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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

(B)    ANY ABSENTEE BALLOT VOTED
FOR A PERSON WHO HAS CEASED TO BE A CANDIDATE SHALL NOT
BE COUNTED FOR SUCH CANDIDATE BUT SUCH VOTE SHALL NOT
INVALIDATE THE REMAINDER OF SUCH BALLOT.

(C)    WHENEVER THE BOARD SHALL
DETERMINE FROM PROOF OR INVESTIGATION THAT ANY PERSON WHO
HAS MARKED, TRANSMITTED OR DEPOSITED IN PERSON WITH THE
BOARD AN ABSENTEE BALLOT HAS DIED BEFORE ELECTION DAY,
THE BOARD SHALL NOT COUNT THE BALLOT OF SAID DECEASED
VOTER.

(D)    IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THE
PROVISIONS FOR FILLING OUT AND SIGNING THE OATH ON THE
OUTSIDE OF THE BALLOT ENVELOPE HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY
COMPLIED WITH AND THAT THE PERSON SIGNING THE VOTER'S
OATH IS ENTITLED TO VOTE UNDER THIS SECTION AND HAS NOT
ALREADY VOTED ON ELECTION DAT, THEY SHALL OPEN THE BALLOT
ENVELOPE AND REMOVE THE BALLOT THEREFROM AND PLACE IT IN
THE BALLOT BOX OR BALLOT BOXES PREPARED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
WHEN ANY BALLOT ENVELOPE IS OPENED, THE BOARD SHALL ENTER
IN THE ELECTION POLL BOOK THE FACT THAT THE VOTER WHOSE
NAME APPEARS THEREON HAS VOTED USING THE INITIALS "A, B."
TO INDICATE THE VOTE HAS BEEN BY ABSENTEE BALLOT. IF
THERE BE MORE THAN ONE (1) BALLOT IN THE BALLOT ENVELOPE,
ALL SHALL BE REJECTED. ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE MARKED BY
ANY KIND OF PENCIL OR INK. IF ANY BOARD RECEIVES FROM
THE SAME PERSON PRIOR TO THE CLOSING OF THE POLLS ON
ELECTION DAT MORE THAN ONE (1) ABSENTEE BALLOT, IT SHALL
COUNT, CERTIFY AND CANVASS ONLY THE ABSENTEE BALLOT
CONTAINED IN THE BALLOT ENVELOPE ON WHICH THE VOTER'S
OATH IS FIRST EXECUTED, AND IF THE OATH ON TWO (2) OR
MORE BALLOTS' ENVELOPE CONTAINING ABSENTEE BALLOTS IS
DATED THE SAME OR IF BOTH ARE UNDATED, NONE OF THE
BALLOTS RECEIVED FROM SUCH PERSON SHALL BE COUNTED,

(V)    CONTESTS CONCERNING REGISTRATION,
VOTING OR THE VALIDITY OF ANY BALLOT UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTION
JUDGES. NO REGISTRATION SHALL BE DENIED AND NO BALLOT
REJECTED EXCEPT BY THE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE ENTIRE
BOARD. ANY CANDIDATE OR ABSENTEE VOTER AGGRIEVED BY ANY
DECISION OR ACTION OF SUCH BOARD SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF
APPEAL TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR HARFORD COUNTY TO REVIEW
SUCH DECISION. SUCH APPEALS SHALL BE PROSECUTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE WHICH
APPLY TO APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES.

(VI)   ANYONE WHO WILLFULLY SIGNS ANY
FALSE APPLICATION OR OATH DESCRIBED HEREUNDER OR WHO
WILLFULLY DOES ANY ACT CONTRARY TO THE TERMS OR
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION WITH INTENT TO CASE AN
ILLEGAL VOTE OR TO AID ANOTHER IN DOING SO OR WHO
WILLFULLY VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF SUBSECTION OR WHO