# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 07 — Election Day Activities

### Chapter 01 — Late Ballot Changes

**Authority:** Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), and 9-208, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date:

**Administrative History:** Regulations .01, .02 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 636); adopted permanently effective July 10, 2000 (27:13 Md. R. 1213)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 334)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02 amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 334)

#### Regulation .01 Corrective Actions.

*COMAR 33.07.01.01*

Subject to consultation with and the approval of the State Administrator, a local board shall take one of the following actions when a change is required in a ballot after the ballots have been printed:

A. Reprint the ballot; or

B. If time does not permit reprinting, take all reasonable steps to notify voters of the change.

#### Regulation .02 Public Notice.

*COMAR 33.07.01.02*

The notice to be provided under Regulation .01B of this chapter:

A. Shall include prominent notices posted at the affected polling places; and

B. May include:

  (1) Television, radio, and newspaper announcements and advertisements;

  (2) Information in the specimen ballot; and

  (3) Postings on the Internet.