# Election Law (GEL)

## Title 11. Canvassing

### Subtitle 3. Vote Canvassing by Local Board

#### Section 11-303.1

A ballot properly cast by a voter who dies before the ballot is canvassed shall be counted in full unless a law or regulation requires that the ballot be fully or partially rejected for a reason unrelated to the death of the voter. 

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Md. Code Ann., Election Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)