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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 291
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(6) Because of employment by or service as an official of the State Board
or a local board, is required to be absent from the precinct in which the voter is
registered to vote on election day.
(b) An individual may vote by absentee ballot if authorized under an
applicable federal law.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 9-304.
No changes are made.
9-305.
(a) An application for an absentee ballot, signed by the voter, may be made:
(1) On a form produced by the local board and supplied to the voter on
request;
(2) On a form provided under federal law; or
(3) In a written request that includes:
(i) The voter's name and residence address;
(ii) The address to which the ballot is to be mailed, if different from
the residence address; and
(iii) The reason, as authorized in § 9-304 of this subtitle, for
absentee voting.
(b) Except for a late application under subsection (c) of this section, an
application for an absentee ballot must be received by a local board not later than the
Tuesday preceding the election, at the time specified in the guidelines.
(c) (1) Beginning on the Wednesday preceding the election, through the
closing of the polls on election day, a registered voter or the voter's duly authorized
agent may apply in person for an absentee ballot at the office of the local board if the
voter is qualified for absentee voting under § 9-304 of this subtitle or § 10-102 of this
article.
(2) A special application for an absentee ballot issued under this
subsection shall be supplied by the staff of the local board to the voter or the voter's
duly authorized agent.
(3) The application shall be made under penalty of perjury, but without a
formal oath, specifying the reason for absentee voting.
(4) After review of the application, if the staff of the local board finds
that the voter qualifies for absentee voting, the staff shall issue an absentee ballot to
the voter or the voter's duly authorized agent.
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REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 9-305.
No changes are made.
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