Md. Code Regs. 33.11.03.07

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

Section 33.11.03.07 - Filing and Securing

A. Filing. The election director shall file all ballots timely received in such a manner that, in the event of a challenge, applications can be matched with the appropriate ballot return envelopes.

B. Securing Ballots. Until the canvass begins, every absentee ballot shall:

(1) Remain sealed in:

(a) The security envelope for Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots; or

(b) The return envelope for all other ballots; and

(2) Be placed in a secure location to which the public does not have access and stored in that location until the election has been certified and the time to challenge the election has passed.

Md. Code Regs. 33.11.03.07

Regulations .07 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 637); adopted permanently effective April 17, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 709)
Regulation .07B amended as an emergency provision effective June 2, 2006 (33:13 Md. R. 1062); amended permanently effective August 14, 2006 (33:16 Md. R. 1366); amended effective 43:4 Md. R. 335, eff.2/29/2016