# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections ## Subtitle 03 — Records Management ### Chapter 02 — Copies of Registration Lists **Authority:** Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), and 3-506(a)(2)(i) and (iv), Annotated Code of Maryland **Administrative History:** Effective date: **Administrative History:** Regulations .01—.06 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 2000 (27:5 Md. R. 579): adopted permanently effective April 17, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 708) **Administrative History:** Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective June 2, 2006 (33:13 Md. R. 1062); amended permanently effective August 14, 2006 (33:16 Md. R. 1366); July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514); January 6, 2025 (51:26 Md. R. 1187); November 24, 2025 (52:23 Md. R. 1140) **Administrative History:** Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective June 2, 2006 (33:13 Md. R. 1062); amended permanently effective August 14, 2006 (33:16 Md. R. 1366) **Administrative History:** Regulation .03 amended effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514) **Administrative History:** Regulation .03B amended as an emergency provision effective June 2, 2006 (33:13 Md. R. 1062); amended permanently effective August 14, 2006 (33:16 Md. R. 1366); January 6, 2025 (51:26 Md. R. 1187) **Administrative History:** Regulation .04 amended effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514) **Administrative History:** Regulation .05 amended effective January 6, 2025 (51:26 Md. R. 1187) **Administrative History:** Regulation .05B amended as an emergency provision effective July 23, 2008 (35:17 Md. R. 1483); amended permanently effective September 22, 2008 (35:19 Md. R. 1717) **Administrative History:** Regulation .06A amended as an emergency provision effective June 2, 2006 (33:13 Md. R. 1062); amended permanently effective August 14, 2006 (33:16 Md. R. 1366) #### Regulation .01 Definitions. *COMAR 33.03.02.01* A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. B. Terms Defined. (1) “Cure list” means a list of all voters who returned a mail-in ballot, as of the date requested, but did not sign the oath document, for a single election. (2) “Early voting list” means a list of all individuals who, as of the date requested, voted during early voting for a single election. (3) Electoral Process. (a) “Electoral process” means the system established by the Maryland Constitution, Election Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, and regulations of the State Board, by which a person is elected to a public office or by which voters express a preference on a ballot question. (b) “Electoral process” includes, but is not limited to registering voters, forming political parties, qualifying as a candidate for public office, petitioning candidates or questions to the ballot, drafting and publishing ballot questions, conducting elections, casting ballots, canvassing ballots, recounting an election, and financing a campaign. (4) “Initial voter list” means a list of all individuals who, as of the date requested, meet the criteria requested by the individual requesting the list. (5) “Mail-in list” means a list of all registered voters who, as of the date requested, have requested a mail-in ballot for a single Statewide election. (6) “Permanent mail-in applicant list” means a list of all registered voters who, as of the date requested, have requested a mail-in ballot for all future Statewide elections. (7) “Provisional list” means a list of all individuals who, as of the date requested, cast a provisional ballot for a single election. (8) “Supplemental voter list” means a list of all individuals who, from the date of an initial voter list through a later requested date, meet the criteria requested by the individual requesting the list. (9) “Voter registration list” means: (a) A cure list; (b) An early voting list; (c) An initial registered voter list; (d) A mail-in list; (e) A permanent mail-in list; (f) A provisional list; (g) A supplemental registered voter list; or (h) Any other list of voters requested and approved by the State Administrator. #### Regulation .02 Scope. *COMAR 33.03.02.02* This chapter governs the procedures for obtaining copies of voter registration lists under Election Law Article, §3-506, Annotated Code of Maryland. #### Regulation .03 Applications—General. *COMAR 33.03.02.03* A. Application Form. The application shall be made in writing or electronically, in the form required by the State Administrator. B. Options. The application form shall provide a listing of: (1) Medium options available; (2) Information options available; (3) The sorting options available; and (4) The scope of options available by: (a) Area, for example, full county, less than full county, legislative district, congressional district, municipality; and (b) Voters, for example, all, one party only, inactive. #### Regulation .04 Applications—Required Affidavit. *COMAR 33.03.02.04* A. The application shall contain an affidavit, signed by the applicant, in substantially the following form: B. If the applicant submits the application online, the applicant shall use one of the following as the applicant’s electronic signature: (1) Applicant’s driver’s license number; or (2) Applicant’s last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security number. #### Regulation .05 Time for Applying, Responding. *COMAR 33.03.02.05* A. In General. Except as otherwise provided in this regulation: (1) An application for a voter registration list may be made at any time of the year; and (2) The State Administrator or election director, as the case may be, shall prepare the requested list within 10 business days of receiving the application and any required deposit or prepayment. B. Preelection Requests — Deadline for Requesting. (1) Before any election, neither the State Administrator nor any election director may process an application for a voter registration list unless the application was filed at least 21 days before the election. (2) If an application is received after that date, the election director shall notify the applicant that the application was not timely and return any payment that accompanied the application. (3) Applications for cure lists and provisional lists must be received before the close of registration, but will be provided after the election for which it was requested and outside the 10 business day requirement of §A(2) of this regulation. C. Preelection Requests — New Registrations. (1) If an applicant desires registration information that is current through the registration deadline for the upcoming election, the application shall specify whether the applicant would like that information in: (a) One voter registration list prepared after the registration deadline; or (b) An initial voter list prepared earlier, followed by a supplemental voter list prepared after the registration deadline. (2) Voter registration lists requested under §C(1)(a) of this regulation and supplemental voter lists requested under §C(1)(b) of this regulation shall be prepared within 10 days after the registration deadline. (3) Applications for cure lists and provisional lists must be received before the close of registration, but will be provided after the election for which it was requested and outside the 10 business day requirement of §A(2) of this regulation. #### Regulation .06 Fees. *COMAR 33.03.02.06* A. By Whom Set. Reasonable fees for preparing voter registration lists shall be set by the State Administrator. B. Deposit or Prepayment. The State Administrator or election director, as the case may be, may require that an application be accompanied by a deposit or prepayment of all or part of the charges imposed for producing the list requested. C. Waiver or Reduction. On an applicant's request, the State Administrator or election director, as the case may be, may waive or reduce any fee imposed under this chapter if, after considering the applicant's ability to pay and other relevant factors, the custodian determines that the waiver or reduction is in the public interest.