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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 33.09.07.07" title_num="33" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="07" heading="Required Decertification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Notice of Deficiency. If, at any time, the State Administrator determines that a voting system fails to meet one or more of the standards in Election Law Article, §9-102(d)(1)(i)—(iii), Annotated Code of Maryland, the State Administrator shall notify all local boards and all known vendors of that particular system that, unless the deficiency is promptly corrected, the system will be referred to the State Board to have its certification for future sale and use in Maryland rescinded.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Contents of Notice. The notice shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Describe the deficiency; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide system vendors and local boards using the system a reasonable opportunity to respond and implement steps to correct the deficiency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Referral, Notice, and Hearing.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the deficiency remains uncorrected, the State Administrator shall refer the matter to the State Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>On receipt of the referral, the State Board shall schedule a public hearing and provide notice to known interested parties.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>At the hearing, any interested party may submit testimony or documentation in support of or in opposition to the proposed decertification.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Board Decision. If the Board determines that the voting system fails to meet one or more of the standards in Election Law Article, §9-102(d)(1)(i)—(iii), Annotated Code of Maryland, the Board shall decertify the system from all future sale and all future use in this State.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>