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MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  1-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - General Provisions|Section 1-303 - Dissemination of Voter Information Materials -- Apartment Buildings, Condominiums, or Other Multifamily Structures

    (a)    In this section, “voter information material” means:        (1)    campaign literature that is campaign material under Title 13, Subtitle 4 of this article; or        (2)    registration or voting information issued by the State Board or a local board.    (b)    This section applies only:        (1)    in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County; and        (2)    to apartment buildings, condominiums, or other multifamily residential structures where access to the entrance of individual residential units is restricted by the owner or governing board of the entire structure.    (c)    (1)    The owner or governing board of a multifamily residential structure shall designate a public area within the structure where, for the 60–day period immediately prior to each primary election and general election, voter information material may be distributed or deposited.        (2)    The designated public area shall be readily accessible to the residents of the structure.        (3)    Voter information material deposited in the designated public area shall remain available for residents of the structure for a period of at least 10 days.    (d)    On written notification by a person whose rights under this section were violated, the local board shall:        (1)    notify the owner or governing board regarding the apparent violation and the requirements of this section; and        (2)    request compliance with the requirements of this section.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  1-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - General Provisions|Section 1-304 - Political Restrictions in Montgomery County for Individuals in Quasi-Judicial Capacities

    This article does not preempt restrictions on political activities that are:         (1)    provided in or authorized by the Montgomery County Charter; and        (2)    imposed on any of the following individuals:            (i)    an officer or employee of the Montgomery County government who serves in a quasi-judicial capacity; or            (ii)    a member of a Montgomery County government board or commission who serves in a quasi-judicial capacity.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  1-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - General Provisions|Section 1-305 - Change in Administrative Policy

    (a)    The State Board or a local board may not consider a change in an administrative policy affecting voting rights at a meeting unless the board has posted a prominent public notice on its Web site at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting stating that the board will consider an administrative policy affecting voting rights at the meeting.    (b)    If the State Board or a local board adopts a change in an administrative policy affecting voting rights, the State Board and, if applicable, the local board that adopted the change shall provide reasonable public notice of the change as provided in subsection (c) of this section.    (c)    The public notice shall:        (1)    be in a reasonably convenient and accessible format;        (2)    be prominently posted on the Web site of the:            (i)    State Board; and            (ii)    local board that adopted the change, if applicable;        (3)    include a concise description of the change, including the difference between the new administrative policy affecting voting rights and the administrative policy affecting voting rights that was previously in effect; and        (4)    be provided within 48 hours of the adoption of the change.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 1 - State Board|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 the Governor in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, with the advice and consent of the Senate of Maryland;            (ii)    be a registered voter in the State for the 5 years immediately preceding the appointment;            (iii)    subject to subsection (f)(3) of this section, be eligible for reappointment;            (iv)    conform to the restrictions specified under § 2-301 of this title; and            (v)    be subject to removal by the Governor for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause, upon written charges filed by the Governor with the State Board and after having been afforded notice and ample opportunity to be heard.        (2)    Subject to subsection (e) of this section, the Governor shall appoint as a member of the State Board an individual whose name is submitted to the Governor by the State Central Committee of the principal political party entitled to the appointment.    (d)    Before taking office, each appointee to the State Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.    (e)    (1)    Each member of the State Board shall be a member of one of the principal political parties.        (2)    A person may not be appointed to the State Board if the appointment will result in the State Board having more than three or fewer than two members of the same principal political party.    (f)    (1)    The term of a member is 4 years and begins on July 1.        (2)    The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the State Board on July 1, 1999.        (3)    A member may not serve more than three consecutive terms.        (4)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (g)    (1)    If a vacancy occurs on the State Board, it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (2)    An appointment made while the Senate of Maryland is not in session shall be considered temporary until the appointee is confirmed by the Senate.    (h)    Not later than August 1 each year, the State Board shall elect one of its members as chairman.    (i)    Each member shall receive:        (1)    per diem compensation as provided in the State budget for each day that the member is actually engaged in the discharge of official duties, as authorized by the State Board and in accordance with the State budget; and        (2)    reimbursement for all necessary and proper expenses, as provided in the State budget.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 1 - State Board|Section 2-103 - State Administrator

