Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Subtitle 08 - CANVASSING
Chapter 33.08.04 - Central Count Procedures
Section 33.08.04.05 - Ballot Duplication - Team Method
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 25, December 15, 2023
A. In General. If a ballot inspection team determines that a ballot is unacceptable for machine tabulation, whether the defect existed when the ballot reached the counting center or resulted from processing in the counting center, the ballot shall be duplicated by a ballot duplicating team.
B. Standard for Duplicating. When determining the intent of the voter who cast the original ballot, the ballot duplicating team shall use the standards in COMAR 33.08.02.
C. Disposition of Ballots.
Regulations .05 adopted
as an emergency provision effective March 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 636); adopted
permanently effective July 10, 2000 (27:13 Md. R. 1213)
Regulation
.05B amended effective June 25, 2012 (39:12 Md. R. 746)