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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 33.12.02.03" title_num="33" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="02" heading="Notice to Affected Parties.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Notice Required.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>By the end of the next business day following the receipt of a petition, the local board shall deliver to the persons listed in this regulation:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A notice of recount, in the form specified by the State Board; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A copy of the petition or information on where the petition is posted on the Internet.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The notice of recount shall specify the date, time, and place of the recount.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Notice to Candidates, etc. A notice of recount shall be given to the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For the recount of a contest for party or public office, to all candidates in the contest, including write-in candidates who have filed a certificate of candidacy under Election Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For the recount of a ballot question, to representatives of supporters and opponents of the question, to the extent they are known to the board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>For the recount of a contest for delegate to a national party convention, to authorized representatives of the presidential candidates to whom the candidates for delegate are pledged;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>For the recount of a contest for president and vice-president of the United States, to the candidate or the candidate's authorized representative; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>For the recount of a contest for continuing an appellate judge in office, to the judge seeking continuance in office.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Notice to State Board. For every recount, a notice of recount shall also be given to the State Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>