Section 10-306 - Information for voters at polling place. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-306. Information for voters at polling place.
 

(a)  Development of instructions; preparation of materials.-  

(1) The State Board, in consultation with the election directors of the local boards, shall specify and produce the following informational materials to be posted in each polling place: 

(i) a specimen ballot for that precinct; 

(ii) instructions relating to the availability of assistance to elderly and disabled voters; 

(iii) information regarding the date of the election and the hours during which the polling places will be open; 

(iv) instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote; 

(v) instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time voters; 

(vi) general information on voting rights under applicable federal and State laws and instructions on how to contact the appropriate local board if these rights are alleged to have been violated; 

(vii) information regarding provisional voting, including: 

1. information on the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot; 

2. how to fill out the provisional ballot application and cast the provisional ballot; and 

3. the standards that will be applied in determining whether a provisional ballot will be counted; and 

(viii) general information on federal and State laws regarding prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation. 

(2) A local board may produce other materials appropriate for the polling places in the county. 

(b)  Posting of information.- Before the polls open, the election judges for each precinct shall post all information specified under subsection (a) of this section. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 10-306; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 2003, ch. 379, § 2.]