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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 33.11.04.07" title_num="33" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="04" heading="Ballots — Inspection and Referrals.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Ballot Inspection. The team then shall inspect each ballot for compliance and tabulating acceptability.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Ballots To Be Referred. The team shall refer to the local board any ballot that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Appears to have been intentionally marked for the purpose of identifying the ballot;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Appears to have been corrected, whether by correction tape, correction fluid, mark-overs, cross-throughs, or the like;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Contains any tear, fold, food spill, stray mark, or the like, that might:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Render the ballot unacceptable for machine tabulation; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Raise a question of voter intent.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Identifying Referrals. The team shall place each ballot referred to the board in a plain envelope, and mark the envelope with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The team number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Information that identifies the group or unit to which the ballot belongs; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The reason for the referral.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Completion of Batch. When a team has completed a batch, the election director shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Retrieve the ballots and return envelopes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>File the return envelopes away;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Put the ballots in appropriate groups for tabulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Issue a new batch to the team, unless all ballots already have been removed from their envelopes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>