Md. Code Regs. 33.21.08.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 33.21.08.01 - Post-Election Verification and Audit

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.

Md. Code Regs. 33.21.08.01

Regulation .01 adopted effective 42:19 Md. R. 1230, eff.9/28/2015