# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 21 — Special Elections by Mail

### Chapter 07 — Canvassing

**Authority:** Election Law Article, §§2-102, 9-501, 9-502, 9-506, and 11-302, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: September 28, 2015 (42:19 Md. R. 1230)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02B amended effective March 31, 2025 (52:6 Md. R. 268)

#### Regulation .01 In General.

*COMAR 33.21.07.01*

The procedures specified in COMAR 33.08.01—.05 and 33.11.04—.06 apply to canvassing vote-by-mail ballots.

#### Regulation .02 Ballot Rejection.

*COMAR 33.21.07.02*

A. In General. The ballot rejection reasons specified in COMAR 33.11.05.03—.07 apply to canvassing vote-by-mail ballots.

B. Ballot Rejection — Multiple Ballots from the Same Individual.

  (1) With the exception of §B(2) of this regulation, the local board shall follow procedures specified in COMAR 33.11.05 and 33.16.06 to canvassing of provisional and absentee ballots, when determining whether to reject a ballot.

  (2) The local board shall reject a vote-by-mail ballot if the voter cast a ballot in a voting center.

#### Regulation .03 Report of Votes Cast.

*COMAR 33.21.07.03*

The State Administrator shall define the reporting requirements for a special election conducted by mail.