HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1567

tax originally paid was paid [in whole or in part] by reason
of a mistake or error on the part of the [taxpayer and not
attributable to the] State or any department or agency thereof
nor may interest be paid on any tax refund if the refund is

attributable to excessive withholding or overestimating the tax
under § 312 of this subtitle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.

Approved May 13, 1986.

CHAPTER 422

(House Bill 193)

AN ACT concerning

Election Laws - Ballot Changes

FOR the purpose of clarifying the method for correction of an

error on a ballot; requiring the election board to notify
candidates of certain corrections; defining a term; making
conforming and technical changes; and generally relating to
ballot changes.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 33 - Election Code

Section l-l(c) and 16-4

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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Article 33 - Election Code

1-1.

(a) As used in this article the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated unless a contrary meaning is clearly

intended from the context in which the term appears:

(1) "Ballot" or "ballots" means paper ballots,

ballots consisting of one or more punchcards, absentee ballots,
or the labels which appear on the face of voting machines,
whichever in context would be appropriate.