The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration of provisional ballot voting by the local boards. The guidelines shall provide for: the provisional ballot application process; ballot security, including storage of returned ballots; the canvass process; notice of the canvass to candidates, political parties, campaign organizations, news media, and the general public; observers of the process; review of ballots and envelopes submitted for compliance with the law and for machine tabulation acceptability; standards for disallowance of ballots during the canvass; storage and retention of ballots following canvass and certification; and the free access system required under § 11-303(f) of this article. The State Board shall: in consultation with the local boards, assess the guidelines before each primary election; and revise the guidelines if indicated.