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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 33.09.02.02" title_num="33" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="02" heading="Voting Options.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. The voting system shall permit each voter to vote in any election:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For all individuals and offices for which the voter is entitled to vote;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For as many individuals for an office as the voter is entitled to vote for; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>For or against any question on which the voter is entitled to vote.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Presidential and Gubernatorial Candidates. The voting system shall permit a voter in a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Presidential general election, to vote by one operation for electors for a pair of candidates for president and vice-president of the United States; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Gubernatorial election, to vote by one operation for a pair of candidates for governor and lieutenant-governor of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Write-In Option (General Elections). The voting system shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide a method for write-in voting in general elections; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Report the number of votes cast in each contest in write-in voting positions.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Adjustment for Primaries. In a primary election, the voting system shall be capable of adjustment so that a voter is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Able to vote for candidates seeking nomination by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The party with which the voter is affiliated, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A party that otherwise authorizes that voter's participation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Precluded from voting for candidates seeking nomination by any other party.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>