Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Subtitle 16 - PROVISIONAL VOTING
Chapter 33.16.03 - Issuance of Provisional Ballot
Section 33.16.03.02 - Before Election Day
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 33.16.03.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
A. At the Local Board Office.
(1) Except as provided in §B of this regulation, the election director may issue a provisional ballot packet to a voter beginning the day after the close of registration through and including election day if the voter is not or will not be eligible to vote a regular ballot in the precinct on election day.
(2) The election director may make a determination that the voter is not or will not be on the precinct register due to a clerical error. If there is a clerical error, the election director may correct the error and give the voter the option to:
(a) Vote by absentee ballot; or
(b) If the precinct register has not yet been created, go to the voter's precinct to vote a regular ballot on election day.
B. Absentee Ballot. If a voter who is required to provide personal identification information under HAVA or whose registration status is pending requests an absentee ballot, the return envelope shall clearly indicate that the absentee ballot is to be treated as a provisional ballot upon its return to the local board office.
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