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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ELECTION LAW 9-301

  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) This subtitle applies to every election governed by this article.

(b) The State Board shall prescribe all forms required to comply with:

(1) this subtitle; and

(2) any requirements of relevant federal law.

(c) The State Board and each local board shall:

(1) notwithstanding the use of the term “absentee” in this article, refer to absentee ballots as “mail-in ballots” and absentee voting as “mail-in voting” in all communications with voters and the general public; and

(2) include in public communications regarding “mail-in voting” a statement that “mail-in voting” is referred to as absentee voting in the Maryland Constitution, the Annotated Code of Maryland, and the Code of Maryland Regulations.