Md. Code Regs. 33.07.09.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 33.07.09.01 - Electioneering-Polling Place

A. At each polling place, one election judge from each principal political party shall be designated by the local board and, acting jointly, shall post signs delineating a line around the entrance and exit of the building that are closest to that part of the building in which voting occurs.

B. Electioneering Boundary.

(1) Except as provided in §B(2) of this regulation, the line shall be located as near as practicable to 100 feet from the entrance and exit and shall be established after consideration of the configuration of the entrance and the effect of placement on public safety and the flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

(2) In Montgomery County, on approval of the local board, the line may be located at any point between 25 feet and 100 feet from the entrance and exit.

C. The signs shall contain the words "No Electioneering Beyond this Point."

D. An election judge is not required to delineate this area with a physical line on the ground.

Md. Code Regs. 33.07.09.01

Regulations .01 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 636); adopted permanently effective July 10, 2000 (27:13 Md. R. 1213)
Regulation .01 amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 623); Regulation .01 adopted effective 51:7 Md. R. 321-354, eff. 4/15/2024.