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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 33.07.04.02" title_num="33" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="04" heading="Cell Phones, Pagers, Cameras, etc.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. Except as specified in §B of this regulation, electronic communication devices may not be used in a polling place. Prohibited devices include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Cameras;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Cellular telephones;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pagers; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Computer equipment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Exceptions. This regulation does not apply to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Cameras used by media representatives as long as the media representatives are recording polling place operations and not a screen or ballot;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Cellular telephones, pagers, or computer equipment used by election officials or law enforcement officers, when acting in their official capacities; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Cellular telephones or other electronic devices used by a voter:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>To provide lawful proof of residency or identification as required by this title;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>To review electoral information to assist in marking the voter’s own ballot prior to casting;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>To record a digital image of the voter’s own marked ballot prior to casting for personal use if it records only the ballot and may not be used in violation of Election Law Article, §16-206, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>To communicate through a translator or use licensed translation software services as described in Election Law Article, §15.5–103(B), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>