Section 10-102 - Alternative polling places - Elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-102. Alternative polling places - Elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.
 

(a)  Reassignment.- If the polling place assigned to an elderly or disabled voter is not structurally barrier free, the voter may request a reassignment by the local board. 

(b)  Procedure for reassignment.-  

(1) To qualify for a reassignment by the local board, the voter shall submit a request in writing to the local board not later than the close of registration for the election. 

(2) The request may be made on a form prescribed by the State Board. 

(c)  Responsibility of local board.- On receipt of a request from an elderly or disabled voter under subsection (b) of this section, the local board shall either: 

(1) assign the voter to an election district, ward, or precinct in the voter's county that contains a structurally barrier free polling place; or 

(2) issue the voter an absentee ballot in accordance with the procedures established under Title 9, Subtitle 3 of this article. 

(d)  Issuance of absentee ballot.- Any ballot issued to a voter under subsection (c)(2) of this section shall be identical to the ballot used in the polling place originally assigned to the voter. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 10-102; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 2006, ch. 6.]