# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 09 — Voting Systems — Certification and General Requirements

### Chapter 02 — Minimum System Requirements

#### Regulation .05 Registering and Recording Votes.

*COMAR 33.09.02.05*

A. In General. The voting system shall correctly register and record votes that have been properly voted.

B. Over-Voting or Improper Voting. The voting system may not count the votes in a contest that has been over-voted or otherwise improperly voted.

C. Misplaced Votes. In vote counting, the voting system shall ignore any mark that is not in a voting position:

  (1) For a candidate whose name is on the ballot;

  (2) Designated for write-in voting; or

  (3) For a question printed on the ballot.