1. A. Presence Allowed. Representatives of print or electronic media are permitted in a polling place as long as their activities do not:

   1. (1) Cause disruption;
   2. (2) Infringe on voter privacy;
   3. (3) Inhibit election judges from performing their duties; or
   4. (4) Otherwise interfere with the orderly conduct of the election.

2. B. Notice Requested.

   1. (1) Media organizations are requested to provide the State Administrator or the election director with a list of those polling places that they intend to cover, so that the election judges can be informed.
   2. (2) Failure to provide this information, however, does not in any way diminish or otherwise affect the rights granted by this regulation.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), and 15.5-104, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01 and .02 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 .01B amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)

Regulation .02 amended as an emergency provision effective October 22, 2004 (31:23 Md. R. 1650); amended permanently effective February 14, 2005 (32:3 Md. R. 290); amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623)

Regulation .02B amended effective February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 334)

Regulation .02B amended as an emergency provision effective July 18, 2022 (49:17 Md. R. 788)

Regulation .02B amended effective December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1052); March 31, 2025 (52:6 Md. R. 267); March 2, 2026 (53:4 Md. R. 186)