1. A. Agreement Required. A local board shall enter into a legally binding agreement with an authorized representative of the facility where early voting will be conducted.

2. B. Required Provisions. The agreement shall contain the following provisions:

   1. (1) The dates and times when a local board requires access to the facility;
   2. (2) The amount of compensation, if any, a local board is required to pay to use the facility as an early voting center;
   3. (3) Authorization to install and test equipment and telecommunications connections before early voting, and remove equipment and connections after early voting;
   4. (4) Authorization to install temporary measures to improve access to the early voting center for voters with disabilities;
   5. (5) Require the facility to provide a local board with its policies and procedures for inclement weather and other emergency situations;
   6. (6) Whether the facility or the local board is responsible for providing appropriate services in case of inclement weather or other emergency situations;
   7. (7) If agreed to by the facility's authorized representative, a copy of the facility's disaster recovery plan;
   8. (8) Authorization to establish a no electioneering zone during early voting; and
   9. (9) Authorization to allow exit polling within the no electioneering zone.
3. C. Filing with State Administrator. Within 30 days of executing the agreement, a local board shall file a copy of the signed agreement with the State Administrator.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), and 10-301.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 14, 2010 (37: 1 Md. R. 17)

Regulation .01A amended effective August 22, 2011 (38:17 Md. R. 1015)

Regulation .02 amended effective April 4, 2022 (49:7 Md. R. 469); July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514); November 24, 2025 (52:23 Md. R. 1140)

Regulation .02A, F amended as an emergency provision effective September 25, 2020 (47:22 Md. R. 934); emergency provision expired December 31, 2020

Regulation .02G amended effective May 31, 2010 (37:11 Md. R. 768)

Regulation 04A, C amended effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 514)