2013 Maryland Code
ELECTION LAW
§ 9-503 - Voting centers

§9-503.

(a) The local board shall establish voting centers for the use of any eligible voter who chooses to cast a ballot in person in a special election in accordance with this section.

(b) (1) In a special election held in a single county council district, at least one voting center shall be established in the county council district where the special election is being held.

(2) In a countywide special election, at least one voting center shall be established in each county council district.

(c) A voting center established under this section shall:

(1) provide access to a voting system that is accessible to voters with disabilities in accordance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the federal Help America Vote Act;

(2) provide for provisional voting in accordance with Subtitle 4 of this title;

(3) satisfy the requirements of § 10-101 of this article; and

(4) be open for voting during the days and for the hours that the county council directs in the resolution under § 9-501(c) of this subtitle.

(d) If necessary to expedite the conduct of a special election and subject to the approval of the State Board, the local board may establish a polling place under this section during a period when a change in polling places is prohibited under § 2-303 of this article.

(e) The process for applying in person for an absentee ballot at the office of a local board under § 9-305(c) of this title does not apply to a special election conducted by mail.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any provision of this article that applies to voting at a polling place on election day also applies to voting at a voting center established under this section.