§ Md. Election Law § 9-305(untitled)

(a) A voter may request an absentee ballot by completing and submitting: (1) the State Board approved absentee ballot application; (2) a form provided under federal law; (3) subject to subsection (b) of this section, a written request that includes: (i) the voter’s name, residence address, and signature; and (ii) the address to which the ballot is to be mailed, if different from the residence address; or (4) the accessible online absentee ballot application provided by the State Board. (b) A voter who uses the online absentee ballot application to request that an absentee ballot be sent by any method or who uses any method to request to receive a blank absentee ballot through the Internet shall provide the following information: (1) a Maryland driver’s license number or Maryland identification card number, the last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security number, and other information identified by the State Board that is not generally available to the public but is readily available to the applicant; or (2) if the applicant is an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter as defined in the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act or a voter with a disability and does not have a Maryland driver’s license or Maryland identification card, the last four digits of the applicant’s Social Security number. (c) The State–approved absentee ballot application shall include a statement explaining the process for returning a completed absentee ballot if the voter chooses to receive an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission or the Internet. (d) An application for an absentee ballot must be received by a local board: (1) if the voter requests the absentee ballot be sent by mail or facsimile transmission, not later than the Tuesday preceding the election, at the time specified in the guidelines; (2) if the voter requests the absentee ballot be sent by the Internet, not later than the Friday preceding the election, at the time specified in the guidelines; or (3) if the voter or the voter’s duly authorized agent applies for an absentee ballot in person at the local board office, not later than the closing of the polls on election day. §9–306. (a) Promptly after receipt of an application, the election director shall review the application and determine whether the applicant qualifies to vote by absentee ballot. (b) If the applicant qualifies to vote by absentee ballot, the local board shall provide the ballot by one of the following methods requested by the voter: (1) mail; (2) facsimile transmission; (3) the Internet; or (4) by hand during an in–person transaction. (c) (1) Not later than 43 days before an election, the local board shall send a ballot to each voter who qualifies to vote by absentee ballot and has made a request at least 60 days before the election to receive the ballot by mail, facsimile transmission, or the Internet. (2) A local board shall provide a ballot to a voter who qualifies to vote by absentee ballot and makes a request less than 60 days before an election: (i) as soon as practicable after receipt of the request; or (ii) immediately for an in–person transaction with a voter or the voter’s duly authorized agent. (d) (1) If the members of the local board determine that the applicant is not entitled to vote by absentee ballot, the local board shall notify the applicant as soon as practicable after receipt of the application of the reasons for the rejection. (2) (i) The local board may delegate the determination under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the staff of the local board. (ii) If the determination has been delegated, the applicant may appeal the rejection to the members of the local board, who shall decide the appeal as expeditiously as practicable. (e) Not more than one absentee ballot may be issued to a voter unless the election director of the local board has reasonable grounds to believe that an absentee ballot previously issued to the voter has been lost, destroyed, or spoiled.