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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="2-301" future_version_removed="true" title_number="2" title_name="Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Provisions Generally Applicable">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a member of the State Board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a regular or substitute member of a local board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the State Administrator;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>an employee of the State Board or of a local board, including the election director of a board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>counsel appointed under § 2–205 of this title; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>an election judge.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual subject to this section may not, while holding the position:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>hold or be a candidate for any elective public or political party office or any other office created under the Constitution or laws of this State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>use the individual’s official authority for the purpose of influencing or affecting the result of an election; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, as to any candidate or any matter that is subject to an election under this article:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>be a campaign manager;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>be a treasurer or subtreasurer for a campaign finance entity; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>take any other active part in political management or a political campaign.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection, an election judge may engage in the activities of a political campaign, except:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>while performing official duties on election day; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>by serving as a campaign manager for a candidate or as the treasurer for a campaign finance entity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
