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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 33.15.04.10" title_num="33" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="04" heading="Reimbursement.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Reimbursement Basis. The State Board shall reimburse the local board for 50 percent of the cost to store:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Voting system equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Electronic pollbook equipment; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Ballots.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Calculation of Reimbursement Amount.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The local board shall provide a per-square-foot rate to the State Board based on the terms of its lease.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The State Board shall multiply the per-square-foot rate by the requisite square footage determined by COMAR 33.15.04.07.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The total amount resulting from the calculation in §B(2) of this regulation shall be divided into two, determining the reimbursement amount owed by the State Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Disbursement of Reimbursement. State Board reimbursements may be issued as a credit on the local board’s quarterly billing or as a check sent to the local governing entity.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>