Md. Code Regs. 33.01.07.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 33.01.07.02 - Duties of the State Board

A. Ballot Drop Box. The State Board shall provide:

(1) A secure, designated ballot drop box for election-related materials at the Baltimore City centralized booking facility to allow eligible voters sufficient opportunity to submit election-related materials before any voter registration and absentee voting deadlines; and

(2) Written notifications on how and when eligible voters may use the ballot drop box.

B. Notification of Eligible Voters.

(1) The State Board shall adopt a program to inform eligible voters of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote.

(2) For eligible voters incarcerated in a correctional unit operated by the Department:

(a) At the beginning of a presidential or gubernatorial election year, on a date mutually agreed upon by the State Board and the Department, the State Board shall provide the Department with:

(i) Deadlines for the return of a completed Statewide VRA as defined in COMAR 33.05.04.02C;

(ii) Deadlines for the local board's receipt of a request for an absentee ballot;

(iii) Deadlines for the return of a completed absentee ballot; and

(iv) In the event of a special election, the deadlines specified in §B(2)(a)(i)-(iii) of this regulation as soon as they are determined; and

(b) After the Department has provided the number of eligible voters as described in Regulation .03 of this chapter and no later than 30 days before the deadline to register to vote, the State Board shall provide the Department with a number of voting information packets equal to or greater than the number of eligible voters at each of the Department's facilities.

(3) For eligible voters incarcerated in a correctional facility operated by a local correctional unit, the State Board shall provide each local correctional facility with a number of voting information packets equal to or greater than the number of eligible voters at each county correctional facility no later than 30 days before the deadline to register to vote.

Md. Code Regs. 33.01.07.02

Regulation .02 adopted effective 49:15 Md. R. 740, eff. 7/25/2022