Section 9-505 - Timeliness(a) A vote-by-mail ballot is considered timely and may be counted if the ballot:(1) is returned in person to the office of a local board by the voter or the voter's duly authorized agent no later than 8 p.m. on the day of a special election; or(2)(i) is received by mail by a local board no later than 10 a.m. on the second Friday after a special election; and(ii) was mailed on or before election day, as verified:2. if the return envelope does not contain a postmark or the postmark is illegible, by the voter's affidavit that the ballot was mailed on or before election day.(b) A vote-by-mail ballot that does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section is not timely and may not be counted.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 198,Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2013.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 197,Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2013.