# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 16 — Provisional Voting

### Chapter 06 — Canvass of Ballots — Rejecting Ballots

#### Regulation .05 Vote or Contest Rejection.

*COMAR 33.16.06.05*

A. Person No Longer a Candidate. If a provisional ballot is voted for an individual who has ceased to be a candidate, the vote for that individual may not be counted but does not invalidate the rest of the ballot.

B. Damaged or Marked Ballot. If a provisional ballot is damaged or otherwise marked so that the local board cannot determine the voter's intent in a specific contest, the local board shall reject only that contest on the ballot.

C. Erasures or Alterations. If a provisional ballot has erasures or has been altered or repaired:

  (1) For all contests where the voter's intent is clear, the local board shall process the ballot or, if necessary, have it duplicated and processed; or

  (2) For any contest where the local board cannot determine the voter's intent, the local board shall reject that contest on the ballot.