Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 33 - STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Subtitle 21 - SPECIAL ELECTIONS BY MAIL
Chapter 33.21.03 - Issuance and Return
Section 33.21.03.04 - Transmission of Ballots

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 33.21.03.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024

A. Method of Transmission.

(1) Except as provided in §A(2) of this regulation, the local board shall mail by nonforwardable mail a vote-by-mail ballot to each voter.

(2) If a voter submits a timely request for vote-by-mail ballot and requests that the ballot be transmitted by other means, the local board shall transmit the ballot by the method requested by the voter.

B. Address Where Ballot Mailed.

(1) Except as provided in §B(2) of this regulation, the local board shall mail the vote-by-mail ballot to the voter's address of record in the Statewide voter registration system.

(2) If the voter submitted a request for a vote-by-mail ballot and provided another address, the local board shall mail the ballot to the address on the request.

C. Mailing Deadline. A local board shall mail vote-by-mail ballots:

(1) To absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters, at least 45 days before the day of the special election; and

(2) To all other voters, at least 14 days before the day of the special election.

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