Section 10-308 – Access to Voting Room
(a) An election judge shall allow the following individuals to have access to the voting room at a polling place: (1) a voter; (2) an individual who accompanies a voter in need of assistance in accordance with § 10–310(c) of this subtitle; (3) polling place staff; (4) a member or other representative of the State Board or local board; (5) an […]
Section 10-309 – Responsibilities of Election Judges on Election Day — Before the Polls Open
(a) In accordance with instructions provided by the election director, an election judge shall arrive at the polling place and, under the direction of the chief judge, set up the polling place to assure that the polls will be open and operational at 7 a.m. (b) Except as provided in § 10-303(d)(2)(ii) of this subtitle, an election […]
Section 10-202 – Qualifications for Election Judges
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an election judge shall be a registered voter who resides in the county for which the election judge is appointed. (2) (i) If a qualified individual residing in the county cannot be found with reasonable effort, the local board may appoint a registered voter residing in any part […]
Section 10-203 – Appointment of Election Judges
(a) The election director, with the approval of the local board, shall appoint the election judges for each polling place for a term that begins on the Tuesday that is 13 weeks before each statewide primary election. (b) One or two election judges in each precinct shall: (1) be designated chief judge; and (2) supervise the staff at the […]
Section 10-204 – Oath
(a) (1) Each election judge shall take and subscribe to a written oath prescribed in Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution. (2) The signed oath, when returned to the local board, shall constitute the commission of office for the election judge. (b) The State Board shall prescribe a form for the combined oath and commission required under […]
Section 10-205 – Compensation of Election Judges
(a) (1) A local board may fix the compensation of election judges within the limits authorized for this purpose by the county’s governing body. (2) A local board shall pay an election judge for each election day and each early voting day that the election judge actually serves. (b) (1) In Allegany County, the compensation for each day actually served […]
Section 10-206 – Instruction for Election Judges
(a) In consultation with the local boards, the State Board shall: (1) develop a program of instruction of election judges; and (2) oversee the implementation of the program of instruction. (b) The training materials utilized by the program may include: (1) an instruction manual and other written directives; (2) curriculum for training sessions; and (3) audiovisuals. (c) The State Board shall develop a […]
Section 10-207 – Removal of an Election Judge
(a) A local board shall investigate promptly each complaint it receives regarding the fitness, qualification, or performance of an individual appointed to be an election judge. (b) A local board shall remove any election judge who is unfit or incompetent for the office.
Section 10-301 – Hours for Voting
(a) On an election day, a polling place shall be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. (b) A voter who has appeared at a polling place by the closing hour to cast a ballot shall be allowed to vote.
Section 10-301.1 – Early Voting and Early Voting Centers
(a) Except as provided under Title 9, Subtitle 3 of this article, during any regularly scheduled primary or general election a voter may vote: (1) in the voter’s assigned precinct on election day; or (2) at an early voting center in the voter’s county of residence on any early voting day in accordance with this section. (b) (1) Each county […]