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Martin O'Malley, Governor Ch. 547
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Management shall determine and notify the Department of Legislative Services
whether sufficient general, special, or federal funds have been appropriated in the
fiscal year 2009 budget for the State Board of Elections to perform the functions set
forth in Section 1 of this Act.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Sections 2
through 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October 1, 2007.
Approved by the Governor, May 17, 2007.
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CHAPTER 548
(House Bill 18)
AN ACT concerning
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter Verified Voter-Verifiable Paper
Records
FOR the purpose of requiring that certain voting systems produce a paper record of a
voter's ballot choices and provide the voter with an opportunity to inspect the
paper record before casting a final vote; requiring that the paper records be
preserved at the polling place in a certain manner and for certain purposes;
requiring that certain voting systems be accessible to certain individuals with
disabilities; requiring certain comparisons and audits of certain ballots
following an election; requiring public notice and demonstrations regarding
certain voting systems and procedures; requiring the State Board of Elections to
maintain certain information, to document certain occurrences, and to make
certain information publicly available; requiring the Governor to allocate
certain resources for certain purposes; making this Act subject to a certain
contingency; requiring the Department of Budget and Management to make a
certain determination and provide a certain notification by a certain time;
defining certain terms; requiring the State Board to adopt certain regulations
and certain guidelines; and generally relating to voter verified paper records for
voting systems prohibiting the State Board of Elections from certifying a voting
system unless the State Board determines that the voting system provides
voter-verifiable paper records; defining a certain term: requiring that certain
voting systems be accessible to certain individuals with disabilities: requiring the
State Board to provide certain training on the voting system to election judges;
requiring the Attorney General to make a certain determination and to provide
notice of the determination in writing to the Department of Legislative Services;
making this Act subject to a certain contingency; requiring the Department of
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