1. A. If a State or federal court order or any other order extending voting hours is issued, the order shall be immediately forwarded to the State Administrator who shall review the order in consultation with the Attorney General's office and instruct affected local boards about properly complying with the order.
2. B. Only after receiving direction from the State Administrator or the Administrator's designee may an election director instruct election judges to extend voting hours.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), and 10-301, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.04 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 636); adopted permanently effective July 10, 2000 (27:13 Md. R. 1213)

Regulation .02 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)

Regulation .03 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)

Regulation .04 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)

Regulation .04 repealed as an emergency provision effective June 1, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 640); emergency provision expired July 31, 2020

Regulation .05 adopted effective October 19, 2009 (36:21 Md. R. 1594)

Regulation .06 adopted effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)