Maryland Code, ELECTION LAW 2-304
Terms Used In Maryland Code, ELECTION LAW 2-304
- Administrator: includes an executor and a personal representative. See
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) the accessibility of the ballot drop box to historically disenfranchised communities, including voters with disabilities, cultural groups, ethnic groups, and minority groups;
(2) proximity of the ballot drop box to dense concentrations of voters;
(3) accessibility of the ballot drop box by public transportation;
(4) equitable distribution of ballot drop boxes throughout the county; and
(5) maximizing voter participation, including through placement of ballot drop boxes at community centers and public gathering places.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a local board shall designate locations in the county at which a ballot drop box will be placed in accordance with the factors set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) (1) Each local board shall submit the proposed locations in the county for each ballot drop box to the State Administrator for approval.
(2) The State Administrator shall approve a ballot drop box location that meets the factors established under subsection (a) of this section.
(3) If a proposed ballot drop box location does not meet the factors, the State Administrator shall:
(i) require that the local board reconsider the proposed location for one or more ballot drop boxes; and
(ii) provide to the local board a detailed explanation of why the proposed location does not meet the factors.
(4) If the State Administrator finds that the proposed ballot drop box locations submitted to the State Administrator after reconsideration by the local board under paragraph (3) of this subsection do not meet the factors, the State Administrator may add ballot drop box locations in the county.