Title 10. Polling Places — Subtitle 4. Election Day Page Program
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 10-401 (2026)
Title 10. Polling Places
Subtitle 4. Election Day Page Program
§ 10–401LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)
“Page” means a student selected by a local board participating in the Program to assist the local board and election judges in performing election day duties in a polling place on election day.
(c)
“Program” means the Election Day Page Program.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 10-402 (2026)
Title 10. Polling Places
Subtitle 4. Election Day Page Program
§ 10–402LinkCopy Citation
(a)
There is an Election Day Page Program.
(b)
The purpose of the Program is to:
(1)
stimulate the interest of students in the election process;
(2)
provide assistance to election judges in polling places on election day; and
(3)
ensure the safe entry and exit of elderly voters and voters with disabilities from polling places.
(c)
The State Board:
(1)
shall develop a page training program for use by participating local boards that includes the duties, responsibilities, and prohibited conduct of pages at a polling place on election day; and
(2)
may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 10-403 (2026)
Title 10. Polling Places
Subtitle 4. Election Day Page Program
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(a)
(1)
A local board may participate in the Program.
(2)
A participating local board shall implement or use components of the page training program developed by the State Board under § 10–402(c)(1) of this subtitle.
(3)
A participating local board may request from the State Board a waiver from a requirement established under this subtitle.
(b)
Each participating local board shall:
(1)
be responsible for the staffing of and implementation of a page training program;
(2)
ensure each page receives the required training before election day; and
(3)
encourage individuals at least 16 years old who apply to the Program to train as an election judge.
(c)
An individual may not work as a page in a polling place unless the individual has completed the training provided by the local board.
(d)
Each participating local board, in collaboration with the local school system, shall establish a procedure for the selection of pages by the local board.
(e)
Each participating local board may recognize and certify community service hours for pages.
(f)
This section does not require a local board to participate in the Program.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 10-404 (2026)
Title 10. Polling Places
Subtitle 4. Election Day Page Program
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(a)
To qualify as a page, an individual must:
(1)
be at least 14 years old;
(2)
apply to the local board in the individual’s county of residence;
(3)
be available to work at least one full 4–hour shift on election day; and
(4)
complete the required training before election day.
(b)
A page may not:
(1)
engage in any partisan activity while working at a polling place; or
(2)
handle or touch a marked ballot at any time.
(c)
A page may work up to two 4–hour shifts at a polling place on election day.
(d)
Each page shall:
(1)
serve under the direct supervision of the chief election judges for the assigned polling place; and
(2)
assist election judges with election day duties, as directed.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 10-405 (2026)
Title 10. Polling Places
Subtitle 4. Election Day Page Program
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(a)
Each page shall take and subscribe to a written oath.
(b)
The signed oath, when returned to the local board, shall constitute the commission of the position of election day page.
(c)
Each local board shall prescribe a form for the combined oath and commission required under this section.