1. A. Electioneering — Election Offices. Electioneering is prohibited within the offices of a local board or the State Board on each day of early voting.

2. B. Clothing, Buttons, etc., in an Early Voting Center.

   1. (1) In General. Except as specified in §B(2) of this regulation, an individual, including any candidate, watcher, or challenger, may not enter the No Electioneering Zone outside an early voting center while visibly wearing or carrying any clothing, button, sticker, sign, or other paraphernalia that indicates support or opposition to a candidate, question, or contest.
   2. (2) Exception. This regulation does not apply to clothing, buttons, or stickers worn by a voter who, without lingering, enters the early voting center, votes, and then leaves.

3. C. No Electioneering Zone.

   1. (1) Except as provided in §C(2) of this regulation, a No Electioneering Zone for an early voting center is established in accordance with COMAR 33.07.09.01 and Election Law Article, §16-206(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.
   2. (2) If an early voting center is located in a multiuse facility, the No Electioneering Zone is 100 feet from the entrance closest to the space in which early voting is being conducted.

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)