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Maryland Code, Election Law § 9-505

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A vote-by-mail ballot is considered timely and may be counted if the ballot:

(1) is returned in person to the office of a local board by the voter or the voter's duly authorized agent no later than 8 p.m. on the day of a special election; or

(2)(i) is received by mail by a local board no later than 10 a.m. on the second Friday after a special election; and

(ii) was mailed on or before election day, as verified:

1. by a postmark; or

2. if the return envelope does not contain a postmark or the postmark is illegible, by the voter's affidavit that the ballot was mailed on or before election day.

(b) A vote-by-mail ballot that does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section is not timely and may not be counted.

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