Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 33. State Board of Elections |
Subtitle 15. PRECINCTS, POLLING PLACES, AND FACILITIES |
Chapter 33.15.03. Polling Places |
Sec. 33.15.03.03. Reassignments — Spouse or Helper of Elderly Voter or Voter with a Disability
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A. Helper Defined. In this regulation, "helper" means an individual who regularly renders assistance to an elderly voter or voter with a disability.
B. Right to Reassignment. A voter's spouse or helper may be reassigned to the voters polling place if the spouse or helper is registered to vote in the same county as the voter and the voter's polling place will have available the spouse's or helpers ballot style.
C. Procedure. The request of a helper or spouse for reassignment:
(1) Shall be made on the form that the State Board prescribes; and
(2) May be made at any time before the close of registration or, if later, within 10 days after the elderly voter or voter with a disability receives notice of reassignment.
D. Issuance of Ballot. Any ballot issued to a spouse or helper under this regulation shall be identical to the ballot used in the polling place originally assigned to the spouse or helper.