convicted of a violation of any...
Subtitle 4 - Provisional Ballots
Section 9-401 - In General - (a) This subtitle applies to every election governed by this...
Section 9-402 - Documentation by Local Boards - Each local board shall maintain a full record of provisional...
Section 9-403 - Guidelines - (a) The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration...
Section 9-404 - Requirements for Casting Provisional Ballots - (a) If an individual is eligible under subsection (b) of...
Section 9-405 - Completion of Provisional Ballot - Before an individual casts a provisional ballot: (1) the individual...
Section 9-406 - Assistance in Casting Provisional Ballot - (a) A voter who requires assistance in casting a provisional...
Section 9-407 - Instructions; Envelopes - (a) A provisional ballot shall be accompanied by instructions, prescribed...
Section 9-408 - Penalty for Violations - Any person who is convicted of a violation of any...
Subtitle 5 - Voting by Mail in Special Elections
Section 9-501 - Voting by Mail - (a) This subtitle applies only to a special election that...
Section 9-502 - Vote-by-Mail Ballot - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 9-503 - Voting Centers - (a) Each local board shall establish at least one voting...
Section 9-504 - Return of Vote-by-Mail Ballot - (a) A voter may return a vote–by–mail ballot to a...
Section 9-505 - Timeliness - (a) A vote–by–mail ballot is considered timely and may be...
Section 9-506 - Canvass of Votes - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 9-507 - Regulations - The State Board may adopt regulations as necessary to implement...