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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 291
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REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 9-408.
No changes are made.
Title 10. Polling Places.
Subtitle 1. Polling Place Sites.
10-101.
(a) (1) Each local board shall designate a polling place that meets the
requirements of this subsection for each precinct in the county as established by the
local board in accordance with Title 2 of this article.
(2) Each polling place shall:
(i) Provide an environment that is suitable to the proper conduct of
an election;
(ii) Be located as conveniently as practicable for the majority of
registered voters assigned to that polling place;
(iii) Except as authorized in paragraph (4) of this subsection, be in a
public building;
(iv) Be in the precinct [which] THAT it serves unless no suitable
location for a polling place can be found within that precinct, in which case the board
may establish the polling place in an adjacent precinct; and
(v) Whenever practicable, be selected and arranged to avoid
architectural and other barriers that impede access or voting by elderly and
physically disabled voters.
(3) (i) The public official responsible for the use of any public building
requested by a local board for a polling place shall make available to the local board,
without charge, the space that is needed in the building for the proper conduct of an
election.
(ii) Light, heat, and custodial and janitorial services for the space
shall be provided to the local board without charge.
(4) (i) If suitable space in a public building is not available, a local
board may pay a reasonable fee for the use of space in a privately owned building.
(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, an
election may not be held in any building or part of any building used or occupied by an
establishment that holds an alcoholic beverages license.
(iii) An election may be held in a building that is owned and
occupied by an establishment that holds an alcoholic beverages license if:
1. The local board determines that there is no suitable
alternative place to hold an election;
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