# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 12 — Recounts

### Chapter 05 — Recount Procedures — Optical Scan Voting System

#### Regulation .02 Optional Recount Methods.

*COMAR 33.12.05.02*

For votes to be recounted under this chapter, the petitioner shall specify whether the recount shall be conducted by:

A. Manually retabulating the printed election totals reports;

B. Rescanning all ballots using:

  (1) The same vote tabulating equipment that was used in the election; or

  (2) Alternative vote tabulating equipment, if alternative equipment is available and its use is feasible;

C. Manually retabulating all ballots; or

D. Any other recount option approved by the State Administrator.