    (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 deputy administrator, who shall serve as State Administrator in the event the State Administrator resigns, becomes disabled, or dies, pending the appointment of a successor State Administrator; and            (ii)    pursuant to the State Personnel and Pensions Article, other staff of the State Board;        (4)    supervise the operations of the local boards;        (5)    perform all duties and exercise all powers that are assigned by law to the State Administrator or delegated by the State Board;        (6)    implement, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list;        (7)    provided the State Board is fully constituted with five duly confirmed members, be subject to removal by the affirmative vote of four duly confirmed members of the State Board for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause except that:            (i)    prior to removal, the State Board shall set forth written charges stating the grounds for dismissal and afford the State Administrator notice and an ample opportunity to be heard; and            (ii)    subsequent to a valid vote for removal by at least four duly confirmed members of the State Board, the State Administrator is authorized to continue to serve until a successor is appointed and confirmed by the Senate of Maryland; and        (8)    be the chief State election official.    (c)    Before taking office, the appointee to the office of State Administrator shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 1 - State Board|Section 2-104 - Statewide Biennial Preelection Meeting

    (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 the meeting:        (1)    the members, substitute members, counsel, and election director of each local board; and        (2)    any other individuals designated by the State Board or a local board to attend the meeting.    (c)    (1)    The meeting shall be held at a time and place and continue for such period of time as the State Board considers necessary.        (2)    The purpose of the meeting is to instruct the members of the local boards, the election directors, the counsel to local boards, and the other employees who are in attendance, concerning their duties in the conduct of elections.    (d)    Each member, substitute member, election director, counsel, or other employee who is required or authorized to attend the meeting shall be reimbursed by the county government:        (1)    for all reasonable expenses for each day that the individual attends the meeting; and        (2)    for mileage from the individual’s place of residence to the place of meeting and return, in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 1 - State Board|Section 2-105 - Judicial Proceedings; Intervention by State Board

    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.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 1 - State Board|Section 2-106 - Records and Voting Authority Card Management

    (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 that have been signed under § 10–310(a)(6) of this article for 3 years by:            (i)    physically storing the voting authority cards; or            (ii)    electronically scanning and storing the voting authority cards in the same manner that the local board stores other electronic materials.    (b)    If produced and proved by a representative of the applicable board, a copy of a public record that is certified by and kept under the seal of the principal administrative officer of that board shall be evidence in any court to the same extent as the original record.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 1 - State Board|Section 2-107 - Maryland Election Modernization Fund

