1. A. Provisional Ballot Application. Except as required in Regulation .02 of this chapter, the provisional ballot application shall include:

   1. (1) The written affirmation required by Election Law Article, §9-404(b), Annotated Code of Maryland;
   2. (2) The voter registration application;

   3. (3) Instructions on:

      1. (a) How to complete the provisional ballot application;
      2. (b) How to mark and return the ballot;
      3. (c) The free access system required by State and federal law and COMAR 33.16.07.04; and
      4. (d) How the voter may access the free access system to determine whether the provisional ballot application was accepted and, if not, the reason why it was not accepted;
   4. (4) An envelope that can be sealed; and
   5. (5) A place to affix the applicant’s registration and oath document.
2. B. Use by Local Board. Each local board shall use the provisional ballot application prescribed by the State Board.
3. C. Number of Provisional Ballot Applications. Each local board shall provide provisional ballot applications in an amount established by the State Administrator in consultation with the election director.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), 3-305(e), 3-306, 9-402, 9-403, 9-404, 9-406, and 11-303(c) and (e), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.03 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 3, 2002 (29:18 Md. R. 1441); adopted permanently effective October 14, 2002 (29:20 Md. R. 1596)

Regulation .01 amended effective November 24, 2003 (30:23 Md. R. 1655)

Regulation .02 amended effective November 24, 2003 (30:23 Md. R. 1655)

Regulation .03 repealed effective November 24, 2003 (30:23 Md. R. 1655)

Regulations .01 and .02 repealed under Chapter, Provisional Ballot Application and new Regulations .01—.05 adopted under Chapter, Provisional Voting Documents and Supplies effective October 19, 2009 (36:21 Md. R. 1595)

Regulation .01A amended effective June 25, 2012 (39:12 Md. R. 746)

Regulation .01C amended effective August 22, 2011 (38:17 Md. R. 1014)

Chapter revised effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 337)

Regulation .01C amended effective November 23, 2017 (44:23 Md. R. 1079)

Regulation .03A, C amended effective December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)

Regulation .06C amended effective December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)

Chapter revised effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514)

Regulation .01A amended effective January 8, 2024 (50:26 Md. R. 1132)