# Election Law (GEL)

## Title 9. Voting

### Subtitle 3. Absentee Voting

#### Section 9-308

(a) A voter who requires assistance in casting an absentee ballot by reason of disability, inability to write, or inability to read the ballot may be assisted by any individual other than:

  (1) a candidate who is on that ballot;

  (2) the voter's employer or an agent of the employer; or

  (3) an officer or agent of the voter's union.

(b) An individual rendering assistance under this section shall execute a certification as prescribed by the State Board and included in the instructions under Sec. 9-309 of this subtitle.

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