(a) The State Board shall establish guidelines for the administration of provisional ballot voting by the local boards. (b) The guidelines shall provide for: (1) the provisional ballot application process; (2) ballot security, including storage of returned ballots; (3) the canvass process; (4) notice of the canvass to candidates, political parties, campaign organizations, news media, and the general public; (5) observers of the process; (6) review of ballots and envelopes submitted for compliance with the law and for machine tabulation acceptability; (7) standards for disallowance of ballots during the canvass; (8) storage and retention of ballots following canvass and certification; and (9) the free access system required under § 11-303(f) of this article. (c) The State Board shall: (1) in consultation with the local boards, assess the guidelines before each primary election; and (2) revise the guidelines if indicated.
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