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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="11-502" title_number="11" title_name="Canvassing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Statewide Canvass and Certification">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board of State Canvassers consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Secretary of State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Comptroller;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the State Treasurer;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Maryland; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the Attorney General.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Three members of the Board of State Canvassers constitute a quorum.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The State Administrator serves as secretary to the Board of State Canvassers.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The members of the Board of State Canvassers may appoint designees to serve on the Board of State Canvassers as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Secretary of State may appoint a Deputy Secretary of State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Comptroller may appoint the Chief Deputy Comptroller;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the State Treasurer may appoint the deputy treasurer;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Maryland may appoint the Chief Deputy; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the Attorney General may appoint the Deputy Attorney General.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A member of the Board of State Canvassers shall submit a designation under subsection (d) of this section to the State Administrator at least 7 days before the Board of State Canvassers convenes.</text>
  </level>
</section>
