Section 9-403 - Guidelines(a) The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration of provisional ballot voting by the local boards.(b) The guidelines shall provide for:(1) the provisional ballot application process;(2) ballot security, including storage of returned ballots;(4) notice of the canvass to candidates, political parties, campaign organizations, news media, and the general public;(5) observers of the process;(6) review of ballots and envelopes submitted for compliance with the law and for machine tabulation acceptability;(7) standards for disallowance of ballots during the canvass;(8) storage and retention of ballots following canvass and certification; and(9) the free access system required under § 11-303(f) of this article.(c) The State Board shall:(1) in consultation with the local boards, assess the guidelines before each primary election; and(2) revise the guidelines if indicated.