# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

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

### Chapter 03 — State Board Certification — Preliminary Submissions

#### Regulation .01 Prerequisites to Application.

*COMAR 33.09.03.01*

The State Board's evaluation and certification procedures are limited to voting systems:

A. That are beyond the prototype stage and available for installation and use within the time frame specified by the State Board; and

B. For which the qualification testing, as required by Election Law Article, §9-102(d)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland:

  (1) Has been successfully completed; or

  (2) Has not been completed, but the voting system vendor has provided:

    (a) Documentation from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission that the voting system has been submitted for qualification testing; and

    (b) A schedule that indicates completion within the time frame specified by the State Board.