Section 3-601.1 - Clerical error. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-601.1. Clerical error.
 

(a)  Clerical error defined.- In this section, "clerical error" means an inadvertent mistake in a voter registration record made by an election official. 

(b)  Determination by election director.- The State Administrator or an election director shall make the determination whether an error in a voter registration record is a clerical error. 

(c)  Correction of error.- If the State Administrator or election director determines that a clerical error has been made, the State Administrator or election director shall: 

(1) cause the error to be corrected; and 

(2) promptly notify the voter of the correction. 

(d)  Name of registered voter missing from precinct register on election day.-  

(1) On election day, if it is alleged that the name of a registered voter is missing from the precinct register because of a clerical error, the chief election judge shall contact the State Board or local board to determine whether a clerical error has been made. 

(2) If the State Administrator or election director determines that the absence of the name from the precinct register is the result of a clerical error, the State Administrator or election director shall authorize the chief election judge to: 

(i) issue a blank voter authority card to the affected voter; and 

(ii) allow the affected voter to vote after the affected voter completes the voter authority card and provides any other documentation required by the State Board. 
 

[2002, ch. 404, § 2; 2005, ch. 572, § 1; 2006, ch. 44.]