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. […]
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 10-307 – 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 10-308 – 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 10-310 – Responsibilities of Election Judges on Election Day — Voting Hours
(a) For each individual who seeks to vote, an election judge, in accordance with instructions provided by the local board, shall: (1) locate the individual’s name in the election register and locate the preprinted voting authority card and then authorize the individual to vote a regular ballot; (2) (i) if the individual’s name is not found on the election […]
Section 10-311 – Challengers and Watchers
(a) (1) The following persons or entities have the right to designate a registered voter as a challenger or a watcher at each place of registration and election: (i) the State Board for any polling place in the State; (ii) a local board for any polling place located in the county of the local board; (iii) a candidate; (iv) a political […]
Section 10-312 – Challenge of an Individual’s Right to Vote
(a) (1) The right of an individual to vote may be challenged at the polls only on the grounds of identity. (2) An individual whose right to vote is challenged at the polls may establish the individual’s identity by presenting any of the following forms of identification: (i) the individual’s voter registration card; (ii) the individual’s Social Security card; (iii) the […]
Section 10-313 – Write-in Voting
(a) In any general election or special general election, a voter may write in a name for any office. (b) (1) When requested by a voter, an election judge shall provide information on write-in voting. (2) (i) If a voter requests information on write-in voting, an election judge shall assure that the voter is fully informed of the procedure before […]
Section 10-314 – Closing of the Polls
(a) (1) The local board shall provide election judges with detailed procedures for the closing of the polls, specific to the voting system used. (2) The procedures shall include directions on: (i) the tabulation, recording, and reporting of votes if these activities are undertaken in the polling place; (ii) the preparation, signing, and sealing of documents and other election materials; […]
Section 10-315 – Time Off for Employees to Vote
(a) Every employer in the State shall permit any employee who claims to be a registered voter in the State a period not to exceed 2 hours absence from work on election day in order to cast a ballot if the employee does not have 2 hours of continuous off-duty during the time that the polls […]