1. A. A vote on a Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting unit is the choice made when a voter selects a candidate or the desired answer to a question and casts the ballot.

2. B. To select a candidate or an answer to a question, the voter shall:

   1. (1) Press the appropriate place on the touchscreen to cause an “X” to display next to the name of the candidate or answer to a question for which the voter desires to vote;
   2. (2) Type on the touchscreen the name of a write-in candidate in accordance with the instructions for voting on the DRE voting unit and press the appropriate place on the touchscreen to record the write-in vote; or
   3. (3) Press the appropriate button on the keypad for the accessible voting unit to signify the voter's selection of a particular candidate or answer to a question.

3. C. To cast a ballot, the voter shall:

   1. (1) Press the place on the touchscreen designated for casting the ballot; or
   2. (2) Press the appropriate button on the keypad for the accessible voting unit to signify the voter's desire to cast the ballot.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4) and 2-202(b), Annotated Code of Maryland
52 U.S.C. § 21081

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.03 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 4, 2004 (31:20 Md. R. 1483); adopted permanently effective January 6, 2005 (31:26 Md. R. 1868)

Regulation .01 amended effective July 18, 2005 (32:14 Md. R. 1276)

Regulation .02A, B amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 335)

Regulation .03B-1 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 624)