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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 33.09.02.05" title_num="33" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="02" heading="Registering and Recording Votes.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. The voting system shall correctly register and record votes that have been properly voted.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Misplaced Votes. In vote counting, the voting system shall ignore any mark that is not in a voting position:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For a candidate whose name is on the ballot;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Designated for write-in voting; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>For a question printed on the ballot.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>