Section 10-403 – Participation by Local Board
(a) (1) A local board may participate in the Program. (2) A participating local board shall implement or use components of the page training program developed by the State Board under § 10–402(c)(1) of this subtitle. (3) A participating local board may request from the State Board a waiver from a requirement established under this subtitle. (b) Each participating local […]
Section 10-404 – Pages
(a) To qualify as a page, an individual must: (1) be at least 14 years old; (2) apply to the local board in the individual’s county of residence; (3) be available to work at least one full 4–hour shift on election day; and (4) complete the required training before election day. (b) A page may not: (1) engage in any partisan activity […]
Section 10-303 – Authority and Duties of Election Judges
(a) Under the supervision of a chief judge, an election judge shall: (1) carry out the tasks assigned by the local board, including those set forth in any election judge instruction manual developed in accordance with § 10–206 of this title, during the period of time that begins before the election through the close of the polls […]
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 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 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 […]