§ Md. Election Law § 3-601.1(untitled)

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(a) In this section, “clerical error” means an inadvertent mistake in a voter registration record made by an election official or an automatic voter registration agency. (b) The State Administrator or an election director shall make the determination whether an error in a voter registration record is a clerical error. (c) 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) (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. §3–602. (a) Under the procedures established by the State Board, an administrative complaint may be filed by: (1) a person who feels aggrieved by an action of a local board regarding voter registration; or (2) a local board with reason to believe that a registration has been erroneously added to or omitted from the statewide voter registration list other than by clerical error. (b) In determining whether an individual is or is not a resident of an election district or precinct, the presumption shall be that an individual shown to have acquired a residence in one locality retains that residence until it is affirmatively shown that the individual has acquired a residence elsewhere. (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a final determination issued under the administrative complaint procedures established by the State Board is not subject to judicial review. (2) Any final determination regarding the eligibility of an individual to register to vote or remain registered to vote is subject to judicial review. (i) 1. A petition for judicial review shall be filed with the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. 2. The petition may be brought at any time, except that it may not be later than the third Tuesday preceding the next succeeding election. (ii) 1. The court, on presentation of satisfactory evidence, may, in its discretion, dispose of the matter summarily or otherwise set the matter for hearing. 2. On appropriate order of the court, the State Board shall make the required corrections. (d) (1) An appeal may be taken from any ruling of the circuit court to the Appellate Court of Maryland. (2) The appeal shall be taken within 5 days from the date of the decision by the circuit court, and the appeal shall be heard and decided by the Appellate Court of Maryland as soon after the transmission of the record as practicable. §4–101. Except as to a matter of compelling State interest, if any provision of this title relating to party governance conflicts with the constitution and bylaws of a political party, the constitution and bylaws shall apply to the extent of the conflict.

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