Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Absentee Voting
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 of the canvass to candidates, political parties, campaign organizations, news media, and the general public;
        (7)    observers of the process;
        (8)    review of voted ballots and envelopes for compliance with the law and for machine tabulation acceptability;
        (9)    standards for disallowance of ballots during the canvass;
        (10)    storage and retention of ballots following canvass and certification; and
        (11)    the permanent absentee ballot list.
    (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.