Maryland Code, ELECTION LAW 11-403
Terms Used In Maryland Code, ELECTION LAW 11-403
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(i) the expiration of the period allowed for initiating a recount;
(ii) in the event of a recount, the recount is completed; and
(iii) the resolution of any election contest.
(2) After the expiration of the period specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the equipment and documentation of the voting system shall be maintained in accordance with regulations of the State Board.
(b) A voting system may be opened and the documents and equipment associated with it examined in the presence of the officer having custody of the voting system upon:
(1) the order of any court of competent jurisdiction; or
(2) the direction of any legislative committee charged with investigating a contested election affected by the use of the voting system.