1. (a) The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration of provisional ballot voting by the local boards.

2. (b) The guidelines shall provide for:

   1. (1) the provisional ballot application process;
   2. (2) ballot security, including storage of returned ballots;
   3. (3) the canvass process;
   4. (4) notice of the canvass to candidates, political parties, campaign organizations, news media, and the general public;
   5. (5) observers of the process;
   6. (6) review of ballots and envelopes submitted for compliance with the law and for machine tabulation acceptability;
   7. (7) standards for disallowance of ballots during the canvass;
   8. (8) storage and retention of ballots following canvass and certification; and
   9. (9) the free access system required under § 11-303(f) of this article.

3. (c) The State Board shall:

   1. (1) in consultation with the local boards, assess the guidelines before each primary election; and
   2. (2) revise the guidelines if indicated.

Added as Art. 33, § 9-403, by Acts 2001, c. 424, § 2, eff. June 1, 2001. Transferred to Election Law § 9-403 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 379, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 5, eff. April 8, 2006.

Formerly Art. 33, § 9-403.