Section 2-203 – Local Government Funding
Each county shall appropriate the funds essential for the operations of its local board to enable the local board to pay the reasonable expenses incurred by the local board to exercise the powers and perform the duties prescribed for it by law, including: (1) personnel expenses, such as compensation, workers’ compensation, and unemployment insurance; (2) polling place […]
Section 2-204 – Compensation of Local Board Members
(a) Each regular member of a local board shall receive the salary and reimbursement of expenses provided in the county budget, but in no event may the annual compensation be less than the following amounts: (1) in Allegany County, the amount set by the County Commissioners under Title 28, Subtitle 1 of the Local Government Article; (2) in […]
Section 2-205 – Counsel to Local Board
(a) Each local board may appoint or retain as counsel an individual who is: (1) a registered voter of its county; and (2) admitted to practice law in the State. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the salary of counsel shall be set by the local board in accordance with the county budget. (2) (i) In Anne […]
Section 2-206 – Election Director
Subject to the requirements of this article and the policies and guidance of the local board, the election director may: (1) appoint the employees of the local board; (2) train judges of election; (3) give notice of elections; (4) upon the request of an elderly or disabled voter whose polling place is not structurally barrier free, provide an alternate […]
Section 2-207 – Local Board Employees
(a) (1) This section applies to each employee of a local board. (2) This section does not apply to: (i) local board counsel; or (ii) an election judge. (b) This section does not alter in any manner the method by which the salary of an employee of a local board is funded by the county in which the employee is employed. […]
Section 2-301 – Bar to Political Activities
(a) This section applies to: (1) a member of the State Board; (2) a regular or substitute member of a local board; (3) the State Administrator; (4) an employee of the State Board or of a local board, including the election director of a board; (5) counsel appointed under § 2–205 of this title; and (6) an election judge. (b) (1) An individual subject […]
Section 2-302 – Hours of Business
(a) (1) The State Board shall be open for business during regular business hours on each State government workday. (2) The State Board shall remain open until 9 p.m. on the last day for the filing of a certificate of candidacy for each election conducted under this article. (b) (1) Each local board shall be open for business: (i) on each […]
Section 2-303 – Precincts
(a) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, as it deems it expedient for the convenience of voters, a local board may: (i) create and alter the boundaries for precincts in the county; (ii) designate the location for polling places in any election district, ward, or precinct in the county; and (iii) combine or abolish precincts. (2) (i) Except […]
Section 2-101 – In General
(a) There is a State Board of Elections consisting of five members. (b) The State Board shall maintain its principal office in Annapolis and have staff, subject to the State Personnel and Pensions Article, as provided in the State budget. (c) (1) Each member of the State Board shall: (i) subject to subsection (g)(2) of this section, be appointed by […]
Section 2-102 – Powers and Duties
(a) The State Board shall manage and supervise elections in the State and ensure compliance with the requirements of this article and any applicable federal law by all persons involved in the elections process. (b) In exercising its authority under this article and in order to ensure compliance with this article and with any requirements of federal […]