§ 9-403. Guidelines

   (a) Established by State Board. -- The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration of provisional ballot voting by the local boards.

(b) Content. -- The guidelines shall provide for:

   (1) the provisional ballot application process;

   (2) ballot security, including storage of returned ballots;

   (3) the canvass process;

   (4) notice of the canvass to candidates, political parties, campaign organizations, news media, and the general public;

   (5) observers of the process;

   (6) review of ballots and envelopes submitted for compliance with the law and for machine tabulation acceptability;

   (7) standards for disallowance of ballots during the canvass;

   (8) storage and retention of ballots following canvass and certification; and

   (9) the free access system required under § 11-303(f) of this article.

(c) Periodic assessment and revision of guidelines. -- The State Board shall:

   (1) in consultation with the local boards, assess the guidelines before each primary election; and

   (2) revise the guidelines if indicated.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 9-403; 2002, ch. 291, § 2, 4; 2003, ch. 44, § 5; ch. 379, § 2.