908                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 267

Article 33 - Election Code

2-6.

Subject to the provisions of Article 64A of the Code,
or, in the case of a board covered by a local merit system
as provided in Article 64A, § 9G (f), subject to the rules
and regulations of the personnel officials of the county in
which the board is located, each board may appoint and
remove clerks, [registrars voting] REGISTRARS, VOTING
machine custodians, stenographers, and other employees who
shall be registered voters of the State of Maryland and,
with respect to any appointment after July 1, 1978, shall be
a resident of the county in which the board is located and
maintain such residence while so employed. During any part
of his tenure in office or his employment, an employee may
not hold any public or party office or be a candidate for
any public or party office; use his official authority or
influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting
the result of an election; or take an active part in
political management or in political campaigns.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to
election judges, whatever their title may be, or to
attorneys to the election boards. However, an election judge
or an attorney to an election board may not be a candidate,
a campaign manager for a candidate or a treasurer for a
candidate or political committee.

In Baltimore City the board may not have more than 45
employees, or as provided hereafter by the Secretary of
Personnel.

17-6.

In the canvass of votes by the canvassing board for the
city or county herein provided, said board shall, unless
otherwise provided in the Constitution of this State,
declare who is elected, nominated or continued, as the case
may be, [to for] TO, FOR, or in any city or county office or
to or for any office voted for only within the territory or
such city or county.

Article 38A - Fires and Investigations

38.

(d) Any individual who shall sustain any injury while
engaged in and arising out of any activity hereunder shall
be entitled to any or all benefits available to him under
the Annotated Code of Maryland, workmen's compensation, as
the primary remedy to reimburse him for expenses for medical
bills, [loss or] LOSS OF earnings and disability arising
hereunder [of as a result] OR AS A RESULT hereof.

57.