Chapter 05. Election Judges
Regulation .01 Local Board Employees.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A local board may appoint an employee to serve as an election judge, if the employee’s primary responsibilities during the special election are the duties of an election judge.
B.
If a local board appoints an employee to serve as an election judge, the local board shall include this information in the plan required by COMAR 33.21.04.06.
Regulation .02 Number of Election Judges.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Each voting center shall have at least two election judges of different political party affiliations to serve as chief judges.
B.
Each voting center shall have at least four election judges.
C.
For each voting center, the local board shall appoint the number of election judges provided in the plan submitted under COMAR 33.21.04.06 and approved by the State Administrator.
Regulation .03 Training of Election Judges.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Development of Training Materials. The State Administrator shall develop an election judges’ manual, forms, and training materials.
B.
Schedule and Materials. No later than 30 days before a special election, the local board shall submit to the State Administrator the:
(1)
Schedule for training election judges;
(2)
Election judges’ manual and forms; and
(3)
Training materials.
C.
Training Classes. Each election director shall prepare and conduct training classes for election judges in accordance with COMAR 33.02.03.04.
D.
Attendance Mandatory.
(1)
Each election judge shall attend one training class.
(2)
An election director may require an election judge to receive supplemental training.
(3)
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.
(4)
Unless appointed under emergency circumstances, an individual may not serve as an election judge unless the individual has attended the required class.
(5)
If a local board appoints an employee to serve as an election judge, the employee may not receive compensation as an election judge.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102, 9-501, 9-503, 9-506, 10-201, and 10-206, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: September 28, 2015 (42:19 Md. R. 1230)
History: Regulation .05C adopted as an emergency provision effective May 11, 2020 (47:12 Md. R. 593); emergency provision expired July 31, 2020