    (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 separately hold and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.        (5)    The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.        (6)    Any investment earnings shall be retained to the credit of the Fund.    (b)    The Fund consists of:        (1)    moneys appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;        (2)    moneys otherwise appropriated for the purposes of the Fund, which may be transferred to the Fund by an approved budget amendment; and        (3)    moneys received by the State from the federal government under the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 or under other federal programs for similar purposes.    (c)    Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with an appropriation for:        (1)    complying with requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002;        (2)    improving the administration of elections for federal office;        (3)    educating voters regarding voting procedures, voting rights, and voting technology;        (4)    training election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers;        (5)    developing the State plan required by the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002;        (6)    improving, acquiring, leasing, modifying, or replacing voting systems and technology and methods for casting and counting votes;        (7)    improving the quantity and accessibility of polling places, including providing physical access for individuals with disabilities, nonvisual access for individuals with visual impairments, and access for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language;        (8)    establishing toll-free telephone hotlines that voters may use to report possible voting fraud and voting rights violations, to obtain general election information, and to access detailed automated information on their own voter registration status, specific polling place locations, and other relevant information; and        (9)    any other uses that may be allowed for funds received under the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 2 - Local Boards|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 operation expenses; and        (3)    supplies and equipment required under § 2-202(b)(3) of this subtitle.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 2 - Local Boards|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 Anne Arundel County, $5,000 for the president and $4,500 for other regular members;        (3)    in Baltimore City, $11,000 for the president and $10,000 for other regular members;        (4)    in Baltimore County, $4,000 for the president and $3,000 for other regular members;        (5)    in Calvert County, $3,000 and reimbursement for expenses in the performance of their duties;        (6)    in Caroline County, $3,250 for the president, $3,000 for other regular members, and reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of election duties in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations;        (7)    in Carroll County, $3,000;        (8)    in Cecil County, $1,250 for the president, $1,000 for other regular members, and reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of election activities which occur outside the county;        (9)    in Charles County, $800;        (10)    in Dorchester County, $3,000 and expenses as authorized by the County Commissioners;        (11)    in Frederick County, $5,500 for the president and $5,000 for other regular members;        (12)    in Garrett County, the amount set by the County Commissioners under Chapter 91 of the Public Local Laws of Garrett County;        (13)    in Harford County, $2,000 for the president and $1,700 for other regular members;        (14)    in Howard County, $2,800 for the president and $2,000 for other regular members;        (15)    in Kent County, $1,500 for the president and $1,500 for other regular members;        (16)    in Montgomery County, $5,000 for the president and $4,500 for other regular members;        (17)    in Prince George’s County, $5,000 for the president and $4,500 for other regular members;        (18)    in Queen Anne’s County, $1,500 for the president and $1,200 for other regular members;        (19)    in St. Mary’s County, $3,000;        (20)    in Somerset County, $1,000;        (21)    in Talbot County, $600;        (22)    in Washington County, the amount set by the County Commissioners;        (23)    in Wicomico County, $2,400 for the president and $1,800 for other regular members; and        (24)    in Worcester County, $1,500 for the president and $1,200 for other regular members.    (b)    (1)    Consistent with paragraph (2) of this subsection, each substitute member shall be compensated for each day of service as provided in the county budget.        (2)    A substitute member shall be compensated at a rate of at least $25 for each meeting of the local board that the substitute member attends.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 2 - Local Boards|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 Arundel County, the counsel may not be compensated less than the salary of a local board member.            (ii)    In Baltimore County, the counsel may not be compensated less than $2,000 annually.            (iii)    In Montgomery County, the counsel shall receive an annual salary of $2,000.            (iv)    In Prince George’s County, the counsel shall receive an annual salary of $4,500.            (v)    In Worcester County, the counsel shall receive an annual salary as provided in the county budget, but not less than $800.    (c)    In accordance with the county budget and in addition to the compensation specified in subsection (b) of this section, each local board may provide counsel with appropriate additional compensation for services that the local board determines are necessary.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 2 - Local Boards|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 polling place to the voter;        (5)    issue voter notification cards;        (6)    receive certificates of candidacy;        (7)    verify petitions;        (8)    in consultation with the local board, conduct the canvass following an election; and        (9)    subject to § 9–306 of this article, process and reject absentee ballot applications.
MD. Election Law Code Ann. §  2-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Election Law|Title 2 - Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards|Subtitle 2 - Local Boards|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.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, if the employees of a local board are covered by its county merit system:            (i)    the employees shall be classified employees under the county merit system; and            (ii)    the employees may be appointed and removed subject to the personnel regulations of the county in which the local board is located.        (2)    If the employees of a local board are not covered by its county merit system:            (i)    the employees shall be in the skilled service or professional service of the State Personnel Management System;            (ii)    appointment and removal of the employees shall be in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern skilled service or professional service employees; and            (iii)    notwithstanding § 4-201 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, upon recommendation of the State Administrator, the State Board shall determine the fixed rate of compensation of the employees.    (d)    Each classified employee shall be a registered voter of the State.    (e)    An employee of a local board is subject to the restrictions and requirements of § 2–301 of this title.    (f)    The election director in Prince George’s County shall be in the exempt service under the Prince George’s County Personnel System.