Ch. 11

LAWS OF MARYLAND

The misspelling was noted by the Michie Company.

16-9.

(c) Each member of the board, the custodian and deputy
custodians thereof shall make and sign a certificate in writing,
and request each party representative present at the preparation
of the machine to attest to the same, which shall be filed with
the board stating (1) the identifying number or other designation
of the voting machines; (2) that each registering counter of the
machine was set at zero (000); (3) the number appearing on the
exposed counter which registers every consecutive operation of
the machine; (4) the number on the seal with which the machine
has been sealed; (5) that the keys for each machine have been
sealed in separate envelopes identified by the serial number of
the voting machine; AND (6) the date and place of the inspection
and preparation of the machine and that the proper ballot labels
have been installed thereon. Each machine sealed as in this
section provided shall remain locked and sealed until the time of
examination immediately preceding the opening of the polls, as
hereinafter provided. The certificates shall be filed as a
permanent record with the board and copies furnished to the party
representatives and to the State Administrative Board of Election
Laws.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This corrects the omission of a conjunction
in Article 33, § 16-9(c).

The conjunction, "and", was omitted from Ch. 392 of
the Acts of 1967.

The omission of the conjunction was. noted by the
Michie Company.

16-11.

(b) The judges shall meet at their respective polls on
election day at least one-half hour before the opening of the
polls, and shall one-half hour before the opening of the polls
inspect the equipment furnished. If at least two judges of
opposite party affiliation are present: (1) they shall open the
envelope containing the keys to each voting machine and shall,
except in the case of machines so constructed as to furnish a
printed or photographic record of the setting of the counters and
the number's registered thereon by voting, unlock the counter
compartment to ascertain whether the tabulating devices are all
set at zero (000), whether the numbered seal on the operating
lever is unbroken, and that the number thereon is identical with
the number certified on the envelope containing the keys; (2)
they shall also compare the number appearing on the dials of the
exposed counter designed to register every consecutive operation
of the machine with the reading thereof noted on the envelope
containing the keys. If the machine is so constructed as to

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