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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".29" citation="COMAR 33.10.01.29" title_num="33" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="01" heading="System Security — Post-Tabulation Security.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Board to Develop Retention Plan.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The local board shall develop a written plan for retaining and storing the following materials after an election:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Memory devices;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Voted and unvoted ballots;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Voting system reports; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Other data processing materials related to the election.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The plan shall be:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Consistent with the Election Records Management Program established under COMAR 33.03.01; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Approved by the State Administrator.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Reassembly and Storage. After the votes have been tabulated, the local board shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Reassemble, package and label all materials described in §A of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Place them in a secure location, designated by the local board, until the period for challenging the election expires and for any additional period required by law or regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Release for Recount or Verification. During the storage of election-related materials, the State Administrator or the local board may order the release of these materials for a recount or for election verification, after which the materials shall be returned to secure storage.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>