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Ch. 291 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(b) All ballots shall comply with the provisions of this subtitle.
(c) A ballot may not be used for any purpose not authorized by this article.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 9-201.
No changes are made.
9-202.
(a) The State Board shall certify the content and the arrangement of each
ballot to be used in an election that is subject to this article.
(b) Each local board shall place questions, candidates, and other material on
the ballot in that county in accordance with the content and arrangement prescribed
by the State Board.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 9-202.
No changes are made.
9-203.
Each ballot shall:
(1) Be easily understandable by voters;
(2) Present all candidates and questions in a fair and nondiscriminatory
manner;
(3) Permit the voter to easily record a vote on questions and on the
voter's choices among candidates;
(4) Protect the secrecy of each voter's choices; and
(5) Facilitate the accurate tabulation of the choices of the voters.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 9-203.
No changes are made.
9-204.
(a) Subject to the other provisions of this subtitle and to different
presentations required or made desirable by different voting systems, all ballots used
in an election shall be as uniform as possible.
(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, or unless a provision
is clearly inappropriate to absentee ballots, the provisions of this subtitle relating to
ballot content and arrangement shall apply to the arrangement of absentee ballots.
(c) If applicable for the voting system in use, the appropriate components of
the voting system shall be configured for a primary election to permit the voter to vote
only for the candidates for which the voter is entitled to vote.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 9-204.
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