- A. Establishment Required. Each election director shall develop and, with the approval of the State Administrator, establish and implement an early voting center evaluation program using the early voting center evaluation form issued by the State Administrator.
B. Elements.
- (1) The program shall provide for at least two unannounced visits to each early voting center to assess the election judges' compliance with applicable procedures and their general performance.
- (2) Board members, staff members, independent contractors, or volunteers may be used to make these visits and assessments, as long as they have been properly trained in the early voting procedures outlined in the election judges' manual and supplement.
C. Reports to Administrator.
- (1) If requested by the State Administrator, the election director shall submit a report of the results of that election's evaluation.
- (2) The report shall be submitted within the time and in the form that the State Administrator requests.
Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), 9-406, and 10-301.1, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 624)
Regulation .05 amended effective September 6, 2010 (37:18 Md. R. 1216)
Regulation .06B amended effective September 6, 2010 (37:18 Md. R. 1215)
Chapter revised effective March 19, 2012 (39:5 Md. R. 384)
Regulation .05A amended as an emergency provision effective October 27, 2020 (47:24 Md. R. 1033); emergency provision expired December 31, 2020
Regulation .05A amended effective February 8, 2021 (48:3 Md. R. 94)
Regulation .05B amended effective January 6, 2025 (51:26 Md. R. 1187)
Regulation .10B, C amended effective April 15, 2024 (51:7 Md. R. 334)