West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Powers and Duties of the State and Local Boards
Subtitle 3. Provisions Generally Applicable (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2008
MD Code, Election Law, § 2-301
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 2-301; MD CODE Art. 33, § 13-201
§ 2-301. Individuals barred from political activities
(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
(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.
Credits Added as Art. 33, § 2-301, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 34, § 1, eff. April 13, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 699, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 2-301 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2002, c. 303, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2006, c. 61, § 2, eff. April 10, 2006.
Formerly Art. 33, §§ 2-301, 13-201.
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
