Ch. 112

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1993 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article 33 - Election Code
Section 1-1(a)(10)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 33 - Election Code
Section 2-7(a) and 2-8
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 33 - Election Code

1-1.

(a) As used in this article the following terms shall have the meanings indicated
unless a contrary meaning is clearly intended from the context in which the term appears:

(5B) "DECLINE" MEANS ANY VOTER WHO HAS DECLINED TO AFFILIATE
WITH ANY POLITICAL PARTY.

(10) "Judge" means any person designated as a judge of election and shall
include book judges and machine attendants.

2-7.

(a) (1) Each board biennially shall appoint for each precinct, at least four [(4)]
judges. [An] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN
equal number of such judges shall be selected from the majority party and the principal
minority party in the State; and the board in making any such appointments
APPOINTMENT AS A JUDGE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION shall designate the persons
intended by it to represent each such political party. The board may require the
attendance of these persons before it for examination with respect to their qualifications.

(2) IF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JUDGES FOR A PRECINCT IS EIGHT OR
MORE, THEN UP TO 25% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JUDGES APPOINTED FOR THE
PRECINCT MAY BE DECLINES. THE BOARD MAY NOT APPOINT A DECLINE TO THE
POSITION OF CHIEF JUDGE.

(2) IF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JUDGES FOR A PRECINCT IS EIGHT OR MORE
THEN THE NUMBER OF JUDGES WHO ARE DECLINES MAY NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF:

(I) THE NUMBER OF JUDGES WHO BELONG TO THE MAJORITY PARTY;
OR

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