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      (a)      This section applies to:

            (1)      a member of the State Board;

            (2)      a regular or substitute member of a local board;

            (3)      the State Administrator;

            (4)      an employee of the State Board or of a local board, including the election director of a board;

            (5)      counsel appointed under § 2-205 of this title; and

            (6)      an election judge.

      (b)      (1)      An individual subject to this section may not, while holding the position:

                  (i)      hold or be a candidate for any elective public or political party office or any other office created under the Constitution or laws of this State;

                  (ii)      use the individual's official authority for the purpose of influencing or affecting the result of an election; or

                  (iii)      except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, as to any candidate or any matter that is subject to an election under this article:

                        1.      be a campaign manager;

                        2.      be a treasurer or subtreasurer for a campaign finance entity; or

                        3.      take any other active part in political management or a political campaign.

            (2)      Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection, an election judge may engage in the activities of a political campaign, except:

                  (i)      while performing official duties on election day; and

                  (ii)      by serving as a campaign manager for a candidate or as the treasurer for a campaign finance entity.