# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 12 — Recounts

### Chapter 07 — Challenges

#### Regulation .04 Resolution.

*COMAR 33.12.07.04*

A. Marking Ballot. If the challenge is to a ballot, the official whose action has been challenged shall:

  (1) Count the vote as the official believes proper; and

  (2) Set it aside with an attached notation on:

    (a) How it was counted;

    (b) The nature of the challenge;

    (c) The name of the official; and

    (d) The name of the challenger.

B. Board To Decide Promptly. The board shall decide the challenge promptly and expeditiously so as not to delay the recount.

C. Standards. A vote may not be disallowed except by unanimous vote of all board members.

D. Board Decision Final. The decision of the board is final.