§ 9-403
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§9–403.
(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;
(3)the canvass process;
(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.