1. (a) If the polling place assigned to an elderly or disabled voter is not structurally barrier free, the voter may request a reassignment by the local board.

2. (b)

   1. (1) To qualify for a reassignment by the local board, the voter shall submit a request in writing to the local board not later than the close of registration for the election.
   2. (2) The request may be made on a form prescribed by the State Board.

3. (c) On receipt of a request from an elderly or disabled voter under subsection (b) of this section, the local board shall either:

   1. (1) assign the voter to an election district, ward, or precinct in the voter's county that contains a structurally barrier free polling place; or
   2. (2) issue the voter an absentee ballot in accordance with the procedures established under Title 9, Subtitle 3 of this article.
4. (d) Any ballot issued to a voter under subsection (c)(2) of this section shall be identical to the ballot used in the polling place originally assigned to the voter.

Added as Art. 33, § 10-102, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 200, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Transferred to Election Law § 10-102 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2006, c. 6, § 1, eff. Feb. 17, 2006.

Formerly Art. 33, § 10-102.