1. A. If a local board appoints an employee to serve as an election judge, the employee may not perform any duties other than those of an election judge.

2. B. At least one employee or board member of a local board shall be present at an early voting center for the following activities:

   1. (1) Setting up the early voting center each day of early voting; and
   2. (2) Closing down the early voting center each day of early voting.

3. C. Applicability.

   1. (1) Except as provided in §C(2) of this regulation, all federal and State laws, regulations, and procedures that apply to voting during early voting and on election day apply to voting at a voting center.

   2. (2) An employee or board member of a local board shall:

      1. (a) Be present at an early voting center to open and close an early voting center on the first day of early voting;
      2. (b) Be present at an early voting center to close an early voting center on the last day of early voting; and
      3. (c) Provide remote support to open or close an early voting center on the other days of early voting if the local board does not have an employee or board member present.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 9-102(i), 10-206(g), 10-301.1(h), and 12-106(a), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 22, 2010 (37:4 Md. R. 343)

Regulation .01C adopted as an emergency provision effective September 4, 2020 (47:20 Md. R. 873); emergency provision expired December 31, 2020

Regulation .01C adopted effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 16)

Regulation .02 amended effective October 18, 2010 (37:21 Md. R. 1439)

Regulation .02D amended effective June 3, 2019 (46:11 Md. R. 517)

Regulation .03E adopted effective June 28, 2010 (37:13 Md. R. 853)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 2, 2023 (50:19 Md. R. 854)