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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 33.21.05.03" title_num="33" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="05" heading="Training of Election Judges.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Development of Training Materials. The State Administrator shall develop an election judges’ manual, forms, and training materials.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Schedule and Materials. No later than 30 days before a special election, the local board shall submit to the State Administrator the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Schedule for training election judges;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Election judges’ manual and forms; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Training materials.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Training Classes. Each election director shall prepare and conduct training classes for election judges in accordance with COMAR 33.02.03.04.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Attendance Mandatory.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Each election judge shall attend one training class.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An election director may require an election judge to receive supplemental training.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Except as provided in §D(5) of this regulation, if an election judge serves as assigned, the election judge is entitled to compensation of at least $20 for each required class the election judge attends.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Unless appointed under emergency circumstances, an individual may not serve as an election judge unless the individual has attended the required class.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If a local board appoints an employee to serve as an election judge, the employee may not receive compensation as an election judge.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>