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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 33.16.02.01" title_num="33" subtitle_num="16" chapter_num="02" heading="Provisional Ballot Application.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Provisional Ballot Application. Except as required in Regulation .02 of this chapter, the provisional ballot application shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The written affirmation required by Election Law Article, §9-404(b), Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The voter registration application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Instructions on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>How to complete the provisional ballot application;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>How to mark and return the ballot;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The free access system required by State and federal law and COMAR 33.16.07.04; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>How the voter may access the free access system to determine whether the provisional ballot application was accepted and, if not, the reason why it was not accepted;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An envelope that can be sealed; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A place to affix the applicant’s registration and oath document.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Use by Local Board. Each local board shall use the provisional ballot application prescribed by the State Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Number of Provisional Ballot Applications. Each local board shall provide provisional ballot applications in an amount established by the State Administrator in consultation with the election director.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>