(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 […]
(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 […]
(a) There is a State Administrator of Elections. (b) The State Administrator shall: (1) be appointed by the State Board, with the advice and consent of the Senate of Maryland, and serve at the pleasure of the State Board; (2) receive a salary as provided in the State budget; (3) as provided in the State budget, employ and supervise: (i) a […]
(a) In the year preceding each year in which a primary and general election is to be held throughout the State, the State Board shall conduct a meeting for the members of the local boards. (b) Unless excused by the State Administrator in accordance with regulations of the State Board, the following individuals are required to attend […]
In any judicial proceeding in which a local board is a party, the State Board: (1) immediately after the action has been filed, shall be provided by the local board with a copy of the complaint or other pleading that initiated the proceeding; and (2) may join as a party to the proceeding.
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the State Board and each local board shall maintain and dispose of its public records in accordance with the program for records management adopted by the State Board under Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part II of the State Government Article. (2) Each local board shall maintain voting authority cards […]
(a) (1) There is a Maryland Election Modernization Fund. (2) The Fund is established as a continuing fund for programs relating to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 and related expenditures. (3) The Fund is a special, continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. (4) The Treasurer shall […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Appropriate persons” means: (i) the State Board; (ii) the Governor; (iii) the President of the Senate of Maryland; (iv) the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and (v) the Attorney General. (3) “Election service provider” means any person providing, supporting, or maintaining an election system on behalf of the State Board […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Appropriate persons” means: (i) the State Board; (ii) the Governor; (iii) the President of the Senate of Maryland; (iv) the Speaker of the House of Delegates; (v) the Attorney General; and (vi) the Department of Information Technology. (3) “Contract” means an agreement in any form entered into by a governmental entity for […]
