{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-9-505","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Election Law § 9–505","heading":"","body":"(a) A vote–by–mail ballot is considered timely and may be counted if the ballot:\n(1) is returned in person to the office of a local board by the voter or the voter’s duly authorized agent no later than 8 p.m. on the day of a special election; or\n(2) (i) is received by mail by a local board no later than 10 a.m. on the second Friday after a special election; and\n(ii) was mailed on or before election day, as verified:\n1. by a postmark; or\n2. if the return envelope does not contain a postmark or the postmark is illegible, by the voter’s affidavit that the ballot was mailed on or before election day.\n(b) A vote–by–mail ballot that does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section is not timely and may not be counted.","path":["Article - Election Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gel\u0026section=9-505","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:47Z","sha256":"4e50db1f342a7b5c06a73d036f7470563eaf25fca2710a81edce9dea626cf74b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-9-504","next":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-9-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}