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 […]
Section 10-302 – Delivery of Equipment and Supplies; Backup Copies
(a) In a timely manner for each election, the local board shall provide for the delivery to each polling place the supplies, records, and equipment necessary for the conduct of the election. (b) Each polling place shall be equipped with a computer device that contains a record of all registered voters in the county and that is […]
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. […]