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<chapter num="04" heading="Processing New Registrants and Address Changes" title_num="33" subtitle_num="19">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Same Day Registration.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Issuance of Regular Ballot — Early Voting. An election judge at an early voting center shall issue an individual a regular ballot if the individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is a pre-qualified voter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Provides proof of residency in the county where the individual is attempting to register and vote.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Issuance of Provisional Ballot — Early Voting. An election judge at an early voting center shall issue an individual a provisional ballot if the individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is not a pre-qualified voter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Is a pre-qualified voter but cannot provide proof of residency in the county where the individual is attempting to register and vote.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Issuance of Regular Ballot — Election Day. An election judge at a polling place shall issue an individual a regular ballot if the individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is a pre-qualified voter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Provides proof of residency in the precinct where the polling place is located.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Issuance of Provisional Ballot — Election Day. An election judge at a polling place shall issue an individual a provisional ballot if the individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is not a pre-qualified voter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Is a pre-qualified voter but cannot provide proof of residency in the precinct where the individual is attempting to register and vote.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Same Day Address Changes.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Issuance of Regular Ballot. During early voting, an election judge shall issue a voter a regular ballot if the election judge determines that the voter lives in the county where the voter is attempting to vote.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Address changes are not permitted on election day.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Responsibility of Election Judges.">
    <text>The election judges assigned to same day registration and address changes shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Ensure that all individuals who are not eligible to vote a regular ballot are offered a provisional ballot; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Ensure that each individual is issued the appropriate ballot.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), 3-305(e), and 3-306(a) and (e), Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 339)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended effective November 18, 2019 (46:23 Md. R. 1068)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 amended effective November 18, 2019 (46:23 Md. R. 1068); March 23, 2020 (47:6 Md. R. 343)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>