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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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(2) Designate the location for polling places in any election district,
ward, or precinct in the county; and
(3) Combine or abolish precincts.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a local board may not
create or change a precinct boundary or polling place during the period beginning the
Tuesday that is 13 weeks prior to a primary election, through the day of the general
election.
(c) Any precinct boundary established by a local board subsequent to July 1,
1987 shall follow visible features as defined by the Bureau of the Census, United
States Department of Commerce.
(d) Within 5 days of creating a new precinct or changing a precinct boundary,
a local board shall send to the State Administrator a written description of the new
boundary and a map of the area involved.
(e) (1) Unless the action is approved in advance by the State Administrator,
during the period January 1, in the second year preceding the decennial census,
through December 1, in the second year following the decennial census, a local board
may not create a new precinct or change a precinct boundary.
(2) Upon receipt of the written description and map relating to a precinct
boundary established during the period described in paragraph (1) of this subsection,
the State Administrator shall immediately forward the documents to the Secretary of
the Department of Planning and the Executive Director of the Department of
Legislative Services.
(f) Notwithstanding any restrictions imposed by this section, subject to the
approval of the State Board, a local board may create a new precinct or change a
precinct boundary if the local board determines that an emergency exists.
(g) (1) The regulations adopted by the State Board shall include procedures
for the creation of new precincts and changes to precinct boundaries.
(2) A local board may create a new precinct or make a change in a
precinct boundary only in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 2-303.
No changes are made.
Title 3. Voter Registration.
Subtitle 1. Registration - Generally.
3-101.
(a) The local board in each county shall:
(1) Register currently unregistered voters who reside in that county; and
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