Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 33. State Board of Elections |
Subtitle 21. SPECIAL ELECTIONS BY MAIL |
Chapter 33.21.03. Issuance and Return |
Sec. 33.21.03.03. Issuance of Ballots
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A. Issued to Voter. A local board shall issue a vote-by-mail ballot to a voter or a voters agent.
B. Replacement Vote-by-Mail Ballots.
(1) A local board shall issue to a voter or voters agent a replacement vote-by-mail ballot if the election director has reasonable grounds to believe that the previously issued ballot is lost, destroyed, spoiled, or not received.
(2) If a voter or the voters agent submits a request for a vote-by-mail ballot after the local board mailed the voter a vote-by-mail ballot, the election director shall void the first ballot and issue the voter a second ballot.
(3) If a voter or voters agent requests in person a replacement vote-by-mail ballot, the voter or the voters agent shall complete and submit to the local board the designated form.
(4) A local board may not issue more than three ballots to a voter.