ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                              Ch. 19

BY repealing

Article - Election Law

Section 9-106

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2003 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Election Law

1-101.

(d) (1) "Ballot" or "official ballot" includes:

(i) an absentee ballot;

(ii) A PROVISIONAL BALLOT;

(III) a document ballot; or

[(iii)] (IV) a voting machine ballot.

(2) "Ballot" or "official ballot" does not include:

(i) a sample ballot; or

(ii) a specimen ballot.

(s) (1) "Document ballot" means a ballot used with a voting system in which
the voter individually is issued a ballot on which to indicate one or more votes.

(2) "Document ballot" includes:

(i) a machine-read ballot, such as an optically scanned ballot [or
punchcard ballot]; and

(ii) a hand-counted paper ballot.

2-206.

[(a)] Subject to the requirements of this article and the policies and guidance of
the local board, the election director may:

(1)     appoint the employees of the local board;

(2)     train judges of election;

(3)     give notice of elections;

(4)     submit voter registration reports to the State Board;

(5)     initiate and conduct any program approved by the State Board to
identify, notify, and remove from the voter registration rolls any registrant who has
become ineligible due to a change of address;

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