{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-3-601.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Election Law § 3–601.1","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) The State Administrator or an election director shall make the determination whether an error in a voter registration record is a clerical error.\n(c) If the State Administrator or election director determines that a clerical error has been made, the State Administrator or election director shall:\n(1) cause the error to be corrected; and\n(2) promptly notify the voter of the correction.\n(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.\n(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:\n(i) issue a blank voter authority card to the affected voter; and\n(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.","path":["Article - Election Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gel\u0026section=3-601.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:47Z","sha256":"8ee14d3f21daca734a6ab3596a96780a27558018a0b900f27a472e8f0a0ef583","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-3-506","next":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}