WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 812

(I)  THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT THERE IS NO
SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE PLACE TO HOLD AN ELECTION;

(II) THE LICENSEE AGREES TO CLOSE THAT SECTION
OF THE ESTABLISHMENT IN WHICH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD OR
DISPENSED AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE THE POLLS OPEN AND UNTIL AFTER

THE POLLS CLOSE; AND

(II)  THE LICENSEE AGREES NOT TO SELL OR
DISPENSE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING 2 HOURS
BEFORE THE POLLS OPEN AND ENDING 2 HOURS AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE;
AND

(III)  WHERE APPLICABLE, ALL BALLOTS ARE REMOVED
FROM THE POLLING PLACE BY THE BOARD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
ELECTION.

[(2)] (3) In Baltimore City public buildings shall be
used for polling places to the greatest extent feasible. For
rental of privately owned polling places in Baltimore City the
board of supervisors shall pay an amount as determined from time
to time in the ordinance of estimates, provided that such amount
shall be uniform on a citywide basis.

[(3)] (4) Every polling place, to the extent
feasible, shall be structurally barrier free in order to permit
reasonable access, for the purpose of voting, to elderly and
handicapped voters.

(b) Wherever possible and practicable, it shall be the duty
of each board to use public buildings, such as schoolhouses and
fire-engine houses, for polling places. It is the duty of all
public officials having charge of such buildings to place them at
the disposal of the boards without charge. Such space as needed
therein for the proper conduct of elections shall be provided
upon application for their use by the boards and light, heat and
custodial and janitorial services for the buildings shall be
provided without charge. Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to mean the volunteer fire companies or rescue squads
shall not be paid for the use of their facilities.

(1)   In Montgomery County, it shall be mandatory that
the county Board of Education make available such space and
custodial service as needed for the proper conduct of
registrations and elections upon application by the board for the
county.

(2)  In Charles County, the board, in its discretion,
shall be permitted to use private firehouses, private halls and
other buildings for polling places.

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