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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="10-311" title_number="10" title_name="Polling Places" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Polling Place Procedures">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The following persons have the right to designate a registered voter as an accredited challenger or a watcher at each polling place or early voting center:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the State Board for any location in the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a local board for any location in the county of the local board;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a candidate for any location where the candidate is included on the ballot;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a political party;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a political committee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>a person required to file reports under § 13–306 or § 13–307 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person who appoints an accredited challenger or watcher may remove the challenger or watcher at any time.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as provided in § 10–303(d)(2) of this subtitle and subsection (d) of this section, an accredited challenger or watcher has the right to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>enter the polling place or early voting center one–half hour before the polls open;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>enter or be present at the polling place or early voting center at any time when the polls are open;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>remain in the polling place or early voting center until the completion of all tasks associated with the close of the polls under § 10–314 of this subtitle and the election judges leave the polling place or early voting center;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>maintain a list of registered voters who have voted, or individuals who have cast provisional ballots, and take the list outside of the polling place or early voting center; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>enter and leave a polling place or early voting center for the purpose of taking outside of the polling place or early voting center information that identifies registered voters who have cast ballots or individuals who have cast provisional ballots.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A certificate signed by a designating person shall be sufficient evidence of the right of an accredited challenger or watcher to be present in the voting room.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The State Board shall prescribe a form that shall be supplied to the accredited challenger or watcher by the designating person.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A designating person shall submit a copy of the certificate of an accredited challenger or watcher to the appropriate local board before the accredited challenger or watcher may enter the voting room.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A challenger or watcher shall be positioned near the election judges and inside the voting room so that the challenger or watcher may see and hear each person as the person offers to vote.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A challenger or watcher may not attempt to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>ascertain how a voter voted or intends to vote;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>converse in the polling place or early voting center with any voter;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>assist any voter in voting; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>physically handle an original election document or voting equipment.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An election judge or a local election director may eject a challenger or watcher who violates the prohibitions under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, an election judge shall allow an individual other than an accredited challenger or watcher who desires to challenge the right to vote of any other individual to enter the polling place or early voting center for that purpose.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A majority of the election judges or a local election director may limit the number of nonaccredited challengers and watchers allowed in the polling place or early voting center at any one time for the purpose of challenging the right of an individual to vote.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A nonaccredited challenger or watcher shall leave the polling place or early voting center as soon as a majority of the election judges or a local election director decides the right to vote of the individual challenged by the challenger or watcher.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>In addition to restrictions provided under this subsection, all restrictions on the actions of an accredited challenger or watcher provided under this subtitle apply to a nonaccredited challenger or watcher.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
