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(a) Following an election, each local board shall meet at its designated counting center to canvass the provisional ballots cast in that election in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by the State Board.
(b) A local board may not open an envelope of a provisional ballot until the local board has approved the provisional ballot application.
(c) The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
(d)(1) A local board may not reject a provisional ballot except by unanimous vote and in accordance with regulations of the State Board.
(iv) the local board determines that a provisional ballot is intentionally marked with an identifying mark that is clearly evident and placed on the ballot for the purpose of identifying the ballot.
(3) If the intent of the voter with respect to a particular contest is not clearly demonstrated, the local board shall reject only the vote for that contest.
(iii) if the provisional ballot was cast during a period covered by a court order or other order extending the time for closing the polls, the order has not been invalidated by a subsequent court order.
(2) only the votes cast by the voter for each candidate or question applicable to the precinct in which the voter resides, as determined by the address on the provisional ballot application of the voter.
(f)(1) The State Board shall ensure the establishment of a system that any individual who casts a provisional ballot may access without cost to discover whether the ballot was counted and, if not counted, the reason it was not.
(2) The system established under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall ensure the confidentiality of the individual who accesses the system and the secrecy of each ballot.
Added as Art. 33, § 11-302.1, by Acts 2001, c. 424, § 2, eff. June 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 404, § 1, eff. June 1, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 547, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002. Transferred to Election Law § 11-302.1 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Renumbered as Election Law § 11-303 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003 ; Acts 2002, c. 404, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2002, c. 547, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 379, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2006, c. 4, § 1, eff. Feb. 16, 2006.
Formerly Art. 33, § 11-302.1.
This section formerly was Art. 33, § 11-302.1 and is renumbered.
The only changes are in style.
Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, in subsec. (c)(3)(ii) deleted “election” following “The local”.
“(a) Following an election, each local board shall meet at its designated counting center to canvass the provisional ballots cast in that election in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by the State Board.
“(b) A local board may not open any envelope of a provisional ballot prior to 8 a.m. on the Wednesday following election day.
“(c)(1) The State Board shall adopt regulations that reflect the policy that the clarity of the intent of the voter is the overriding consideration in determining the validity of a provisional ballot or the vote cast in a particular contest.
“(2) A local board may not reject a provisional ballot except by unanimous vote and in accordance with regulations of the State Board.
Acts 2002, c. 291 (S.B. 1), takes effect January 1, 2003.
Acts 2002, c. 547, § 2, added subsec. (d), relating to confirmation of acceptance or rejection of provisional ballots.
Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, made technical corrections to the Code.
“(d)(1) A local board may not reject a provisional ballot except by unanimous vote and in accordance with regulations of the State Board.
“(iv) The local board determines that a provisional ballot is intentionally marked with an identifying mark that is clearly evident and placed on the ballot for the purpose of identifying the ballot.
“(3) If the intent of the voter is not clearly demonstrated, the local board shall reject only the vote for that office or question.
“(ii) Pursuant to paragraph (5) of this subsection, that the voter submitted a temporary certificate of registration that contains the affirmations required by, and otherwise complies fully with, the requirements of § 3-601 of this article.
“(5) In determining under paragraph (4) of this subsection, whether an application for a temporary certificate of registration complies with § 3-601 of this article, a local board shall examine the contents and execution of the application but may not challenge the accuracy of an assertion in the application unless that assertion relates to one or more actions of the local board.
“(e)(1) Within 10 days after any election, an individual who voted by provisional ballot may request confirmation from the local board that the ballot submitted by the individual is either accepted or rejected by the local board.
“(2) Upon receiving a request under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the local board is required to provide confirmation that the individual's ballot is either accepted or rejected.
“[(d)(4)](ii) based on the address given on the provisional ballot application, the individual resides in the precinct in which the individual seeks to vote;”.

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