MARVIN MANDEL,

Governor

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SEPARATELY FOR EACH PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION IN WHICH
THE SYSTEM IS TO BE USED, MAY NOT]] SEPARATELY FOR EACH
PRIMARY, SPECIAL, OR GENERAL ELECTION FOR WHICH APPROVAL

IS SOUGHT, TO USE AN ELECTRONICALLY TABULATED PUNCHCARD

BALLOT VOTING SYSTEM. THE APPLICATION MUST REACH THE
STATE BOARD NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE
ELECTION[[,]] AND SHALL INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF
POLLING PLACES IN WHICH [[IT]] THE SYSTEM IS TO BE USED.
THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS SHALL
MAKE A DECISION ON THE APPLICATION AND COMMUNICATE THAT
DECISION IN WRITING TO THE LOCAL BOARD WITHIN 60 DAYS OF
RECEIVING THE APPLICATION.

(D)             THE USE OF AN ELECTRONICALLY TABULATED

PUNCHCARD BALLOT VOTING SYSTEM IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
[[IS]] SHALL BE GOVERNED BY GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED BY THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION
[[LAW]] LAWS AND BY CONDITIONS ATTACHED BY THAT BOARD TO
THE GRANTING OF THE APPLICATION FROM THE MONTGOMERY
COUNTY BOARD. THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS

SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE,
AND SHALL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE VOTING SYSTEM,
SPECIFICATIONS FOR EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE
SYSTEM, [[AND]] PROCEDURES FOR USE OF THE SYSTEM IN THE
POLLING PLACES ON ELECTION DAY AND FOR THE CANVASS OF
VOTES FOLLOWING THE ELECTION[[.]], FURTHERMORE, THE
RULES, REGULATIONS]] AND [[CONDITIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO,]] PROVISIONS TO INSURE THE FOLLOWING:

(1)        THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT, IN BOTH THE

VOTING AND TABULATING [[PROCESS]] PROCESSES.

(2)         A PROCESS WHEREBY EACH VOTER IS
PERMITTED TO VOTE AT ANY ELECTION FOR ALL PERSONS AND
OFFICES FOR WHICH HE IS ENTITLED TO VOTE; TO VOTE FOR AS
MANY PERSONS FOR AN OFFICE AS HE IS ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR;
AND TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST ANY QUESTION UPON WHICH HE IS
ENTITLED TO VOTE.

(3)         REJECTION [[BY THE AUTOMATIC TABULATING
SYSTEM]] OF ALL VOTES FOR ANY OFFICE OR MEASURE WHEN THE
NUMBER OF VOTES CAST [[BHY]] BY A VOTER EXCEEDS THE
NUMBER THAT VOTER IS ENTITLED TO CAST.

(4)            CORRECT COUNTING [[BY THE AUTOMATIC

TABULATING SYSTEM]] OF VOTES ON BALLOTS ON WHICH THE

PROPER NUMBER OF VOTES [[HAVE]] HAS BEEN INDICATED.

(5)         A PROCESS WHEREBY EACH VOTER IS
PERMITTED TO VOTE BY ONE PUNCH OR MARK FOR MORE THAN ONE
CANDIDATE, IF THIS METHOD OF ELECTION IS REQUIRED BY LAW.

(6)         THE CASTING AND COUNTING OF WRITE-IN
VOTES, IF THIS METHOD OF VOTING IS [[REQUIRED]] PERMITTED