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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".19" citation="COMAR 14.30.10.19" title_num="14" subtitle_num="30" chapter_num="10" heading="Challenged Ballots.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A voter may be challenged for cause by a designated observer described in Regulation .18 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If a voter is challenged for cause, the challenged voter may vote and shall then place the ballot in an envelope marked only “Secret Ballot”.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The “Secret Ballot Envelope” shall next be sealed in a separate envelope marked “Challenged Ballot Envelope”, which identifies on the outside:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The identity of the challenged voter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The name of the person making the challenge; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The reason for the challenge.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The challenged voter shall then report to the Board representative at the election, who shall allow the challenged voter to place the “Challenged Ballot Envelope” into the container with the regularly cast ballots.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If a mail ballot election, the Board representative shall write on the outer envelope the cause of the challenge and set the challenged ballot aside.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>