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Ch. 4 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(2) otherwise qualified to vote.
11-303.
(a) Following an election, each local board shall meet at its designated
counting center to canvass the provisional ballots cast in that election in accordance
with the regulations and guidelines established by the State Board.
(b) A local board may not open an envelope of a provisional ballot until the
local board has approved the provisional ballot application.
(c) The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section-
(d) (1) A local board may not reject a provisional ballot except by unanimous
vote and in accordance with regulations of the State Board.
(2) The local board shall reject a provisional ballot if:
(i) pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the local board
determines that the individual who cast the provisional ballot is not qualified to vote
that provisional ballot;
(ii) the individual failed to sign the oath on the provisional ballot
application;
(iii) the individual cast more than one ballot for the same election;
or
(iv) the local board determines that a provisional ballot is
intentionally marked with an identifying mark that is clearly evident and placed on
the ballot for the purpose of identifying the ballot.
(3) If the intent of the voter with respect to a particular contest is not
clearly demonstrated, the local board shall reject only the vote for that contest.
(4) For the purposes of this section, an individual is qualified to vote the
provisional ballot cast if the local board determines that:
(i) the individual is registered in the State;
(ii) [based on the address given on the provisional ballot
application, the individual resides in the precinct in which the individual seeks to
vote;
(iii)] if the provisional ballot was cast because the voter failed to
provide required identification, the individual who cast the provisional ballot has met
the identification requirements established by the State Board; and
[(iv)] (III) if the provisional ballot was cast during a period covered
by a court order or other order extending the time for closing the polls, the order has
not been invalidated by a subsequent court order.
(E) A LOCAL BOARD SHALL COUNT:
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