Chapter 08. Post-Election Activities
Regulation .01 Post-Election Verification and Audit.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the post-election verification and audit program is to:
(1)
Demonstrate and confirm the accuracy of the voting system’s tabulation logic;
(2)
Ensure that each accepted vote-by-mail ballot and provisional ballot met the acceptance criteria and conversely that rejected ballots did not meet the criteria; and
(3)
Confirm that the number of ballots cast in a voting center equals the number of voters who checked in to vote at the voting center;
B.
Verification and Audit Program.
(1)
The State Administrator shall establish a post-election verification and audit program for special elections conducted by mail.
(2)
A local board shall perform the post-election verification and audit developed by the State Administrator.
Regulation .02 Release of Voting System.LinkCopy Citation
Once secured, as required by COMAR 33.10, no part of the voting system may be released except:
A.
As specifically authorized by law; or
B.
On the written authorization of the:
(1)
State Administrator for State contests; or
(2)
Election Director for county contests.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102, 9-403, 9-501, 9-506, 11-201, and 11-302, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: September 28, 2015 (42:19 Md. R. 1230)