600                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 288

CHAPTER 288
(House Bill 321)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, subsection (d)
of Section 2-12 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume) title "Election Code," subtitle "Elec-
tion Boards and Employees," requiring all boards of supervisors
of elections to provide and have available for public information
and distribution a directory of street addresses in their county
or city.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Subsection (d) of Section 2-12 of Article 33 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title "Election
Code," subtitle "Election Boards and Employees," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

2-12.

(d) (1) Each board at the time precinct lines are created or
changed under the authority of any provision of law, shall have a
reasonable number of maps prepared showing the new precinct lines
and shall adopt a resolution describing the precinct lines. One copy
of each of the resolutions and of the maps shall be filed with the clerk
of the circuit court of the county or the clerk of the Superior Court of
Baltimore City, as the case may be, and the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws.

(2)    The board of supervisors of elections in every county and
Baltimore City shall provide and have available for public informa-
tion and distribution maps and descriptions, which shall delineate
by streets, monuments, and other appropriate geographical descrip-
tions each precinct, councilmanic district, House of Delegates district,
State senatorial district and congressional district which is within
its area or of which its area is a part. The respective maps and
descriptions shall provide a clear and concise delineation of bound-
aries which can be easily understood by laymen. The maps and
descriptions provided by any board can include more than one
precinct or district and will comply with this section, provided the
delineation of boundaries is clear and concise and can be easily
understood by laymen.

(3)    If a State senatorial district or congressional district com-
prises portions of two or more of the political subdivisions, the two
or more boards of supervisors of elections shall cooperate in pro-
viding and having the description available for public information.
If an entire county is part or all of a State senatorial district or
congressional district, the county boundary lines may be so referred
to and need not be further described by street, monument, or geo-
graphical description.

(4) The board of supervisors of elections in every county and
Baltimore City shall provide and have available for public informa-
tion and distribution a directory of street addresses in said county
or Baltimore City. Such directory shall list street address locations
in alphabetical and/or numerical order appropriate for reference
purposes, and shall indicate the Election District or Ward, Precinct