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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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(2) STATIONING A PERSON, INCLUDING ONESELF, OR AN OBJECT IN THE
PATH OP A VOTER;
(3) ELECTIONEERING OR CANVASSING AS DESCRIBED IN § 16-206 OF
THIS ARTICLE;
(4) COMMUNICATING IN ANY OTHER MANNER A VOTING PREFERENCE
OR CHOICE; OR
(5) PERFORMING ANY OTHER SERVICE AS A POLL WORKER OR
DISTRIBUTOR OF SAMPLE BALLOTS.
(B) SCOPE.
THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:
(1) MEALS, BEVERAGES, AND REFRESHMENTS SERVED TO CAMPAIGN
WORKERS;
(2) SALARIES OF REGULARLY EMPLOYED PERSONNEL IN CAMPAIGN
HEADQUARTERS;
(3) MEDIA ADVERTISING, INCLUDING NEWSPAPER, RADIO, TELEVISION,
BILLBOARD, OR AERIAL ADVERTISING;
(4) RENT AND REGULAR OFFICE EXPENSES; OR
(5) THE COST OF TELEPHONING VOTERS OR TRANSPORTING VOTERS TO
AND FROM POLLING PLACES.
(C) PROHIBITION.
A CAMPAIGN FINANCE ENTITY, OR A PERSON ACTING ON ITS BEHALF, MAY NOT
AT ANY TIME, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, PAY OR INCUR AN OBLIGATION TO PAY, AND
A PERSON MAY NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, RECEIVE ANY MONEY OR THING OF
VALUE, FOR:
(1) A POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT; OR
(2) WALK-AROUND SERVICES.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 33, § 13-209.
In subsection (a) of this section, the former references to activities
performed "on the day of the election" are deleted in light of the reference
to activities performed "while the polls are open".
In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the former reference to distributing
campaign material to "any person" is deleted as surplusage.
In subsection (a)(2) of this section, the reference to stationing a person
"including oneself" in the path of a voter is added for clarity.
In subsection (a)(4) of this section, the reference to walk-around services
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