Maryland Election Law Section 9-403

      (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(e) 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.