Md. Code Regs. 33.12.04.06

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

Section 33.12.04.06 - Securing Materials After Recount

A. Voting Machines. Voting machines and direct recording equipment reviewed in the recount shall:

(1) Be closed, secured, and, if necessary, resealed; and

(2) Remain secured and sealed until the State Administrator releases them.

B. Ballots. Ballots shall be:

(1) Assembled, packaged, sealed, and placed in appropriate secure storage; and

(2) Retained as long as required by law.

C. Documents, Paraphernalia. All tally sheets, canvass sheets, memory devices, programs, printouts, and any other documents and paraphernalia associated with counting, documenting, or validating the election shall be:

(1) Packaged and placed in appropriate secure storage; and

(2) Retained as long as required by law.

Md. Code Regs. 33.12.04.06

Regulations .06 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 .06C amended as an emergency provision effective October 31, 2008 (35:24 Md. R. 2074); emergency status expired January 20, 2009; amended permanently effective March 9, 2009 (36:5 Md. R. 424); amended effective 43:4 Md. R. 335, eff.2/29/2016