Md. Code Regs. 33.16.06.05

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 33.16.06.05 - Vote or Contest Rejection

A. Person No Longer a Candidate. If a provisional ballot is voted for an individual who has ceased to be a candidate, the vote for that individual may not be counted but does not invalidate the rest of the ballot.

B. Damaged or Marked Ballot. If a provisional ballot is damaged or otherwise marked so that the local board cannot determine the voter's intent in a specific contest, the local board shall reject only that contest on the ballot.

C. Erasures or Alterations. If a provisional ballot has erasures or has been altered or repaired:

(1) For all contests where the voter's intent is clear, the local board shall process the ballot or, if necessary, have it duplicated and processed; or

(2) For any contest where the local board cannot determine the voter's intent, the local board shall reject that contest on the ballot.

Md. Code Regs. 33.16.06.05

Regulations .05 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 3, 2002 (29:18 Md. R. 1441); adopted permanently effective October 14, 2002 (29:20 Md. R. 1596)
Regulations .05 recodified to Regulations .06_.08 and new Regulation .05 adopted as an emergency provision effective August 25, 2006 (33:19 Md. R. 1556)
Regulations .05 recodified to Regulations .06_.08 and new Regulation .05 adopted as an emergency provision effective August 25, 2006 (33:19 Md. R. 1556); superseded effective September 13, 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1672); emergency status expired January 31, 2007
Regulations .05 recodified to Regulations .06_.08 and new Regulation .05 adopted effective November 19, 2007 (34:23 Md. R. 2027)