The local board's review, inspection, and tabulation of provisional ballots shall:

1. A. Begin as provided in Regulation .03 of this chapter;
2. B. Be conducted separately from the review, inspection, and tabulation of polling place ballots;
3. C. Be conducted in a public session; and
4. D. Otherwise be conducted in the same manner as for polling place ballots, insofar as those procedures are appropriate.

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—.06 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 .03 amended as an emergency provision effective June 2, 2006 (33:13 Md. R. 1062); amended permanently effective August 14, 2006 (33:16 Md. R. 1366)

Regulation .06 repealed and new Regulation .06 adopted effective November 24, 2003 (30:23 Md. R. 1655)

Regulation .07 adopted effective November 24, 2003 (30:23 Md. R. 1655)

Regulations .05—.07 recodified to Regulations .06—.08 and new Regulation .05 adopted as an emergency provision effective August 25, 2006 (33:19 Md. R. 1556)

Regulations .05—.07 recodified to Regulations .06—.08 and new Regulation .05 adopted as an emergency provision effective August 25, 2006 (33:19 Md. R. 1556); superseded effective September 13, 2006 (33:21 Md. R. 1672); emergency status expired January 31, 2007

Regulations .05—.07 recodified to Regulations .06—.08 and new Regulation .05 adopted effective November 19, 2007 (34:23 Md. R. 2027)

Chapter revised and recodified from COMAR 33.16.04 effective October 19, 2009 (36:21 Md. R. 1595)

Regulation .02A amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1347)

Regulation .03C amended effective June 25, 2012 (39:12 Md. R. 746); February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 338); November 23, 2017 (44:23 Md. R. 1079); December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104); March 2, 2026 (53:4 Md. R. 186)

Regulation .03D amended effective March 2, 2026 (53:4 Md. R. 186)

Regulation .04A amended effective November 23, 2017 (44:23 Md. R. 1079); July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514)

Regulation .05B amended effective June 25, 2012 (39:12 Md. R. 746)