(a) This subtitle applies to every election governed by this article.
(b) The State Board shall prescribe all forms required to comply with:
(1) this subtitle; and
(2) any requirements of relevant federal law.
(c) The State Board and each local board shall:
(1) notwithstanding the use of the term “absentee” in this article, refer to absentee ballots as “mail-in ballots” and absentee voting as “mail-in voting” in all communications with voters and the general public; and
(2) include in public communications regarding “mail-in voting” a statement that “mail-in voting” is referred to as absentee voting in the Maryland Constitution, the Annotated Code of Maryland, and the Code of Maryland Regulations.