Ch. 812

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 812

(House Bill 881)

AN ACT concerning

Election Laws - Polling Places

FOR the purpose of authorizing the local boards of supervisors of

elections to use as a polling place, in certain

circumstances, any building or part of a building for which
a license has been issued to serve alcoholic beverages; and
generally relating to polling places in which alcoholic
beverages are sold or dispensed altering provisions relating
to the use of certain buildings as polling places; and
generally relating to the selection of polling place
locations by local boards of supervisors of elections.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 33 - Election Code

Section 2-11

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

2-11.

(a) (1) It is the duty of the respective boards to appoint
and to provide for furnishing, heating, lighting and cleaning, a
suitable polling place in each precinct, which shall be as near
the center of the voting population of the precinct as
practicable. Whenever all three members of any board shall file
in their office a statement in writing that a suitable place
cannot in their judgment be secured in any precinct, a suitable
place in an adjoining precinct may be provided. [In] EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, IN no case
shall an election be held in any building or part of any building
used or occupied PRIMARILY as a [saloon,] billiard hall,
[or] bowling alley or communicating therewith by doors or
hallways except as to a building owned and occupied by a bona
fide volunteer fire company, service club, veterans organization
or, fraternal organization in Allegany County, OR RETIREMENT
COMMUNITY.

(2) AN ELECTION MAY NOT BE HELD IN AN ESTABLISHMENT
FOR WHICH THAT HOLDS AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE HAS BEEN
ISSUED UNLESS:

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