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Next Meeting
Board Meeting - Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
At the October 23, 2025 meeting, the State Board of Elections (SBE) will review, discuss and approve proposed and final COMAR provisions:
- Proposed Regulations
- 33.02.03.05 - Election Judge Training Program
- 33.04.02.02-04 & .06 - Inspection and Copying of Public Records, Confidentiality of Certain Information
- 33.07.04.02 - Election Day Activities; Order and Decorum - Cell phones, Pagers Cameras
- 33.07.07.01-.03 - Election Day Activities; Challengers and Watchers
- 33.07.11.02 - Compensation of Election Judges
- 33.07.12 - Election Day Activities; Language Assistance Program
- 33.08.01.02 - Canvassing, Definitions; General Provisions - Board Responsibilities
- 33.08.01.02-1 - Canvassing, Definitions; General Provisions - Board Counsel
- 33.11.03.08 - Absentee Ballots; Issuance & Return - When Ballots are Timely
- 33.16.05.03 - Provisional Ballots; Canvassing of Ballots - Disposition - Disposition of Provisional Ballot Applications
- 33.21.03.04 - Special Elections By Mail; Issuance and Return - Transmission of Ballots
- Final Regulations
- 33.03.02.01 Records Management, Copies of Registrations List
- 33.01.08.01- 04 General Provisions, Election Plan
- 33.11.01.04 Absentee Ballots, Definitions; General Provisions; Ballot Drop Boxes
- 33.15.03.01 Polling Places, Required Plan
- 33.15.03.02 Polling Places, New or Changed Polling Place
- 33.17.02.02 Early Voting, Selecting Early Voting Centers
- 33.07.11.03 Election Day Activities, Election Judges
- 33.08.01.05-1 Canvassing, General Provisions, Notice of Canvass
- 33.08.01.09 Canvassing, General Provisions, Notice, Voting System Testing
- 33.08.01.13 Canvassing, General Provisions, Notice, Certification Deadlines
- 33.07.11.03 Election Day Activities, Election Judges
Meeting information:
Meeting documents can be found here.
Video Stream:
Previous: Board Meeting - Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
At the September 25, 2025 meeting, the State Board of Elections (SBE) will review, discuss and approve proposed and final COMAR provisions:
- Final Regulations
- 33.13.06.01 - Definition
- 33.13.06.03 - Third-Party Processing Procedures
- 33.13.06.05 - Third-Party Processor Provision
- 33.14.02.14 - Suspension of Campaign
Meeting information:
Meeting documents can be found here.
Video Stream:
Past Board Meeting Information and Materials
Election reform and use of technology are only some of the issues in the 2001 Review of Election Administration in Maryland conducted by the Department of Legislative Services. The PDF report provides a historical background on Maryland's election system as well as future considerations.