1. A. Method of Transmission.

   1. (1) Except as provided in §A(2) of this regulation, the local board shall mail by nonforwardable mail a vote-by-mail ballot to each voter.
   2. (2) If a voter submits a timely request for vote-by-mail ballot and requests that the ballot be transmitted by other means, the local board shall transmit the ballot by the method requested by the voter.

2. B. Address Where Ballot Mailed.

   1. (1) Except as provided in §B(2) of this regulation, the local board shall mail the vote-by-mail ballot to the voter’s address of record in the Statewide voter registration system.
   2. (2) If the voter submitted a request for a vote-by-mail ballot and provided another address, the local board shall mail the ballot to the address on the request.

3. C. Mailing Deadline. A local board shall mail vote-by-mail ballots:

   1. (1) To absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters, at least 45 days before the day of the special election; and
   2. (2) To all other voters, at least 30 days before the day of the special election.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102, 9-501, 9-502, and 9-504—9-506, Annotated Code of Maryland; 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-1

Effective date: September 28, 2015 (42:19 Md. R. 1230)

Regulation .02D amended effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514); January 8, 2024 (50:26 Md. R. 1132)

Regulation .03A amended effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514)

Regulation .04C amended effective March 2, 2026 (53:4 Md. R. 186)