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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Election Law » Title 16 - Offenses and Penalties » Subtitle 3 - Conduct of Election Officials

Section 16-301 – Neglect of Duties; Corrupt or Fraudulent Acts

    (a)    An election official or an official of a political party may not willfully neglect official duties under this article or engage in corrupt or fraudulent acts in the performance of official duties under this article.     (b)    A person who violates this section is subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000 […]

Section 16-302 – Tampering With Election Records

    (a)    A person may not fraudulently tamper with election records of any kind, whether on paper or in any other medium.     (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and is subject to imprisonment for not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years.

Section 16-303 – Operation of Polling Place

    (a)    An election judge, while performing official duties at a polling place, may not willfully and knowingly:         (1)    interfere in any way with the casting of a vote by a person who the election judge knows is lawfully entitled to vote at an election;         (2)    fail to challenge a person who the election judge has reason to believe […]

Section 16-304 – Adding or Deleting Votes or Provisional Ballots

    (a)    In a polling place on election day, an election judge may not willfully and knowingly:         (1)    permit a ballot or ballots to be placed into a ballot receptacle prior to the time for voting; or         (2)    place a ballot in a ballot receptacle unless the ballot is offered by a properly registered voter or is a provisional […]