Md. Code Regs. 33.17.06.10

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 33.17.06.10 - Electioneering

A. Electioneering - Election Offices. Electioneering is prohibited within the offices of a local board or the State Board on each day of early voting.

B. Clothing, Buttons, etc., in an Early Voting Center.

(1) In General. Except as specified in §B(2) of this regulation, an individual, including any candidate, watcher, or challenger, may not enter the No Electioneering Zone outside an early voting center while visibly wearing or carrying any clothing, button, sticker, sign, or other paraphernalia that indicates support or opposition to a candidate, question, or contest.

(2) Exception. This regulation does not apply to clothing, buttons, or stickers worn by a voter who, without lingering, enters the early voting center, votes, and then leaves.

C. No Electioneering Zone.

(1) Except as provided in §C(2) of this regulation, a No Electioneering Zone for an early voting center is established in accordance with COMAR 33.07.09.01 and Election Law Article, § 16-206(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(2) If an early voting center is located in a multiuse facility, the No Electioneering Zone is 100 feet from the entrance closest to the space in which early voting is being conducted.

Md. Code Regs. 33.17.06.10

Regulation .10 amended effective 51:7 Md. R. 321-354, eff. 4/15/2024.