(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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.
