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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" citation="COMAR 33.10.01.18" title_num="33" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="01" heading="Ballots — Chain of Custody.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>System of Accountability Required.  Subject to approval of the State Administrator, each local board shall establish and maintain a system to account for, and maintain control over, the ballots from the beginning of production through post-election storage and disposition.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Record of Chain of Custody Required. The election judges shall prepare a record sufficient to document control of all ballots issued to a polling place, in accordance with written procedures and on forms provided by the local board and approved by the State Administrator.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>