Section 9-505 – Timeliness
(a) A vote–by–mail ballot is considered timely and may be counted if the ballot: (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 (2) (i) is received by mail by a local board no […]
Section 10-304 – Duties of Police Officers
(a) (1) A police officer who is on duty at a polling place shall obey the order of an election judge for that polling place. (2) A police officer making an arrest under an order of an election judge is fully protected in so doing as if the police officer received a valid warrant to make the arrest. […]
Section 9-506 – Canvass of Votes
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a local board may commence the canvass of vote–by–mail ballots at 2 p.m. on the day of a special election. (b) The State Board may adopt regulations authorizing a local board to commence the canvass of vote–by–mail ballots before the time specified in subsection (a) of this […]
Section 10-305 – Vacancy in Polling Place Staff During Voting Hours
(a) If there is a vacancy in the polling place staff during voting hours: (1) the local board may fill the vacancy with a substitute election judge who has been recruited and trained; or (2) an election judge who is present at the polling place may fill the position of the absent election judge by appointing a person […]
Section 9-507 – Regulations
The State Board may adopt regulations as necessary to implement this subtitle.
Section 10-306 – Information for Voters at Polling Place
(a) (1) The State Board, in consultation with the election directors of the local boards, shall specify and produce the following informational materials to be posted in each polling place: (i) a specimen ballot for that precinct; (ii) instructions relating to the availability of assistance to elderly and disabled voters; (iii) information regarding the date of the election and the […]
Section 10-101 – In General
(a) (1) Each local board shall designate a polling place that meets the requirements of this subsection for each precinct in the county as established by the local board in accordance with Title 2 of this article. (2) Each polling place shall: (i) provide an environment that is suitable to the proper conduct of an election; (ii) be located as […]
Section 10-307 – Responsibilities of the Local Board
(a) The members of each local board shall be available as needed on an election day. (b) The local board shall provide the staff of each polling place with the means to contact and obtain support from the office of the local board on election day.
Section 10-102 – Alternative Polling Places — Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities
(a) If the polling place assigned to an elderly or disabled voter is not structurally barrier free, the voter may request a reassignment by the local board. (b) (1) To qualify for a reassignment by the local board, the voter shall submit a request in writing to the local board not later than the close of registration for […]
Section 10-201 – In General
(a) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, each local board shall provide at least four election judges to be the staff for each polling place. (ii) In a precinct with fewer than 200 registered voters, the local board may provide two election judges for that precinct’s polling place. (2) An election judge shall be appointed […]