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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" citation="COMAR 14.30.10.20" title_num="14" subtitle_num="30" chapter_num="10" heading="Void Ballots.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Executive Director or the election judge shall determine a ballot void if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The ballot does not reveal the intent of the voter due to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Mutilation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Soiling; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Any other reason;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In the case of a mail ballot, for the reasons in §A(1) of this regulation or if it is returned without all required voter identification.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A void ballot may not be considered in the tally.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee shall liberally view ballots in favor of validity by focusing on the objective of determining the intent of the voter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>