HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(1)  To exercise supervision over the conduct of
elections in the State.

(2)  To adopt rules and regulations to facilitate
compliance by the boards of supervisors of elections with
the requirements of this article in the conduct of
registrations, voting and elections in the State and in
otherwise fulfilling their duties under this article.

(3)  In accordance with the provisions of
subtitle "Voting Systems", to review, approve, certify, and
decertify voting systems, including specific models of a
system, and to adopt rules and regulations governing the
review, approval, certification, decertification, and use of
voting systems; provided, however, any voting system for
which there was authorization in law immediately prior to
July 1, 1978, is certified and may not be decertified by the
Board.

(4)  To constitute a depository for such election
records and relevant information concerning elections as may
be provided by law or by administrative practice.

(5)  [To] SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 40, § 51 OF THE
CODE, TO make an annual report to the General Assembly
including recommended changes in this article to assure its
uniform administration and improvement in the procedure for
the conduct of registration, voting and elections.

Article 40 - General Assembly

22.

The Commission shall report to the Governor and,
SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 40, § 51 OF THE CODE, to the legislature
within fifteen days after the convening of each regular
legislative session, and at such other times as it deems
appropriate. Its members and the members of all delegations
and committees which it establishes shall serve without
compensation for such service, but they shall be paid their
necessary expenses in carrying out their obligations under
this subtitle. The Commission may employ a secretary and a
stenographer, it may incur such other expenses as may be
necessary for the proper performance of its duties, and it
may, by contributions to the Council of State Governments,
participate with other states in maintaining the said
Council's district and central secretaries, and its other
governmental services.

36.

The Legislative Policy Committee shall keep minutes of
its meetings, make periodic reports [to all members of],
SUBJECT TO § 51 OF THIS ARTICLE, TO the General Assembly,