Sec. 33.16.05.05. Opening and Ballot Tabulation

A. If the local board rejects a provisional ballot application, the provisional ballot application envelope shall remain sealed.

B. If the local board accepts a provisional ballot application or an absentee ballot being canvassed as a provisional ballot, the ballot shall be removed from the envelope consistent with COMAR 33.11.04.05 with special consideration given to the fact that the voter's personal identification information may be contained inside the envelope with the ballot.

C. If the local board has determined under Regulation .03D of this chapter that, based on the address the voter provided on the provisional ballot application, only votes for specific contests should be counted, the local board shall form a bipartisan team and use the voter's provisional ballot to duplicate the votes for those contests for which the voter is entitled to vote.

D. Absentee Ballots. An absentee ballot being canvassed as a provisional ballot may not be opened until the start of the provisional ballot canvass.

E. The provisional ballots shall be tabulated after they are removed from the ballot envelopes, without unreasonable delay.