1. A. In General. The voting system shall be capable of totaling and reporting:

   1. (1) The number of ballots voted in an election;
   2. (2) The number of votes cast for a candidate;
   3. (3) The number of votes cast for or against a question;
   4. (4) The number of undervotes and overvotes in a contest; and

   5. (5) In a primary election:

      1. (a) The number of ballots voted in each party’s primary; and
      2. (b) The number of ballots voted in any nonpartisan ballot election.
2. B. Precinct Tabulator. When the election is ended, the precinct tabulator shall automatically tabulate and print the total votes cast on the voting unit for each candidate and for or against each question.

3. C. Election Reporting Manager. This component shall be capable of tabulating and reporting the total votes cast:

   1. (1) For each candidate and for or against each question; and
   2. (2) In each contest.

4. D. Report Criteria. The voting system shall be capable of producing these reports by:

   1. (1) Precinct;
   2. (2) Groups of precincts, such as districts, wards, and countywide; and
   3. (3) Canvass.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), 9-102, 9-105, and 11-201, and Title 9, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.07 and Regulations .09—.29 adopted effective April 11, 2016 (43:7 Md. R. 452)

Regulation .17F amended effective February 10, 2020 (47:3 Md. R. 173)

Regulation .18 amended effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514)

Regulation .30 adopted effective September 29, 2025 (52:19 Md. R. 957)