2013 Maryland Code
ELECTION LAW
§ 2-206 - Election director

§2-206.

Subject to the requirements of this article and the policies and guidance of the local board, the election director may:

(1) appoint the employees of the local board;

(2) train judges of election;

(3) give notice of elections;

(4) upon the request of an elderly or disabled voter whose polling place is not structurally barrier free, provide an alternate polling place to the voter;

(5) issue voter acknowledgment notices and voter notification cards;

(6) receive certificates of candidacy;

(7) verify petitions;

(8) in consultation with the local board, conduct the canvass following an election; and

(9) subject to § 9-306 of this article, process and reject absentee ballot applications.