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Ballot canvassing is underway in Maryland. Here's how it works.
BALTIMORE -- Maryland election officials can start the process of opening, reviewing and opening mail-in ballots that have been received, in a process called "ballot canvassing."
Ballot canvassing, which started on Tuesday in Maryland, gives election officials a jumpstart ahead of election day.
Nearly 700,000 Marylanders have already requested mail-in ballots for the upcoming general election, according to the Maryland Association of Counties.
The members of the local boards of elections meet as the "local board of canvassers" to review and count mail-in ballots and provisional ballots," according to Maryland's State Board of Elections.
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/ballot-canvassing-is-underway-in-maryland-heres-how-it-works/